This is a short story set in the first century CE during the height of Buddhism in India. Carus uses the story as a frame to discuss Buddhist concepts of God, non-violence and religious tolerance. Carus, the proprietor of Open Court Press, was a prolific author on Buddhism, Taoism, philosophy, and other topics.
The History of the Devil and the Idea of Evil From the Earliest Times to the Present Day
Paul Carus
bookChinese Occultism
Paul Carus
bookThe Gospel of Buddha, Compiled from Ancient Records
Paul Carus
bookNietzsche and Other Exponents of Individualism
Paul Carus
bookAmitabha - A Story Of Buddhist Theology
Paul Carus
bookL'Évangile du Bouddha
Paul Carus
bookChinese Occultism
Paul Carus
bookThe Gospel of Buddha
Paul Carus
bookBuddhism For Beginners - World's Best Collection
Asvaghosha Bodhisattva, Buddha, Henry S. Olcott, Professor L. De La Vallee Poussin, Soyen Shaku, Paul Carus
bookAmitabha - A Story Of Buddhist Theology
Paul Carus
bookThe Gospel of Buddha
Paul Carus
bookNietzsche
Paul Carus
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