Introduction : p. 3 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 ...
The Tract Of The Quiet Way : p. 17 THE TRACT OF THE QUIET WAY. The Lord says: CC1 For seventeen generations I have been incarnated 1 as a high mandarin, and I have never oppressed my people nor maltreated my subordinates. I have helped them in misfortune; I have rescued them from poverty; I have taken compassion on their...
Untitled : Title Page Contents. Introduction. The Tract of the Quiet Way. Notes of the Chinese Commentator. Translator's Notes. Index.
Translator's Notes : p. 39 TRANSLATOR'S NOTES. 1. The doctrine of reincarnation is not indigenous in China. We must consider this opening passage as showing a strong Hindu influence which was introduced to China through Buddhism. The "Jtaka Stories" tell us that Buddha appeared a great many times as a Bodhisatthv...
Title Page : YIN CHIH WEN THE TRACT OF THE QUIET WAY WITH EXTRACTS FROM THE CHINESE COMMENTARY TRANSLATED FROM THE CHINESE BY TEITARO SUZUKI AND DR. PAUL CARUS EDITED BY DR. PAUL CARUS WITH FRONTISPIECE Scanned , May 2002. J.B. Hare, Redactor. CHICAGO THE OPEN COURT PUBLISHING COMPANY LONDON AGENTS KEGAN PAUL...
Notes Of The Chinese Commentator : p. 25 NOTES OF THE CHINESE COMMENTATOR. 1. MAN'S INDEBTEDNESS TO THE LORD. The Lord Superior takes compassion on the ignorance of all sentient beings, who are unable to liberate themselves from the curse of their karma. So he proclaims these moral instructions, thereby to lead to enlightenment...
