Amitabha: A Story of Buddhist Theology
19 chapters English Public domain
About this book
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, many of which also appear at this site.
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19 chapters
01 Start Reading 02 Page Index 03 The Ordination 04 The Novice 05 The God Problem 06 Kevaddha's Story 07 The Confession 08 Gandhara 09 King Kanishka 10 Magadha 11 Açvaghosha 12 Amitâbha 13 The Conspiracy 14 The Man-Eating Tiger 15 The Buddhist Abbot and the Brahman 16 The Parable of the Elephant 17 The Double Wedding 18 Notes 19 Special Pages: Errata
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Amitabha: A Story of Buddhist Theology
19 chapters English Public domain
About this book
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, many of which also appear at this site.
Table of contents
19 chapters
01 Start Reading 02 Page Index 03 The Ordination 04 The Novice 05 The God Problem 06 Kevaddha's Story 07 The Confession 08 Gandhara 09 King Kanishka 10 Magadha 11 Açvaghosha 12 Amitâbha 13 The Conspiracy 14 The Man-Eating Tiger 15 The Buddhist Abbot and the Brahman 16 The Parable of the Elephant 17 The Double Wedding 18 Notes 19 Special Pages: Errata
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Amitabha: A Story of Buddhist Theology
19 chapters English Public domain
About this book
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, many of which also appear at this site.
Table of contents
19 chapters
01 Start Reading 02 Page Index 03 The Ordination 04 The Novice 05 The God Problem 06 Kevaddha's Story 07 The Confession 08 Gandhara 09 King Kanishka 10 Magadha 11 Açvaghosha 12 Amitâbha 13 The Conspiracy 14 The Man-Eating Tiger 15 The Buddhist Abbot and the Brahman 16 The Parable of the Elephant 17 The Double Wedding 18 Notes 19 Special Pages: Errata
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