It  is  now  issued  as  a  companion  to  the  T'ai-Shang  Kan-Ying  P'ien,  although  it  does
not  contain  either  a  facsimile  of  the  text  or  its  verbatim  translation.  The  original
consists  of  the  short  tract  itself  which  is  here  presented,  of  glosses  added  by  commen-
tators, which  form  a  larger  part  of  the  book,  and  finally  a  number  of  stories  similar
to  those  appended  to  the  Kan-Ying  P'ien,  which  last,  however,  it  has  not  seemed  worth
while  to  include  in  this  version.  The  translator's  notes  are  of  value  in  justifying  cer-
tain readings  and  explaining  allusions,  and  the  book  is  provided  with  an  index.  The
frontispiece,  an  artistic  outline  drawing  by  Shen  Chin-Ching,  represents  Wen  Ch'ang,
one  of  the  highest  divinities  of  China,  revealing  himself  to  the  author  of  the  tract.
The  motive  of  the  tract  is  that  of  practical  morality.  The  maxims  give  definite
instructions  in  regard  to  details  of  man's  relation  to  society,  besides  more  general  com-
mands of  universal  ethical  significance,  such  as  "Live  in  concord,"  "Forgive  malice,"  and
"Do  not  assert  with  your  mouth  what  your  heart  denies."


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T'ai-Shang  Kan-Ylng  P'icn,  Treatise  of  the  Exalted  One  on  Re-
sponse and  Retribution.  Translated  from  the  Chinese  by  Teitaro  Suzuki
and  Dr.  Paul  Carus.  Containing  Chinese  Text,  Verbatim  Translation,
Explanatory  Notes  and  Moral  Tales.  Edited  by  Dr.  Paul  Carus.  16
plates.     Pp.  135.     1906.     Boards,  YSc  net.
