Karma Story of Buddhist Ethics

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

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who wish to know the life of Buddha and the spirit of his Dharma may be recommended to read this work which is so ably edited that it comprises almost all knowledge of Buddhism itself."
The Rt. Rev. C. A. Seelakkhandha, a Buddhist wigh priest of Dodanduwa, Ceylon, writes as follows:
"The Gospel of Buddha will find a place among the foremost of the English works on Buddhism. My warmest thanks I offer you for giving the public so valuable a book on Buddhism as this."
Mr. A. E. Buultjens, B. A. (Cantab.), the erudite Principal of Ananda College, Colombo, and General Manager of Buddhist Schools, writes :
"I have read the book and like it immensely. I shall use it in our English schools."1
D. B. Jayatilaka, B. A., Head Master, Buddhist High School, Kandy, Ceylon, writes :
"The book is undoubtedly the best popular work on Buddhism in the English language. Dr. Carus presents an accurate account of Buddhism in his work."
The book has been introduced as a reader in private Buddhist schools of Ceylon. Mrs. Marie M. Higgins, Principal of the Musæus School and Orphanage for Buddhist Girls, Cinnamon Gardens, Colombo, Ceylon, writes as follows:
"It is the best work I have read on Buddhism. This opinion is endorsed by all who read it here. I propose to make it a textbook of study for my girls."
The General Manager of Buddhist schools proposed to introduce the book in the government Buddhist schools of Ceylon, but he was overruled by the government Public Instruction Department. Mr. H.
This statement was published in The Buddhist of Colombo (October 18 1895).