The stones, at least, out of which a stately edifice may hereafter arise, are here being brought together. Prof. Max Miiller has deserved well of scientific history. Not a few minds owe to his enticing words their first attraction to this branch of study. But no work of his, not even the great edition of the Rig-Veda, can compare in importance or in usefulness with this English translation of the Sacred Books of the East, which has been devised by his foresight, successfully hrought so far by his persuasive and organising power, and will, we trust, by the assistance of the distinguished scholars he has gathered round him, be carried in due time to a happy completion.’
Professor B. HARDY, Inaugural Lecture in the University of Freiburg, 1887.
‘Die allgemeine vergleichende Religionswissenschaft datirt von jenem grossartigen, in seiner Art einzig dastehenden Unternehmen, zu welchem auf Anregung Max Miillers im Jahre 1874 auf dem internationalen Orientalistencongress in London der Grundstein gelegt worden war, die Ubersetzung der heiligen Biicher des Ostens’ (the Sacred Books of the East).
The Hon. ALEERT 8S. G. CANNING, ‘Words on Bxisting Religions.’
‘ The recent publication of the ‘Sacred Books of the East” in English is surely
a great event in the annals of theological literature.’
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FIRST SERIES.
Vou. 1. The Upanishads.
Translated by F. Max MUrizr. Part I. The K/andogyaupanishad, The Talavakara-upanishad, The Aitareya-4ranyaka, The Kaushitaki-brihmamza-upanishad, and The Vagasaneyisamhité-upanishad. Second Edition. 8vo, cloth, ros. 6d.
The Upanishads contain the philosophy of the Veda. They have become the foundation of the later Vedénta doctrines, and indirectly of Buddhism. Schopenhauer, speaking of the Upanishads, says : ‘In the whole world there ts no study so benefictal and so elevating as that of the Upanishads. It has been the solace of my life, tt will be the solace of my death.
[See also Vol. XV.]
von. 11. The Sacred Laws of the Aryas,
As taught in the Schools of Apastamba, Gautama, VAsishéha, and Baudhfyana. Translated by Grorc BOuer. Part I.
Apastamba and Gautama. Second Ed:iion. 8vo, cloth, ros. 6d. The Sacred Laws of the Aryas contain the original treatises on which the Laws of Manu and other lawgivers were founded.
[See also Vol. XIV.]
vou. 11. The Sacred Books of China.
The Texts of Confucianism. Translated by James Lecce.
Part I. The ShQ King, The Religious Portions of the Shih
King, and The Hsiao King. Second £dttion. 8vo, cloth, 12s. 6d.
Confucius was a collector of ancient tradttions, not the founder of a new religion. As he lived in the sixth and fifth centuries B.C. his works are of unique interest for the study of Ethology. (See also Vols. XVI, XXVIII, XXVIII, XXXIX, and XL.} vou. Iv. The Zend-Avesta.
8vo, cloth, 12s. 6d.
Confucius was a collector of ancient tradttions, not the founder of a new religion. As he lived in the sixth and fifth centuries B.C. his works are of unique interest for the study of Ethology. (See also Vols. XVI, XXVIII, XXVIII, XXXIX, and XL.} vou. Iv. The Zend-Avesta.
Translated by Jamzs DarmestTeTeR. PartI. The Vendidad. Second Edition, 8vo, cloth, 145.
The Zend-Avesta contains the relics of what was the religton of
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Cyrus, Darius, and Xerxes. It forms to the present day the sacred book of the Parsis, the so-called fire-worshippers. [See also Vols. XXIII and XXXL}
Vou. Vv. Pahlavi Texts. Translated by E. W. West. Part I. The Bundahis, Bahman Yast, and Shfyast la-shayast. 8vo, cloth, r2s. 6d. The Pahlavi Texts comprise the theological literature of the revival of Zoroaster’ s religion, beginning with the Sassanian dynasty. They are important for a study of Gnosticism. [See also Vols. XVIII, XXIV, XXXVII, and XLVIL]
Vous. VI anp IX. The Qur'an. Parts I and II. Translated by E.H. Parmer. Second Edition. 8vo, cloth, 215. This translation, carried out according to his own peculiar views Of the origin of the Qur’dn, was the last great work of E. H. Palmer, before he was murdered in Egypt.
Vou. VII. The Institutes of Vishzu. Translated by Jutius Jotty. 8vo, cloth, ros. 6d. A collection of legal aphorisms, closely connected with one of the oldest Vedic schools, the Kathas, but considerably added to in later time. Of importance for a critical study of the Laws of Manu.
Vou. VIII, The Bhagavadgita, with The Sanatsugatiya, and The Anugité. Translated by KAsninAtH Trimpax Tetanc. Second Edition. 8vo, cloth, ros. 6d. The earliest philosophical and religious poem of India. It has been paraphrased in Arnold’s ‘Song Celestial.
vou. X. The Dhammapada, Translated from Pali by F. Max Miter; and The Sutta-Nipata,
Translated from P4li by V. Fausséii; being Canonical Books of the Buddhists. Second Edition. 8vo, cloth, 10s. 6d. The Dhammapada contains the quintessence of Buddhist morality. The Sutta-Nipdta gives the authentic teaching of Buddha on some of the fundamental principles of religion.
4 SACRED BOOKS OF THE EAST:
vou. XI. Buddhist Suttas. Translated from P4li by T. W. Ruys Davips. 1. The Mahaparinibbana Suttanta; 2. The Dhamma-dakka-ppavattana Sutta. 3. The Tevigga Suttanta; 4. The Akankheyya Sutta ; 5. The Xetokhila Sutta; 6. The Maha-sudassana Suttanta ; 4. The Sabb4sava Sutta. 8vo, cloth, ros. 6d.
A collection of the most important religious, moral, and philosophical discourses taken from the sacred canon of the Buddhists.
Vou. XII. The Satapatha-Brahmaza, according to the Text of the MAdhyandina School.
Translated by Jutius Eccrine. Part I. Books I and II. 8vo, cloth, r2s. 6d.
A minute account of the sacrificial ceremonies of the Vedtc age. Lt contains the earliest account of the Deluge in India. [See also Vols. XXVI, XLI, XLIII, and XLIV.]
Translated by Jutius Eccrine. Part I. Books I and II. 8vo, cloth, r2s. 6d.
A minute account of the sacrificial ceremonies of the Vedtc age. Lt contains the earliest account of the Deluge in India. [See also Vols. XXVI, XLI, XLIII, and XLIV.]
Vou. XIII. Vinaya Texts. Translated from the Pali by T. W. Ruys Davins and HERMANN OtpenserG. Part I. The Patimokkha. The Mah4vagga, I-IV. 8vo, cloth, ros. 6d. The Vinaya Texts give for the first time a translation of the moral code of the Buddhist religion as settled in the third century B.C. [See also Vols. XVII and XX.]
vou. XIV. The Sacred Laws of the Aryas, As taught in the Schools of Apastamba, Gautama, VAsish/ha, and Baudhayana. Translated by Georc Biuuer. Part II. V4sish‘ha and Baudhayana. 8vo, cloth, ros. 6d.
Vou. XV. The Upanishads. Translated by F. Max Muuver. Part II. The Ka¢fa-upanishad, The Mundaka-upanishad, The Taittirtyaka-upanishad, The Brihadéranyaka-upanishad, The Svet&svatara-upanishad, The
Prasfa-upanishad, and The Maitréyana-bréhmama-upanishad. Second Edition. 8vo, cloth, ros. 6d.
Vou. XVI. The Sacred Books of China.
The Texts of Confucianism. Translated by James Lxcez. Part II. The Yi King. 8vo, cloth, ros. 6d.
[See also Vols. XXVII, XXVIII.
Vou. XVII. Vinaya Texts.
Translated from the P4li by T. W. Ruys Davips and Hermaxn
OxpensErG. PartII. The Mah&vagga, V-X. The Xullavagga, I-III. 8vo, cloth, ros. 6d.
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vou. xvii. Pahlavi Texts.
Translated by E,W. West. Part II. The Dadistan-i Dinik and The Epistles of Man@s&thar. 8vo, cloth, 12s. 6d.
Vou. XIX. The Fo-sho-hing-tsan-king. A Life of Buddha by Asvaghosha Bodhisattva, translated from Sanskrit into Chinese by Dharmaraksha, a.p. 420, and from Chinese into English by Samugt Bzat. 8vo, cloth, ros. 6d. This life of Buddha was translated from Sanskril into Chinese, A.D. 420. It contains many legends, some of which show a certain similarity to the Evangelium infantiae, §c.
Vou, XX. Vinaya Texts.
Translated from the Pali by T. W. Ruys Davips and Hermann
Otpenserc. PartIII. The Xullavagga, IV-XII. 8vo, cloth, 10s. 6d,
Vou, XXI. The Saddharma-puzdartka ; or, The Lotus of the True Law.
Translated by H. Kern. 8vo, cloth, ras. 6d. ‘The Lotus of the True Law, a canonical book of the Northern
Buddhists, translated from Sanskrit. There ts a Chinese translation of this book which was finished as early as the year 286 A.D.
Vou. XXII. Gaina-Sitras. Translated from Praékrit by Hermann Jacopt. Part I. The Akaranga-Sttra and The Kalpa-Sfttra. 8vo, cloth, ros. 6d.
The religion of the Gainas was founded by a contemporary of Buddha. Lt still counis numerous adherents in India, while there are no Buddhists left in India proper.
[See Vol. XLV.]
Vou. XXIII, The Zend-Avesta.
Translated by James DarmesTeTER. Part II. The Sfrézahs, Yasts, and Ny&yis. 8vo, cloth, ros. 6d.
Vou. xxIv. Pahlavi Texts.
Translated by E. W. West. Part III. Dtna-f Mainég-
Khirad, Sikand-gQm4ntk Vigér, and Sad Dar. 8vo, cloth, 10s. 6d.
[See Vol. XLV.]
Vou. XXIII, The Zend-Avesta.
Translated by James DarmesTeTER. Part II. The Sfrézahs, Yasts, and Ny&yis. 8vo, cloth, ros. 6d.
Vou. xxIv. Pahlavi Texts.
Translated by E. W. West. Part III. Dtna-f Mainég-
Khirad, Sikand-gQm4ntk Vigér, and Sad Dar. 8vo, cloth, 10s. 6d.
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SECOND SERIES.
Vou. XXV. Manu. Translated by Gzore Biter. 8vo, cloth, 21s. This translation ts founded on that of Sir William Jones, which has been carefully revised and corrected with the help of seven native Commentaries. An Appendix contains all the quotations from Manu which are found in the Hindu Law-books, translated for the use of the Law Courts in India. Another Appendix gives a synopsis of parallel passages from the six Dharma-sitras, the other Smritis, the Upanishads, the Mahdbhdrata, &c.
Vou. XXvi. The Satapatha-Brahmama.
Translated by Jutius Eccziinc. Part II. Books III and IV. 8vo, cloth, 12s. 6d.
Vous. XXVII any XXVIII. The Sacred Books of China. The Texts of Confucianism. Translated by James Lecce. Parts III andIV. The Li Xi, or Collection of Treatises on the Rules of Propriety, or Ceremonial Usages. 8vo, cloth, 255. Vou. XxIx. The Gyrzhya-Sitras, Rules of Vedic Domestic Ceremonies. Part I. Sankhayana, Asvaldyana, P&raskara, Khadira. Translated by Hermann OLpENBERG. 8vo, cloth, 125. 6d. vont. xxx. The Grzhya-Sitras, Rules of Vedic Domestic Ceremonies. . Part II. Gobhila, Hirazyakesin, Apastamba. Translated by Hermann OLpenserc. Apastamba, Yagfa-paribh4shé-sftras. Translated by F. Max Miter. 8vo, cloth, 125. 6d. These rules of Domestic Ceremontes describe the home life of the ancient Aryas with a completeness and accuracy unmatched in any other literature. Some of these rules have been incorporated tn the ancient Law-books.
Vou. XXxI. The Zend-Avesta. | Part III. The Yasna, Visparad, Afrinagin, G4hs, and Miscellaneous Fragments. Translated by L. H. Mitzs. 8vo, - cloth, ras. 6d.
Vou. Xxx1I. Vedic Hymns. Translated by F. Max Miter. PartI. 8vo, cloth, 18s. 6d. [See also Vol. XLVI.] Vou. Xxx1II. The Minor Law-books.
Translated by Junius Jory. Part I. Né&rada, Brshaspati. 8vo, cloth, ros. 6d.
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Vou. XxXxIv. The Vedanta-Sitras, with the Commentary by Sankaraéa4rya. Part I. Translated by G. Tu1saut. 8vo, cloth, 12s. 6d. [See also Vols. XXXVIII and XLVIITI.] Vous. KXXV awp XXXVI. The Questions of King Milinda. Translated from the Pali by T. W. Rays Davins. Part I. 8vo, cloth, ros. 6d. Part II. 8vo, cloth, 12s. 6d. Vou. XXXVII. Pahlavi Texts. Translated by E. W. West. Part IV. The Contents of the Nasks, as stated in the Eighth and Ninth Books of the Dinkard. 15s. Vou. XXXvVIII. The Ved4anta-Sitras. Part II. 8vo, cloth, with full Index to both Parts, r2s. 6d.
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Vou. XLII, Hymns of the Atharva-veda.
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VOL. XLIII. The Satapatha-Brahmaaa.
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