Kuthumi

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Excerpt from Kuthumi: The True and Complete Oeconomy of Human Life, Based on the System of Theosophical EthicsNow it hath long been opined by the learned in China that for ages untold have very ancient books been concealed in the archives of this Grand Lamasery. But it hath been fewer years since one who was Emperor of China, a personage curious in search of the writings Of antiquity, did become so fully per suaded of the credibility of this opinion that he determined to assay whether or no discovery of such antiquarian treasure could be made. To this end (which refiecteth lustre upon his Majesty's ingenuity) his solicitude was firstly to find among his devoted subjects a person eminently learned in ancient lan guages and expert in deciphering the mysterious characters of antiquity. He at length pitched upon one Of the Han-lins (these being doctors of the first rank), whose name was Cao tsou, whose years were many, whose mien was grave and noble, whose eloquence was not less than his erudition, and whose friendship with a certain learned Thibetan lama long resident in Peking had made him master Of the strange language which the lamas of Thibet are wont to use amongst themselves.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.