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<p>[Page 63]</p><p>by this man if he weren’t the epitome of uncleanliness.</p><p>The third of this priestly clover is the direct opposite of the others. He is a big and strong man of probably 35 years, with crafty eyes and a frequent smile. He looks like a former butcher and spends his days doing gymnastics, running, jumping and swimming. Mostly almost naked at the beach, he looks like a mulatto. One gains the impression that he didn’t so much convert to Buddhism for religious reasons, but because he shuns any kind of work. Apart from meditations, a Buddhist priest is not really allowed any kind of work. So the [three] Buddhists simply moved through India, from house to house, with nothing but a bowl for food, which they even brought here, begging for food. I haven’t met any of the three gentlemen personally, and never wish to, either, because I cannot warm to Germans who go native like that. The</p>