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SACRED BOOKS OF THE EAST
- INCLUDING SELECTIONS FROM THE VEDIC HYMNS, ZEND-AVESTA, DHAMMAPADA, UPANISHADS, THE KORAN, AND THE LIFE OF BUDDHA
- WITH CRITICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES BY EPIPHANIUS WILSON, A.M.
- REVISED EDITION
- CONTENTS
  - VEDIC HYMNS
  - THE ZEND-AVESTA
  - THE DHAMMAPADA
  - THE UPANISHADS
  - SELECTIONS FROM THE KORAN
  - LIFE OF BUDDHA
- VEDIC HYMNS
- THE ZEND-AVESTA
- THE DHAMMAPADA
- THE UPANISHADS
- SELECTIONS FROM THE KORAN
- LIFE OF BUDDHA
- VEDIC HYMNS
  - Translation by F. Max Müller.
  - INTRODUCTION
- Translation by F. Max Müller.
- INTRODUCTION
- VEDIC HYMNS
  - TO THE UNKNOWN GOD
  - TO THE MARUTS1
    - I
    - II
    - III
    - IV
    - V
    - VI
    - VII
    - VIII
    - IX
    - X
    - XI
    - XII
    - XIII
    - XIV
    - XV
    - XVI
    - XVII
    - XVIII
    - XIX
    - XX
    - XXI
    - XXII
    - XXIII
    - XXIV
    - XXV
  - I
  - II
  - III
  - IV
  - V
  - VI
  - VII
  - VIII
  - IX
  - X
  - XI
  - XII
  - XIII
  - XIV
  - XV
  - XVI
  - XVII
  - XVIII
  - XIX
  - XX
  - XXI
  - XXII
  - XXIII
  - XXIV
  - XXV
  - TO THE MARUTS AND INDRA
    - The Prologue
    - The Dialogue
    - The Epilogue
  - The Prologue
  - The Dialogue
  - The Epilogue
  - TO INDRA AND THE MARUTS
  - TO AGNI AND THE MARUTS5
  - TO RUDRA6
  - TO RUDRA
  - TO AGNI AND THE MARUTS
  - TO VÂYU
  - TO VÂYU
  - INDRA AND AGASTYA: A DIALOGUE7
  - TO SOMA AND RUDRA
  - TO RUDRA
  - TO VÂTA
  - TO VÂTA
    - I
    - II
    - III
    - IV
    - V
    - VI
    - VII
    - VIII
    - IX
    - X
    - XI
  - I
  - II
  - III
  - IV
  - V
  - VI
  - VII
  - VIII
  - IX
  - X
  - XI
- TO THE UNKNOWN GOD
- TO THE MARUTS1
  - I
  - II
  - III
  - IV
  - V
  - VI
  - VII
  - VIII
  - IX
  - X
  - XI
  - XII
  - XIII
  - XIV
  - XV
  - XVI
  - XVII
  - XVIII
  - XIX
  - XX
  - XXI
  - XXII
  - XXIII
  - XXIV
  - XXV
- I
- II
- III
- IV
- V
- VI
- VII
- VIII
- IX
- X
- XI
- XII
- XIII
- XIV
- XV
- XVI
- XVII
- XVIII
- XIX
- XX
- XXI
- XXII
- XXIII
- XXIV
- XXV
- TO THE MARUTS AND INDRA
  - The Prologue
  - The Dialogue
  - The Epilogue
- The Prologue
- The Dialogue
- The Epilogue
- TO INDRA AND THE MARUTS
- TO AGNI AND THE MARUTS5
- TO RUDRA6
- TO RUDRA
- TO AGNI AND THE MARUTS
- TO VÂYU
- TO VÂYU
- INDRA AND AGASTYA: A DIALOGUE7
- TO SOMA AND RUDRA
- TO RUDRA
- TO VÂTA
- TO VÂTA
  - I
  - II
  - III
  - IV
  - V
  - VI
  - VII
  - VIII
  - IX
  - X
  - XI
- I
- II
- III
- IV
- V
- VI
- VII
- VIII
- IX
- X
- XI
- SELECTIONS FROM THE ZEND-AVESTA
  - Translation by James Darmestetter
  - INTRODUCTION
  - DISCOVERY OF THE ZEND-AVESTA
- Translation by James Darmestetter
- INTRODUCTION
- DISCOVERY OF THE ZEND-AVESTA
- SELECTIONS FROM THE ZEND-AVESTA
  - THE CREATION10
  - MYTH OF YIMA
  - THE EARTH
  - CONTRACTS AND OUTRAGES11
  - UNCLEANNESS12
  - FUNERALS AND PURIFICATION
  - CLEANSING THE UNCLEAN
  - SPELLS RECITED DURING THE CLEANSING
  - TO FIRES, WATERS, PLANTS
  - TO THE EARTH AND THE SACRED WATERS
  - PRAYER FOR HELPERS
  - A PRAYER FOR SANCTITY AND ITS BENEFITS
  - TO THE FIRE
  - TO THE BOUNTIFUL IMMORTALS
  - PRAISE OF THE HOLY BULL
  - TO RAIN AS A HEALING POWER
  - TO THE WATERS AND LIGHT OF THE SUN
  - TO THE WATERS AND LIGHT OF THE MOON
  - TO THE WATERS AND LIGHT OF THE STARS
- THE CREATION10
- MYTH OF YIMA
- THE EARTH
- CONTRACTS AND OUTRAGES11
- UNCLEANNESS12
- FUNERALS AND PURIFICATION
- CLEANSING THE UNCLEAN
- SPELLS RECITED DURING THE CLEANSING
- TO FIRES, WATERS, PLANTS
- TO THE EARTH AND THE SACRED WATERS
- PRAYER FOR HELPERS
- A PRAYER FOR SANCTITY AND ITS BENEFITS
- TO THE FIRE
- TO THE BOUNTIFUL IMMORTALS
- PRAISE OF THE HOLY BULL
- TO RAIN AS A HEALING POWER
- TO THE WATERS AND LIGHT OF THE SUN
- TO THE WATERS AND LIGHT OF THE MOON
- TO THE WATERS AND LIGHT OF THE STARS
- THE DHAMMAPADA
  - Translation by F. Max Müller
  - INTRODUCTION
- Translation by F. Max Müller
- INTRODUCTION
- THE DHAMMAPADA
  - CHAPTER I
    - THE TWIN-VERSES
  - THE TWIN-VERSES
  - CHAPTER II
    - ON EARNESTNESS
  - ON EARNESTNESS
  - CHAPTER III
    - THOUGHT
  - THOUGHT
  - CHAPTER IV
    - FLOWERS
  - FLOWERS
  - CHAPTER V
    - THE FOOL
  - THE FOOL
  - CHAPTER VI
    - THE WISE MAN
  - THE WISE MAN
  - CHAPTER VII
    - THE VENERABLE
  - THE VENERABLE
  - CHAPTER VIII
    - THE THOUSANDS
  - THE THOUSANDS
  - CHAPTER IX
    - EVIL
  - EVIL
  - CHAPTER X
    - PUNISHMENT
  - PUNISHMENT
  - CHAPTER XI
    - OLD AGE
  - OLD AGE
  - CHAPTER XII
    - SELF
  - SELF
  - CHAPTER XIII
    - THE WORLD
  - THE WORLD
  - CHAPTER XIV
    - THE BUDDHA—THE AWAKENED
  - THE BUDDHA—THE AWAKENED
  - CHAPTER XV
    - HAPPINESS
  - HAPPINESS
  - CHAPTER XVI
    - PLEASURE
  - PLEASURE
  - CHAPTER XVII
    - ANGER
  - ANGER
  - CHAPTER XVIII
    - IMPURITY
  - IMPURITY
  - CHAPTER XIX
    - THE JUST
  - THE JUST
  - CHAPTER XX
    - THE WAY
  - THE WAY
  - CHAPTER XXI
    - MISCELLANEOUS
  - MISCELLANEOUS
  - CHAPTER XXII
    - THE DOWNWARD COURSE
  - THE DOWNWARD COURSE
  - CHAPTER XXIII
    - THE ELEPHANT
  - THE ELEPHANT
  - CHAPTER XXIV
    - THIRST
  - THIRST
  - CHAPTER XXV
    - THE BHIKSHU
  - THE BHIKSHU
  - CHAPTER XXVI
    - THE BRÂHMANA
  - THE BRÂHMANA
- CHAPTER I
  - THE TWIN-VERSES
- THE TWIN-VERSES
- CHAPTER II
  - ON EARNESTNESS
- ON EARNESTNESS
- CHAPTER III
  - THOUGHT
- THOUGHT
- CHAPTER IV
  - FLOWERS
- FLOWERS
- CHAPTER V
  - THE FOOL
- THE FOOL
- CHAPTER VI
  - THE WISE MAN
- THE WISE MAN
- CHAPTER VII
  - THE VENERABLE
- THE VENERABLE
- CHAPTER VIII
  - THE THOUSANDS
- THE THOUSANDS
- CHAPTER IX
  - EVIL
- EVIL
- CHAPTER X
  - PUNISHMENT
- PUNISHMENT
- CHAPTER XI
  - OLD AGE
- OLD AGE
- CHAPTER XII
  - SELF
- SELF
- CHAPTER XIII
  - THE WORLD
- THE WORLD
- CHAPTER XIV
  - THE BUDDHA—THE AWAKENED
- THE BUDDHA—THE AWAKENED
- CHAPTER XV
  - HAPPINESS
- HAPPINESS
- CHAPTER XVI
  - PLEASURE
- PLEASURE
- CHAPTER XVII
  - ANGER
- ANGER
- CHAPTER XVIII
  - IMPURITY
- IMPURITY
- CHAPTER XIX
  - THE JUST
- THE JUST
- CHAPTER XX
  - THE WAY
- THE WAY
- CHAPTER XXI
  - MISCELLANEOUS
- MISCELLANEOUS
- CHAPTER XXII
  - THE DOWNWARD COURSE
- THE DOWNWARD COURSE
- CHAPTER XXIII
  - THE ELEPHANT
- THE ELEPHANT
- CHAPTER XXIV
  - THIRST
- THIRST
- CHAPTER XXV
  - THE BHIKSHU
- THE BHIKSHU
- CHAPTER XXVI
  - THE BRÂHMANA
- THE BRÂHMANA
- THE UPANISHADS
  - Translation by F. Max Müller
  - INTRODUCTION
- Translation by F. Max Müller
- INTRODUCTION
- THE UPANISHADS
  - KAUSHÎTAKI-UPANISHAD
    - THE COUCH OF BRAHMAN
    - KNOWLEDGE OF THE LIVING SPIRIT
    - LIFE AND CONSCIOUSNESS
  - THE COUCH OF BRAHMAN
  - KNOWLEDGE OF THE LIVING SPIRIT
  - LIFE AND CONSCIOUSNESS
- KAUSHÎTAKI-UPANISHAD
  - THE COUCH OF BRAHMAN
  - KNOWLEDGE OF THE LIVING SPIRIT
  - LIFE AND CONSCIOUSNESS
- THE COUCH OF BRAHMAN
- KNOWLEDGE OF THE LIVING SPIRIT
- LIFE AND CONSCIOUSNESS
- SELECTIONS FROM THE KORAN
  - Translation by George Sale
  - INTRODUCTION
  - MOHAMMED AND MOHAMMEDANISM
- Translation by George Sale
- INTRODUCTION
- MOHAMMED AND MOHAMMEDANISM
- THE KORAN
  - CHAPTER I
    - Entitled, the Preface, or Introduction—Revealed at Mecca
  - Entitled, the Preface, or Introduction—Revealed at Mecca
  - CHAPTER II
    - Entitled, the Cow22—Revealed Partly at Mecca, and Partly at Medina
  - Entitled, the Cow22—Revealed Partly at Mecca, and Partly at Medina
  - CHAPTER III
    - Entitled, the Family of Imran46—Revealed at Medina
  - Entitled, the Family of Imran46—Revealed at Medina
  - CHAPTER IV
    - Entitled, Women63—Revealed at Medina
  - Entitled, Women63—Revealed at Medina
  - CHAPTER V
    - Entitled, the Table82—Revealed at Medina
  - Entitled, the Table82—Revealed at Medina
- CHAPTER I
  - Entitled, the Preface, or Introduction—Revealed at Mecca
- Entitled, the Preface, or Introduction—Revealed at Mecca
- CHAPTER II
  - Entitled, the Cow22—Revealed Partly at Mecca, and Partly at Medina
- Entitled, the Cow22—Revealed Partly at Mecca, and Partly at Medina
- CHAPTER III
  - Entitled, the Family of Imran46—Revealed at Medina
- Entitled, the Family of Imran46—Revealed at Medina
- CHAPTER IV
  - Entitled, Women63—Revealed at Medina
- Entitled, Women63—Revealed at Medina
- CHAPTER V
  - Entitled, the Table82—Revealed at Medina
- Entitled, the Table82—Revealed at Medina
- LIFE OF BUDDHA
  - Translated from Sanscrit into Chinese by Dharmaraksha, A.D. 420; from Chinese into English by Samuel Beal
  - INTRODUCTION
- Translated from Sanscrit into Chinese by Dharmaraksha, A.D. 420; from Chinese into English by Samuel Beal
- INTRODUCTION
- LIFE OF BUDDHA
  - CHAPTER I
    - The Birth
    - Living in the Palace
    - Disgust at Sorrow
    - Putting Away Desire
    - Leaving the City
  - The Birth
  - Living in the Palace
  - Disgust at Sorrow
  - Putting Away Desire
  - Leaving the City
  - CHAPTER II
    - The Return of Kandaka
    - Entering the Place of Austerities
    - The General Grief of the Palace
    - The Mission to Seek the Prince
  - The Return of Kandaka
  - Entering the Place of Austerities
  - The General Grief of the Palace
  - The Mission to Seek the Prince
  - CHAPTER III
    - Bimbisâra Raga Invites the Prince
    - The Reply to Bimbasâra Râga
    - Visit to Ârâda Udrarâma
    - Defeats Mara
    - O-wei-san-pou-ti (Abhisambodhi)
    - Turning the Law-wheel
  - Bimbisâra Raga Invites the Prince
  - The Reply to Bimbasâra Râga
  - Visit to Ârâda Udrarâma
  - Defeats Mara
  - O-wei-san-pou-ti (Abhisambodhi)
  - Turning the Law-wheel
  - CHAPTER IV
    - Bimbisâra Râga Becomes a Disciple
    - The Great Disciple Becomes a Hermit
    - Conversion of the "Supporter of the Orphans and Destitute"
    - Interview between Father and Son
    - Receiving the Getavana Vihâra
    - Escaping the Drunken Elephant and Devadatta
    - The Lady Âmra Sees Buddha
  - Bimbisâra Râga Becomes a Disciple
  - The Great Disciple Becomes a Hermit
  - Conversion of the "Supporter of the Orphans and Destitute"
  - Interview between Father and Son
  - Receiving the Getavana Vihâra
  - Escaping the Drunken Elephant and Devadatta
  - The Lady Âmra Sees Buddha
  - CHAPTER V
    - The Differences of the Likkhavis
    - Parinirvâna
    - Mahâparinirvâna
    - Praising Nirvâna
    - Division of the Sariras
  - The Differences of the Likkhavis
  - Parinirvâna
  - Mahâparinirvâna
  - Praising Nirvâna
  - Division of the Sariras
- CHAPTER I
  - The Birth
  - Living in the Palace
  - Disgust at Sorrow
  - Putting Away Desire
  - Leaving the City
- The Birth
- Living in the Palace
- Disgust at Sorrow
- Putting Away Desire
- Leaving the City
- CHAPTER II
  - The Return of Kandaka
  - Entering the Place of Austerities
  - The General Grief of the Palace
  - The Mission to Seek the Prince
- The Return of Kandaka
- Entering the Place of Austerities
- The General Grief of the Palace
- The Mission to Seek the Prince
- CHAPTER III
  - Bimbisâra Raga Invites the Prince
  - The Reply to Bimbasâra Râga
  - Visit to Ârâda Udrarâma
  - Defeats Mara
  - O-wei-san-pou-ti (Abhisambodhi)
  - Turning the Law-wheel
- Bimbisâra Raga Invites the Prince
- The Reply to Bimbasâra Râga
- Visit to Ârâda Udrarâma
- Defeats Mara
- O-wei-san-pou-ti (Abhisambodhi)
- Turning the Law-wheel
- CHAPTER IV
  - Bimbisâra Râga Becomes a Disciple
  - The Great Disciple Becomes a Hermit
  - Conversion of the "Supporter of the Orphans and Destitute"
  - Interview between Father and Son
  - Receiving the Getavana Vihâra
  - Escaping the Drunken Elephant and Devadatta
  - The Lady Âmra Sees Buddha
- Bimbisâra Râga Becomes a Disciple
- The Great Disciple Becomes a Hermit
- Conversion of the "Supporter of the Orphans and Destitute"
- Interview between Father and Son
- Receiving the Getavana Vihâra
- Escaping the Drunken Elephant and Devadatta
- The Lady Âmra Sees Buddha
- CHAPTER V
  - The Differences of the Likkhavis
  - Parinirvâna
  - Mahâparinirvâna
  - Praising Nirvâna
  - Division of the Sariras
- The Differences of the Likkhavis
- Parinirvâna
- Mahâparinirvâna
- Praising Nirvâna
- Division of the Sariras

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