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Sacred Texts
Taoism
T'ai-Shang Kan-Ying P'ien
Treatise of the Exalted One on Response and Retribution
Translated from the Chinese by
Teitaro Suzuki and Dr. Paul Carus
La Salle, Ill. The Open Court Publishing Co.
[1906]
This work is a key text about Taoist morality and ethics.
It is also translated in the
Sacred Books of the East, Volume 40
as the Tai Shang Tractate, albeit without the wonderful
fables included in this edition.
The translators, Paul Carus and Teitaro Suzuki, also have
other works at DarkSideOfTheNet: Paul Carus'
Buddha, the Gospel,
and
Buddha, the Word,
and Suzukis'
Manual of Zen Buddhism.
Title Page
Contents
Introduction
Treatise of the Exalted One On Response and Retribution
Introduction
Moral Injunctions
Blessings of the Good
A Description of Evil-Doers
Punishments for Evil-Doers
A Simile
Good and Evil Spirits
Quotations
Conclusion
Explanatory Notes
Moral Tales Illustrative of the Kan-ying P'ien
Rays of truth
The Pious Scholar's Good Fortune
Philanthropy Rewarded
The Power of a Good Man's Name
Good Spirits in Attendance
A Ruffian's Reform
The Impious Magistrate
A Visit to Hell
Misuse of Books
Punishment Apportioned to Crime
The Northern Constellation
The Incensed Goddess
The Spirit of the Hearth
The Storm Dragon
The Ants
The Cruel Hunters
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