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. Contents: The Ordination; The Novice; The God Problem; Kevaddha’s Story; The Confession; Gandhara; King Kanishka; Magadha; Acvaghosha; Amithaba; The Conspiracy; The Man-Eating Tiger; The Buddhist Abbot and the Brahman; The Parable of the Elephant; The Double Wedding.
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