Just as the Jew did not understand that Jesus Christ is the completion of the Old Testament, so the Buddhist did not understand the last step taken by Buddha in the development of Hinduism. And again I repeat – Shakya Muni did not come to destroy, but to complete – this was the logical conclusion, the logical development of the religion of the Hindus …
Hinduism cannot live without Buddhism, just like Buddhism without Hinduism. We need to understand what this division showed us. Buddhism cannot survive without the wisdom and philosophy of Brahmanism, just as brahmin cannot stand without the Great Heart of Buddha. This division between Buddhists and Brahmins is the reason for the decline of India. This is why India is inundated with three hundred million beggars, and why India has been enslaved by conquerors for the last thousand years. Let us combine the wonderful intellect of the Brahmins with the heart, the noble soul and the tremendous human-loving power of the Great Teacher.