Download or read book The Gospel of Buddha, Compiled from Ancient Records written by Paul Carus and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2021-04-25 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'The Gospel of Buddha' is an 1894 book by Paul Carus. It is modeled on the New Testament and tells 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. The work was assembled from existing English translations of Buddhists texts, with significant amendments and reworkings. His selection of texts favored Buddhism as a philosophy without any supernatural elements.