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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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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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