Karma Story of Buddhist Ethics

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

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S. Perera, a representative Buddhist of Ceylon, writes to The Open Court Publishing Co. :
"Please let Mr. Carus know that the Government Public Instruction Department is not likely to allow The Gospel of Buddha to be used in the Buddhist schools in Ceylon, and a hot discussion is now going on between the Director and General Manager of Buddhist schools. Should the Director's decision be against the introduction of this highly useful work, our boys will miss a grand opportunity of studying Buddhist tenets in the English garb."
The Buddhist, the Organ of the Southern Church of Buddhism, writes in a review of The Gospel of Bud dha:
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"The eminent feature of the work is its grasp of the difficult subject and the clear enunciation of the doctrine of the most puzzling problem of atman as taught in Buddhism. So far as we have examined the question of atman ourselves from the works of the Southern canon, the view taken by Dr. Paul Carus is accurate, and we venture to think that it is not opposed to the doctrine of Northern Buddhism."
The Rt. Rev. Shaku Soyen, of the Zen sect, Kamakura, Japan, writes :
"A (Japanese] translation of the Gospel of Buddha is just finished. The sacred books of Buddhism are so numerous that its beginners are at a loss how to begin their study, and it has been our endeavor to sketch out Buddha's doctrines plainly and concisely. Your book just fills the place."
A translation of The Gospel of Buddha into Chinese is in preparation.
H. Dharmapala, Secretary of the Maha-Bodhi Society and Editor of the Maha-Bodhi Journal writes :
"You have grasped the spirit of Buddha's teachings, and I am indeed glad that I hear nothing but praise on all sides regarding your book "