The Collected Works of Edwin Arnold gathers the writings through which Victorian literature encountered Asia as both spiritual landscape and poetic subject. Centered on Arnold's celebrated Buddhist and Hindu compositions—above all the richly cadenced devotional narrative associated with The Light of Asia—the volume reveals a writer working between epic paraphrase, lyrical meditation, dramatic form, and moral romance. Its style is ornate, musical, and earnest, shaped by nineteenth-century O...

In this poetic masterpiece, Sir Edwin Arnold describes the life and teachings of Buddha. The man who was to become known as Buddha to the world was born as Prince Gautama of India but he rejected the worldly riches and abandoned the reigns of power when he embarked on a journey to discover the meaning of life. This poem reveals Buddha’s life from the Buddhist perspective but you don’t have to be a Buddhist to appreciate this poetic work. As you read about Buddha's journey you will embark o...

Experience the profound wisdom of the ages with *The Song Celestial; Or, Bhagavad-Gîtâ* as translated by Sir Edwin Arnold. This timeless text from the Mahâbhârata captures a divine conversation between Prince Arjuna and Lord Krishna, offering insights into duty, righteousness, and the nature of reality.What if the answers to life's most pressing questions lie within the verses of an ancient epic? As Arjuna faces a moral dilemma on the battlefield, Krishna’s...

Buddhism & Hinduism Premium Collection gathers Edwin Arnold's influential poetic and interpretive writings on Indian religious thought, most notably his retellings of Buddhist and Hindu traditions for a nineteenth-century English readership. Written in a polished, elevated Victorian idiom, the collection blends devotional sympathy, narrative grace, and moral reflection. Its literary context is the age of imperial encounter and comparative religion, when Asian scriptures and philosophies we...

The Light of Asia by Sir Edwin Arnold is a classic, weaves through its poetic verses the life and philosophy of Prince Siddhartha Gautama who attained enlightenment under the bodhi tree and became the Buddha. Receiving high acclaim since its publication in 1879, Edwin Arnold's work was adapted from the Lalitavistara Sutra (The Unfolding of the Play.) In the time before this work came out, little was known about Buddhism or the Buddha outside of Asia.

In this poetic masterpiece, Sir Edwin Arnold describes the life and teachings of Buddha. The man who was to become known as Buddha to the world was born as Prince Gautama of India but he rejected the worldly riches and abandoned the reigns of power when he embarked on a journey to discover the meaning of life. This poem reveals Buddha’s life from the Buddhist perspective but you don’t have to be a Buddhist to appreciate this poetic work. As you read about Buddha's journey you will embark o...

This famous and marvellous Sanskrit poem occurs as an episode of the Mahabharata, in the sixth-or "Bhishma"-Parva of the great Hindu epic. It enjoys immense popularity and authority in India, where it is reckoned as one of the "Five Jewels," -pancharatnani- of Devanagiri literature. In plain but noble language it unfolds a philosophical system which remains to this day the prevailing Brahmanic belief, blending as it does the doctrines of Kapila, Patanjali, and the Vedas.

The Collected Works of Edwin Arnold: Buddhism & Hinduism Writings, Poetical Works & Plays offers readers a comprehensive insight into the Eastern philosophies of Buddhism and Hinduism through the lens of a Western poet. Arnold's expertly crafted poems delve deep into the spiritual beliefs and cultural traditions of these ancient religions, providing a unique perspective that bridges the gap between East and West. His lyrical style and vivid imagery bring to life the complex concepts of kar...

Edwin Arnold: Premium Poetry Collection gathers the verse of a Victorian poet whose work moves between lyrical meditation, narrative grandeur, and moral-philosophical inquiry. The collection showcases Arnold's characteristic fluency in elevated diction, musical cadence, and richly pictorial description, often drawing upon religious history, Eastern thought, and imperial-era fascination with world literatures. Read within its nineteenth-century context, the poetry reflects both the aspirati...

Collected Poetry of Edwin Arnold (With Original Illustrations) gathers the verse of a Victorian writer who sought to translate Eastern religious, philosophical, and aesthetic traditions into the cadences of English poetry. Best known for the meditative narrative sweep of The Light of Asia, Arnold's work blends ornate diction, devotional seriousness, and pictorial richness, often reflecting the nineteenth-century fascination with India, Buddhism, and comparative religion. The original illus...

The treatise "Of the Imitation of Christ" appears to have been originally written in Latin early in the fifteenth century.

The Scripture of the Saviour of the World,Lord Buddha—Prince Siddartha styled on earthIn Earth and Heavens and Hells Incomparable,All-honoured, Wisest, Best, most Pitiful;The Teacher of Nirvana and the Law.