Title | : | Amitabha: A Story Of Buddhist Theology |
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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 |