The work of the Open Court Publishing Co : an illustrated catalogue of its publications covering a period of twenty-one years (1887-1907) consisting of a complete book list with brief characterizatiion of authors and contents, including also a selection of noteworthy articles from the Monist and the Open court . opleits reading always gave rise to conversation about the gravest problems oflife. And, to my mind, this is a very good recommendation. —Count Leo Tolstoi. The story puts the tangled and mysterious doctrine of Karma in such clearand pretty lights that each chapter reads in epigram mel
The work of the Open Court Publishing Co : an illustrated catalogue of its publications covering a period of twenty-one years (1887-1907) consisting of a complete book list with brief characterizatiion of authors and contents, including also a selection of noteworthy articles from the Monist and the Open court . opleits reading always gave rise to conversation about the gravest problems oflife. And, to my mind, this is a very good recommendation. —Count Leo Tolstoi. The story puts the tangled and mysterious doctrine of Karma in such clearand pretty lights that each chapter reads in epigram melodious as the proverbsand as absorbingly interesting as a fairy romance.—Chicago Daily is nothing in the shape of a holiday book on the market that sostrongly appeals to the intelligent and cultivated reader as does this oddand beautiful publication.—The American Israelite. The tale is in Dr. Caruss loftiest vein. It at once charms and reader is held spellbound till the end is reached, and he rises a wiser andbetter man. The tale is as wholesome as it is sparkling, and as upliftingas it is frank and fearless.—The Gentlemans Journal. ARTICLE IN COMMENT ON KARMA. Sampietros Mother. Bv Dr. Paul Carus. Open Court. XIX,No. 595, p. 756. 30 THE OPEN COURT PUBLISHING CO., THE BUDDHAS NIRVANA. (Wu Tao Tze.) From Portfolio of Buddhist Art, Plate 23. THE OPEN COURT PUBLISHING CO., CHICAGO. BUDDHISM (Con.) Nirvana, A Story of Buddhist Psychology. By Paul Carus. Illustrations by Kwasonj:;^ SiizAiki. , 93. Board, 60 cents net. (3s. net.) In the development of its plot the story Nirvana contains anexposition of Ihiddhist psychology, together with an explana-tion of the Buddhist view of life after death. The scene is in a Brahman village in Northern Central India, and remindsone of parts of Mr. Rudyard Kiplings Jnngle Books. There is a charm-ing account of a wedding ceremony, after which the wise men discourseof the Tathagata as taught hy a w
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