Amitabha: A Story Of Buddhist Theology

Amitabha: A Story Of Buddhist Theology

Title: Amitabha: A Story Of Buddhist Theology
Author: Paul Carus
Release: 2016-03-31
Kind: ebook
Genre: Buddhism, Books, Religion & Spirituality
Size: 245521
Amitabha: A Story Of Buddhist Theology
by Paul Carus

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.

Table of Contents:

01. The Ordination
02. The Novice
03. The God Problem
04. Kevaddha's Story
05. The Confession
06. Gandhara
07. King Kanishka
08. Magadha
09. Açvaghosha
10. Amitâbha
11. The Conspiracy
12. The Man-Eating Tiger
13. The Buddhist Abbot and the Brahman
14. The Parable of the Elephant
15. The Double Wedding

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