A religion so cheerless, a philosophy so sorrowful, could never have succeeded with the masses of mankind if presented only as a system of metaphysics. Buddhism owed its success to its catholic spirit and its beautiful morality.
Bio: Li Ling, courtesy name Shaoqing, was a Han Dynasty general, who served under the reign of Emperor Wu and later defected to the Xiongnu after being defeated in an expedition in 99 BC.
