Sacred Books of the East: Including selections from the Vedic Hymns, Zend-Avesta, Dhammapada, Upanishads, the Koran, and the Life of Buddha (Annotated)

The Sacred Books of the East incorporates the essential sacred texts of Hinduism, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, and Islam. These English translations of religious texts includes selections from the Vedic Hymns (the oldest scriptures of Hinduism), Zend-Avesta (Holy book of the Zoroastrian religion), Dhammapada (Buddhism, a collection of verses), Upanishads (late Vedic Sanskrit texts of Hindu philosophy), the Koran (the central religious text of Islam), and the Life of Buddha (Buddha was a sage on whose teachings Buddhism was founded).

This collection of texts, aphorisms, sayings, proverbs, etc., from Sacred Writings of India and Asia, compiled and adapted to awaken the minds of the western world, expresses the cream of the philosophical thoughts on humanity and society.

A must-read.

Edition fully annotated, easy-to-read layout, dynamic contents and footnotes.

© 2021 Alicia Editions (Ebook): 9782357288744

Translators: F. M. Müller

Release date

Ebook: 22 July 2021