The Gospel of Buddha Compiled from Ancient Records

Considering the bulk of the various details of the Buddhist canon.however it must be regarded as a mere compilation and the aim of the compiler has been to treat his material in about the same way as he thinks VIIthat the author of the Fourth Gospel of the' New Testment utilized the accounts of the life of Jesus of Nazareth. [...] "The Buddhist the Organ of the Southern Church of Buddhism " writes in a review of The Gospel of Buddha: "The eminent feature of the work is its grasp of the difficult subject and the clear enunciation of the doctrine of the most puzzling problem of Taman as taught in Buddhism. [...] Establish the truth in your mind for the truth is the image of the eternal; it portrays the immutable; it reveals the everlasting; the truth gives unto mortals the boon of immortality The Buddha has proclaimed the truth; let the truth of the Buddha dwell in your hearts. [...] 3 And the prince said to his father: "Invite our kinsfolk that they may see me and put my strength to the test." And his father did as his son bade him 4 When the kinsfolk came and the people of the city Kapilavatthu had assembled to test the prowess and scholaship of the prince he proved himself manly in all the execises both of the body and of the mind and there was no rival among the [...] This will be a strong tie to bind Sidhattha's heart to the interests of the world and the kindom of the Sakyas will remain under the sceptre of my descendants." 9 With no selfish aim but regarding his child and the people at large Siddhartha the prince attended to his rligious duties bathing his body in the holy Ganges and cleansing his heart in the waters of the law.