Karma Story of Buddhist Ethics

Author(s): Paul Carus
Publisher: Chicago Open Court Publishing Company

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Commendations and Criticisms
of the
GOSPEL OF BUDDHA
With Table of References and Parallels, Glossary, and Complete Index. Cloth, Gilt Top. Price, $1.00.
Some readers of The Gospel of Buddha have asked: "Is this book genuine Buddhism, or has it been colored by the author's philosophical notions?" There is no better answer to this question than the publication of a few responses that came from
REPRESENTATIVE BUDDHISTS,
to whom the book was submitted for approval.
His Majesty, the King of Siam, sent the following communication through his private secretary:
"DEAR SIR: I am commanded by His Most Gracious Majesty, the King of Siam, to acknowledge, with many thanks, the receipt of your kind letter and the book, The Gospel of Buddha, which he esteems very much; and he expresses his sincerest thanks for the very hard and difficult task of compilation you have considerately undertaken in the interest of our religion.
"I avail myself of this favorable opportunity to wish the book every success."
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His Royal Highness, Prince Chandradat Chudhadharn, official delegate of Siamese Buddhism to the Chicago Parliament writes:
"As regards the contents of the book, and as far as I could see, it is one of the best Buddhist Scriptures ever published. Those
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