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The Buddha

Product Description: The Buddha by Paul Carus;

By Paul Carus

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9781530502899 | Createspace Independent Pub, April 12, 2016, cover price $9.99 | About this edition: The Buddha by Paul Carus;

9781530722945 | Createspace Independent Pub, March 25, 2016, cover price $6.99 | About this edition: This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them.

9781438527284 | Book Jungle, October 31, 2009, cover price $9.45 | About this edition: Paul Carus was a German-American author, editor, a student of comparative religion, and former professor of philosophy.

9781437527575 | Bibliobazaar, February 29, 2008, cover price $19.75 | About this edition: This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality.

9781437529074 | Large print edition (Bibliobazaar, February 29, 2008), cover price $20.75 | About this edition: This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality.

The Gospel of Buddha: According to Old Records

Product Description: The Gospel of Buddha According to Old Records by Paul Carus. This book is a reproduction of the original book published in 1894 and may have some imperfections such as marks or hand-written notes.

By Paul Carus

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9781110355631, titled "The Gospel of Buddha According to Old Records" | Bibliolife, May 30, 2009, cover price $30.99 | About this edition: This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality.

9780812695601 | Open Court Pub Co, July 1, 2004, cover price $49.95 | About this edition: The Gospel of Buddha was first published in 1894.

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9781530231621, titled "The Gospel of Buddha According to Old Records" | Createspace Independent Pub, February 24, 2016, cover price $27.90 | About this edition: The Gospel of Buddha According to Old Records by Paul Carus.

9781110355594, titled "The Gospel of Buddha According to Old Records" | Bibliolife, May 30, 2009, cover price $27.75 | About this edition: This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality.

Chinese Occultism

Product Description: At the beginning of Chinese history stands a tablet which in some mysterious way is supposed to be connected with an explanation of the universe. It has been reconstructed by later Chinese thinkers and is pictured in the hands of Fuh-Hi as an arrangement of the kwa figures preserved in the Yih King...read more

By Paul Carus

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9781522985228 | Createspace Independent Pub, December 31, 2015, cover price $9.99 | About this edition: At the beginning of Chinese history stands a tablet which in some mysterious way is supposed to be connected with an explanation of the universe.

9781461190417 | Createspace Independent Pub, May 16, 2011, cover price $12.94

Nietzsche

Product Description: It might be fair to say that everyoneâs thinking has been influenced at one point or another by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche, or at least someone who was influenced in turn by Nietzsche. Nietzsche (1844-1900) was one of the most influential men of the 19th century, a German philosopher, poet, and composer who wrote at length about everything from religion to science...read more

By Paul Carus

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9781110698639 | Bibliolife, June 30, 2009, cover price $26.99 | About this edition: This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality.

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9781514396926 | Createspace Independent Pub, June 18, 2015, cover price $5.99 | About this edition: It might be fair to say that everyoneâs thinking has been influenced at one point or another by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche, or at least someone who was influenced in turn by Nietzsche.

9781110698615 | Bibliolife, June 30, 2009, cover price $21.75

Primer of Philosophy

Product Description: From the PREFACE. LEST the title of this booklet be misunderstood, the author j must state that he here means by "Primer" a presentation of the subject in the plainest and most lucid form in which he could put it. "The Primer of Philosophy" is not expressly designed to give instruction to beginners in philosophy, but it is, nevertheless, eminently available for that purpose...read more

By Paul Carus

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9781103151219 | Bibliolife, January 31, 2009, cover price $28.99 | About this edition: This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality.

9780548152652 | Kessinger Pub Co, July 30, 2007, cover price $41.95 | About this edition: This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original.

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9781514392058 | Createspace Independent Pub, June 17, 2015, cover price $9.99 | About this edition: From the PREFACE.

9781103151196 | Bibliolife, January 31, 2009, cover price $17.99 | About this edition: This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality.

9781430446378 | Kessinger Pub Co, January 31, 2007, cover price $26.95

T'ai-shang Kan-ying P'ien: Treatise of the Exalted One on Response and Retribution

Product Description: The Tai Shang Ying Pian, or Lao Tse's Treatise on the Response of the Tao, is a Taoist scripture from the 12th century that has been very influential in China. The Treatise covers thoughts, words, and deeds. It has a simple, practical approach to ethics, lacking any esoteric details...read more

By Paul Carus

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9780548214626 | Kessinger Pub Co, July 30, 2007, cover price $35.95 | also contains T'ai-shang Kan-ying P'ien: Treatise of the Exalted One on Response and Retribution | About this edition: This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original.

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9781514219256 | Createspace Independent Pub, June 4, 2015, cover price $5.95 | also contains T'ai-shang Kan-ying P'ien: Treatise of the Exalted One on Response and Retribution | About this edition: The Tai Shang Ying Pian, or Lao Tse's Treatise on the Response of the Tao, is a Taoist scripture from the 12th century that has been very influential in China.

9781432534226 | Kessinger Pub Co, April 30, 2007, cover price $20.95

T'ai-shang Kan-ying P'ien: Treatise of the Exalted One on Response and Retribution

By Paul Carus

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9781432567590 | Kessinger Pub Co, March 30, 2007, cover price $22.95

The Gospel of Buddha

Product Description: The Gospel of Buddha was an 1894 book by Paul Carus. It was modeled on the New Testament and told the story of Buddha through parables. It was an important tool in introducing Buddhism to the west and is used as a teaching tool by some Asian sects...read more

By Paul Carus

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9781110390724 | Bibliolife, May 30, 2009, cover price $32.99 | About this edition: This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality.

9788120605398, titled "Gospel Of Buddha" | Reprint edition (Asian Educational Services, November 15, 2004), cover price $55.00 | About this edition: This Is A New Release Of The Original 1915 Edition.

9788120605381 | Reprint edition (South Asia Books, May 1, 1992), cover price $16.50 | About this edition: This Is A New Release Of The Original 1915 Edition.

9780875482262, titled "Gospel of Buddha" | Open Court Pub Co, June 1, 1973, cover price $25.95 | About this edition: The Gospel of Buddha was an 1894 book by Paul Carus.

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9781110390670 | Bibliolife, May 30, 2009, cover price $30.75 | About this edition: This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality.

9781602065666 | Cosimo Inc, June 30, 2007, cover price $15.99

9780910261111 | Arcana Pub, June 1, 1999, cover price $13.95 | About this edition: The gospel of Buddha is now close to its centenary.

9781851680269 | Oneworld Pubns Ltd, May 1, 1995, cover price $13.99 | About this edition: Officially introduced in Buddhist schools and temples.

9780875482286 | Open Court Pub Co, June 1, 1982, cover price $39.00 | About this edition: Compiled from ancient records, this fundamental work on Buddhism contains the story of Buddha's life, his teachings, parables, and stories.

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Nietzsche and Other Exponents of Individualism

Product Description: Philosophies are world-conceptions presenting three main features: (1) A systematic comprehension of the knowledge of their age; (2) An emotional attitude toward the cosmos; and (3) A principle that will serve as a basis for rules of conduct...read more

By Paul Carus

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9781508931393 | Createspace Independent Pub, April 24, 2015, cover price $16.50 | About this edition: Philosophies are world-conceptions presenting three main features: (1) A systematic comprehension of the knowledge of their age; (2) An emotional attitude toward the cosmos; and (3) A principle that will serve as a basis for rules of conduct.

9781408697641 | Read Books, April 30, 2008, cover price $27.99 | About this edition: Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive.

9781602063006 | Cosimo Inc, April 30, 2007, cover price $14.99 | About this edition: In this brief yet substantial volume, first published in 1914, noted philosopher Paul Carus surveys Nietzsche's views on the overman, ego-sovereignty, the principle of valuation, individualism, and more.

9781432523435 | Kessinger Pub Co, April 30, 2007, cover price $21.95

9781579106850 | Wipf & Stock Pub, July 2, 2001, cover price $17.00 | About this edition: Leopold Classic Library is delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive collection.

Amitabha: A Story of Buddhist Theology

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.

By Paul Carus

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9781110824618 | Bibliolife, June 15, 2009, cover price $24.99 | About this edition: This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality.

9780548153215 | Kessinger Pub Co, July 31, 2007, cover price $35.95 | About this edition: This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original.

9780533094172, titled "Disaster...and After" | Vantage Pr, April 1, 1992, cover price $8.95 | also contains Disaster...and After

9780403072552 | Reprint edition (Scholarly Pr, June 1, 1977), cover price $79.00 | also contains Objects and Materials: A Routledge Companion | About this edition: This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.

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9781151309969 | General Books, May 5, 2010, cover price $14.35

9781110418268 | Bibliolife, June 15, 2009, cover price $19.75 | About this edition: This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality.

9781110824595 | Bibliolife, June 15, 2009, cover price $19.75 | About this edition: This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality.

9781430447085 | Kessinger Pub Co, January 31, 2007, cover price $20.95 | About this edition: This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original.

Buddha, the Word

Product Description: THUS has it been said by the Buddha, the Enlightened One: It is through not understanding, not realizing four things, that I, Disciples, as well as you, had to wander so long through this round of rebirths. And what are these four things? They are the Noble Truthof Suffering, the Noble Truth of the Origin of Suffering, the Noble Truth of the Extinction of Suffering, the Noble Truth of the Path that leads to the Extinction of Suffering...read more

By Paul Carus

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9780533100088, titled "Marvin Martin's Miracle" | Vantage Pr, June 1, 1992, cover price $11.95 | also contains Marvin Martin''s Miracle

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9781478398608 | Createspace Independent Pub, August 14, 2012, cover price $14.99 | About this edition: THUS has it been said by the Buddha, the Enlightened One: It is through not understanding, not realizing four things, that I, Disciples, as well as you, had to wander so long through this round of rebirths.

9780559116834 | Bibliolife, April 30, 2009, cover price $18.99 | About this edition: This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality.

9780559116902 | Bibliolife, April 30, 2009, cover price $13.99 | About this edition: This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality.

The Gospel of Buddha: Compiled from Ancient Records

Product Description: This religious study needs no preface for those who are familiar with the sacred books of Buddhism, which have been made accessible to the Western world by the indefatigable zeal and industry of scholars like Beal, Bigandet, Buehler, Burnouf, and others...read more

By Paul Carus

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9781503096202 | Createspace Independent Pub, November 4, 2014, cover price $8.99 | About this edition: This religious study needs no preface for those who are familiar with the sacred books of Buddhism, which have been made accessible to the Western world by the indefatigable zeal and industry of scholars like Beal, Bigandet, Buehler, Burnouf, and others.

The Napoleon Myth

Product Description: âThe Napoleon Myth, by Mr. Henry Ridgely Evans, contains a reprint of PÃ©reâs skit, together with an Introduction by Dr. Paul Carus. Every few years one witnesses a tremendous revival of the Napoleonic cult; for instance, the extraordinary enthusiasm produced by Rostandâs play, LâAiglon...read more

By Paul Carus

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9781502420169 | Createspace Independent Pub, September 17, 2014, cover price $6.99 | About this edition: âThe Napoleon Myth, by Mr.

A Pilgrimage to Beethoven

Product Description: Few persons are aware that Richard Wagner devoted himself to Belles Lettres. The present little novel, selected as a type of his literary productions, is a rare story, and gives, under the guise of a mythical conversation with Beethoven, Wagner's own views of musical art, thus affording a deep insight into his intellectual workshop...read more

By Paul Carus

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9781502395245 | Createspace Independent Pub, September 16, 2014, cover price $6.99 | About this edition: Few persons are aware that Richard Wagner devoted himself to Belles Lettres.

Yin Chih Wen: The Tract of the Quiet Way

Product Description: From the Introduction. THE Yin Chih Wen is a religio-ethical tract, which, in spite of its popularity all over the Middle Kingdom, has not as yet, so far as we know, been translated into any Western language. Next to the Kan-Ying P'ien it is read and studied and taught both in schools and at the home, and there is probably no family in China without it; but its contents are very little known in the Western world, and we have only once met with references to it by Professor Douglas in his Confucianism and Taouism under the title of "Book of Secret Blessings...read more

By Paul Carus and Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki

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9781502376220 | Createspace Independent Pub, September 14, 2014, cover price $6.99 | About this edition: From the Introduction.

The Mechanistic Principle and the Non-Mechanical: An Inquiry into Fundamentals With Extracts from Representatives of Either Side

Product Description: The original advertisement as printed in The Dial, Volume 56 [1914] reads: âThe truth of the mechanistic principle is here unreservedly acknowledged in this book, without any equivocation or limitation, and it is pointed out that the laws of mechanics apply without exception to all motions; but they do not apply to things that are not motions...read more

By Paul Carus

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9780912050690 | Open Court Pub Co, June 1, 1913, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: This book was digitized and reprinted from the collections of the University of California Libraries.

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9781502335906, titled "The Mechanistic Principle and the Non Mechanical: An Inquiry into Fundamentals With Extracts from Representatives of Either Side" | Createspace Independent Pub, September 10, 2014, cover price $7.99 | About this edition: The original advertisement as printed in The Dial, Volume 56 [1914] reads: âThe truth of the mechanistic principle is here unreservedly acknowledged in this book, without any equivocation or limitation, and it is pointed out that the laws of mechanics apply without exception to all motions; but they do not apply to things that are not motions.

The History of The Devil

Product Description: The 20th century brought total war; genocide; death camps; nuclear, biological and chemical weapons; mind control; double-speak; ecological destruction; and finally indiscriminant mass terror. Evil was back and it was unmistakable...read more

By Paul Carus

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9781500336868, titled "History of the Devil" | Createspace Independent Pub, June 26, 2014, cover price $12.00 | About this edition: The 20th century brought total war; genocide; death camps; nuclear, biological and chemical weapons; mind control; double-speak; ecological destruction; and finally indiscriminant mass terror.

9781482615135, titled "History of the Devil" | Createspace Independent Pub, February 22, 2013, cover price $10.00 | About this edition: This massive work on the history of evil, particularly as symbolized by the Christian devil, was written on the cusp of the 20th century by Paul Carus.

9780486466033, titled "The History of The Devil: With 350 Illustrations" | Dover Pubns, June 26, 2008, cover price $16.95

Eros and Psyche: A Fairy Tale of Ancient Greece Retold After Apuleius

Product Description: An excerpt from the PREFACE: THE story of Eros and Psyche reflects the religious life of classic antiquity more strongly than any other book, poem, or epic, not excepting the works of Hesiod and Homer. The Theogony of Hesiod tells of the origin of the gods and invests them with definite shape; Homer introduces them as actors in his grand epics; but the popular tale of Eros and Psyche reflects the sentiment with which the gods were regarded, and describes the attitude of man toward the problems of life, especially that problem of problems â the mystery of death and the fate of the soul in the unknown beyond...read more

By Paul Carus

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9781495354298 | Createspace Independent Pub, January 27, 2014, cover price $7.99 | About this edition: An excerpt from the PREFACE: THE story of Eros and Psyche reflects the religious life of classic antiquity more strongly than any other book, poem, or epic, not excepting the works of Hesiod and Homer.

K'ung Fu Tze

Product Description: A review from The Chronicle: Doctor Carus has given us the life of Confucius, the doctrine of Confucius, the doctrine of Lao Tse, and an impression of great China all in one little book of seventy pages, mostly blank verse. We do not hesitate to say that the student will learn more about China from this little drama, than from studying volumes of missionary or diplomatic histories...read more

By Paul Carus

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9781494492366 | Createspace Independent Pub, December 14, 2013, cover price $7.99 | About this edition: A review from The Chronicle: Doctor Carus has given us the life of Confucius, the doctrine of Confucius, the doctrine of Lao Tse, and an impression of great China all in one little book of seventy pages, mostly blank verse.

9781110862535 | Bibliolife, June 15, 2009, cover price $16.75 | About this edition: This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality.

The Buddha: A Drama in Five Acts and Four Interludes

Product Description: This play encapsulates in drama the Buddha's life. In about the sixth century B.C. Siddhartha Gautama was born into a royal family. When he was a young adult his experiences with the outside world drove him to seek out a greater understanding of life and spiritual fulfilment...read more

By Paul Carus

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9781490360591 | Createspace Independent Pub, June 5, 2013, cover price $7.99 | About this edition: This play encapsulates in drama the Buddha's life.

The Gospel of the Buddha

Product Description: The best evidence that this book characterizes the spirit of Buddhism correctly can be found in the welcome it has received throughout the entire Buddhist world. It has even been officially introduced in Buddhist schools and temples of Japan and Ceylon...read more

By Paul Carus

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9781482083644 | Createspace Independent Pub, January 26, 2013, cover price $10.00 | About this edition: The best evidence that this book characterizes the spirit of Buddhism correctly can be found in the welcome it has received throughout the entire Buddhist world.

Yin Chih Wen

By Paul Carus

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9781479146222 | Createspace Independent Pub, August 20, 2012, cover price $14.99

Buddha, the Gospel

Product Description: To those not familiar with the subject it may be stated that the bulk of its contents is derived from the old Buddhist canon. Many passages, and indeed the most important ones, are literally copied in translations from the original texts...read more

By Paul Carus

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9781478398578 | Createspace Independent Pub, August 14, 2012, cover price $17.99 | About this edition: To those not familiar with the subject it may be stated that the bulk of its contents is derived from the old Buddhist canon.

9781434696915, titled "Buddha: The Gospel" | Bibliobazaar, January 31, 2008, cover price $25.75 | About this edition: This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality.

9781434696922, titled "Buddha: The Gospel" | Large print edition (Bibliobazaar, January 11, 2008), cover price $26.75 | About this edition: This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality.

9781595479419 | Nuvision Pubns, February 28, 2007, cover price $19.99 | About this edition: This book gives an account of the life of the Buddha.

Buddha, the Word: The Eightfold Path (500 BC)

Product Description: Based on the ~500BC teachings of Buddha Siddhartha Gautama, this book explains the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path to enlightenment.

By Paul Carus, Josh-daniel Strawn Davis and Siddhartha Guatama

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9781453878873 | Createspace Independent Pub, October 16, 2010, cover price $5.38 | About this edition: Based on the ~500BC teachings of Buddha Siddhartha Gautama, this book explains the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path to enlightenment.

The Philosophy of Form

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

By Paul Carus

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9781154495379 | General Books, May 5, 2010, cover price $13.70

9781430494027 | Kessinger Pub Co, January 31, 2007, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original.

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