HAVING been asked by the Editor of 'the Sacred Books of the East' to contribute to the series a volume from the Buddhist literature of China, I undertook, with some distrust, to translate from that language the PhÛ-yau-king, which is the second version of the Lalita Vistara, known in China, and dated A.D. 308. After some months of rather disappointing work I found the text so corrupt and imperfect, and the style of the composition so inflated, that I gave up my task, having completed the t...

This book compiles the essential Sacred Writings of India and Asia. These English translations of religious texts include texts, aphorisms, sayings, proverbs, etc., from the Vedic Hymns (Hinduism), Zend-Avesta (Zoroastrian religion), Dhammapada (Buddhism), Upanishads (Hindu philosophy), the Koran (Islam), and the Life of Buddha (Buddhism). An introductory note prefaces each part.To ...

This is the extended and annotated edition including * an extensive annotation of more than 10.000 words about the history and basics of Buddhism, written by Thomas William Rhys Davids This book contains an English translation of the Buddhacharita ("Acts of the Buddha"), an epic poem in the Sanskrit mahakavya style on the life of Gautama Buddha by A[vaghoca, composed in the 2nd century AD. Of the poem's 28 vargas, the first 14 are extant in Sanskrit complete (vargas 15 to 28 are in incompl...

Buddhism World's Best CollectionThis is the best Buddhism Writings Collection available, including the most famous and important works about Buddhism.Do you want a clear, easy understanding of Buddhist concepts?Think about the calm inner peace you want…Buddhism has been practised for thousands of years, helping people achieve a stress-free outlook on life. Imagine the serenity you will find when you understand it. Imagine what your ...

This work presents a biographical account of the Buddha as composed by the Buddhist poet Asvaghosha and preserved through a layered transmission from Sanskrit into Chinese, and from Chinese into English.Focusing on the Buddha's birth, princely life, renunciation, spiritual discipline, enlightenment, and teaching mission, it offers a narrative shaped by devotional, ethical, and philosophical concerns central to early Buddhist literature. Situated within the tradition of poetic hagio...

This is Volume IV of sixteen in the Oriental series on Buddhism. First published in 1878, this book includes texts from the Buddhist Canon or 'Dhammapada' with narratives. Dhammapada may be rendered Scriptural texts or verses includes, authentic Texts gathered from ancient canonical books-that are generally connected with some incident or other in the History of Buddha, helping to illustrate everyday life in India at the time when they were written, as well as the method of teaching adopte...

The "Sacred Books of the East" is a monumental series edited by the distinguished scholar Max Müller, comprising translations of key religious texts from various Eastern traditions, including Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Zoroastrianism. Spanning multiple volumes, this collection showcases a wealth of literary styles, from philosophical dialogues and hymns to mythological narratives and moral fables, all framed within the rich tapestry of Eastern spirituality. Müller's meticulous appr...

Progress which has been made in our knowledge of Northern Buddhism during the last few years is due very considerably to the discovery of the Buddhist literature of China. This literature contains, amongst other valuable works, the records of the travels of various Chinese Buddhist pilgrims who visited India during the early centuries of our era. This is Volume II in a series of sixteen about Buddhism. Originally published in 1984, this volume offers a translation from Chinese of Hiuen Tsi...

Progress which has been made in our knowledge of Northern Buddhism during the last few years is due very considerably to the discovery of the Buddhist literature of China. This literature contains, amongst other valuable works, the records of the travels of various Chinese Buddhist pilgrims who visited India during the early centuries of our era. This is Volume II in a series of sixteen about Buddhism. Originally published in 1984, this volume offers a translation from Chinese of Hiuen Tsi...

This is Volume I of sixteen on Buddhism. Originally published in 1911, it looks at the Life of Hiuen-Tsiang, by the Shaman Hwui Li. Centuries before biography became a business, before the peccadilloes of Royal mistresses and forgotten courtesans obtained a market value, the writing of the Master's life by some cherished disciple was both an act of love and piety in the Far East. In this spirit, then, the man of compassionate feeling (such is the rendering of the Sanscrit Shama), the Shama...

Sacred Books of the East is a monumental anthology of translated religious and philosophical texts from Asia, bringing together foundational works of Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Zoroastrianism, Confucianism, Taoism, and Islam. Edited chiefly under the direction of F. Max Müller in the late nineteenth century, the series exemplifies Victorian comparative philology: learned, textual, and often reverent, though shaped by the assumptions of its age. Its style is formal and documentary, privil...

The "Sacred Books of the East" is an ambitious compilation curated by the eminent philologist Max Müller, comprising translations and interpretations of key religious texts from Eastern traditions, including Hinduism, Buddhism, and Zoroastrianism. This series, first published in the late 19th century, stands as a pioneering effort in comparative religion and is characterized by its meticulous scholarship and respectful approach to the original texts. Müller's lucid prose strives to make th...