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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
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
TO THE MARUTS AND INDRA
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
SELECTIONS FROM 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 DHAMMAPADA
Translation by F. Max Müller
INTRODUCTION
THE DHAMMAPADA
CHAPTER I
THE TWIN-VERSES
CHAPTER II
ON EARNESTNESS
CHAPTER III
THOUGHT
CHAPTER IV
FLOWERS
CHAPTER V
THE FOOL
CHAPTER VI
THE WISE MAN
CHAPTER VII
THE VENERABLE
CHAPTER VIII
THE THOUSANDS
CHAPTER IX
EVIL
CHAPTER X
PUNISHMENT
CHAPTER XI
OLD AGE
CHAPTER XII
SELF
CHAPTER XIII
THE WORLD
CHAPTER XIV
THE BUDDHA—THE AWAKENED
CHAPTER XV
HAPPINESS
CHAPTER XVI
PLEASURE
CHAPTER XVII
ANGER
CHAPTER XVIII
IMPURITY
CHAPTER XIX
THE JUST
CHAPTER XX
THE WAY
CHAPTER XXI
MISCELLANEOUS
CHAPTER XXII
THE DOWNWARD COURSE
CHAPTER XXIII
THE ELEPHANT
CHAPTER XXIV
THIRST
CHAPTER XXV
THE BHIKSHU
CHAPTER XXVI
THE BRÂHMANA
THE UPANISHADS
Translation by F. Max Müller
INTRODUCTION
THE UPANISHADS
KAUSHÎTAKI-UPANISHAD
THE COUCH OF BRAHMAN
KNOWLEDGE OF THE LIVING SPIRIT
LIFE AND CONSCIOUSNESS
SELECTIONS FROM THE KORAN
Translation by George Sale
INTRODUCTION
MOHAMMED AND MOHAMMEDANISM
THE KORAN
CHAPTER I
Entitled, the Preface, or Introduction—Revealed at Mecca
CHAPTER II
Entitled, the Cow22—Revealed Partly at Mecca, and Partly at Medina
CHAPTER III
Entitled, the Family of Imran46—Revealed at Medina
CHAPTER IV
Entitled, Women63—Revealed at Medina
CHAPTER V
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
LIFE OF BUDDHA
CHAPTER I
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
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
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
CHAPTER V
The Differences of the Likkhavis
Parinirvâna
Mahâparinirvâna
Praising Nirvâna
Division of the Sariras
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