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THE ANCIENT SACRED TEXTS OF THE EAST

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This is a truly stunning collection of books on world religions and ancient writings – the most extensive of its kind and an essential library for those with an interest in ancient civilizations and religious origin.

‘The Sacred Books of The East’ is an epic collection of monumental proportions – 50 volumes of English translations of Asian religious texts and writings, edited by Max Muller, and published by The Oxford University Press between 1879 – 1910. It features translations of the key sacred texts of Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Taoism, Confucianism and Zoroastrianism.


Also included in this stunning collection is ‘The Sacred Books and Early Literature of the East’ - a fascinating collection of 14 volumes of sacred texts and scriptures compiled by Charles Francis Horne and published in 1917. Comprised of selections of various length drawn mainly from academic works of the late 19th and early 20th century, the subject matter is assembled by volume according to era, region and similarity. Covering sacred texts and scriptures from ancient Jerusalem to Kyoto, this wonderful collection brings together some of the oldest and most revered literature from the ancient civilizations of the East. Study the cultural customs and religious ceremonies of the earliest civilizations of Babylonia, Assyria and Egypt. Explore the Talmud, Midrash, Kabbalah and other texts essential to historic Judaism. Analyse the writings of Buddha, Confucious, ancient Persia and Arabia.


This wonderful collection of rare and out-of-print books provides literally 1,000’s of pages of great content and fabulous illustrations for the reader. All of the books have been scanned in HQ and preserved forever in modern pdf format, easy to read on any laptop, computer, e-reader, tablet or even smartphone. You can also print any page you wish, or even books in their entirety. Overall, a unique and unrivalled collection – created by The Digital Library, and only available here!


Full List of Books Included:


The Sacred Books of The East:

Volume I: The Upanishads, pt. 1 of 2
Volume II: The Sacred Laws of The Aryas, pt. 1 of 2
Volume III: The Sacred Books of China, pt. 1 of 6
Volume IV: The Zend-Avesta, pt. 1 of 3
Volume V: Pahlavi Texts, pt. 1 of 5
Volume VI: The Qu’ran, pt. 1 of 2
Volume VII: The Institutes of Visnu
Volume VIII: The Bhagavadgita with Sanatsugatiya and the Anugita
Volume IX: The Qu’ran, pt. 2 of 2
Volume X: The Dhammapada and the Sutta-Nipata
Volume XI: Buddhist Suttas
Volume XII: The Satapatha Brahmana according to the text of the Madhyandina School, pt. 1 of 5
Volume XIII: Vinaya Texts, pt. 1 of 3
Volume XIV: The Sacred Laws of The Aryas, pt. 2 of 2
Volume XV: The Upanishads, pt. 2 of 2
Volume XVI: The Sacred Books of China, pt. 2 of 6
Volume XVII: Vinaya Texts, pt. 2 of 3
Volume XVIII: Pahlavi Texts, pt. 2 of 5
Volume XIX: The Fo-sho-hing-tsan-king
Volume XX: Vinaya Texts, pt. 3 of 3
Volume XXI: The Saddharma-Pundarika or The Lotus of The True Law
Volume XXII: Jaina Sutras, pt. 1 of 2 translated from the Prakrit
Volume XXIII: The Zend-Avesta, pt. 2 of 3
Volume XXIV: Pahlavi Texts, pt. 3 of 5
Volume XXV: The Laws of Manu
Volume XXVI: The Satapatha Brahmana according to the text of the Madhyandina School, pt. 2 of 5
Volume XXVII: The Sacred Books of China, pt. 3 of 6
Volume XXVIII: The Sacred Books of China, pt. 4 of 6
Volume XXIX: The Grihya-sutras: rules of Vedic domestic ceremonies, pt. 1 of 2
Volume XXX: The Grihya-sutras: rules of Vedic domestic ceremonies, pt. 2 of 2
Volume XXXI: The Zend-Avesta, pt. 3 of 3
Volume XXXII: Vedic hymns, pt. 1 of 2
Volume XXXIII: The Minor Law Books: Brihaspati
Volume XXXIV: The Vedanta-Sutras, pt. 1 of 3
Volume XXXV: The Questions of King Melinda, pt. 1 of 2
Volume XXXVI: The Questions of King Melinda, pt. 2 of 2
Volume XXXVII: Pahlavi Texts, pt. 4 of 5
Volume XXXVIII: The Vedanta-Sutras, pt. 2 of 3
Volume XXXIX: The Texts of Taoism, pt. 1 of 2
Volume XL: The Texts of Taoism, pt. 2 of 2
Volume XLI: The Satapatha Brahmana according to the text of the Madhyandina School, pt. 3 of 5
Volume XLII: Hymns of the Atharvaveda
Volume XLIII: The Satapatha Brahmana according to the text of the Madhyandina School, pt. 4 of 5
Volume XLIV: The Satapatha Brahmana according to the text of the Madhyandina School, pt. 5 of 5
Volume XLV: Jaina Sutras, pt. 2 of 2 translated from the Prakrit
Volume XLVI: Vedic Hymns, pt. 2 of 2
Volume XLVII: Pahlavi Texts, pt. 5 of 5
Volume XLVIII: The Vedanta-Sutras, pt. 3 of 3
Volume XLIX: Buddhist Mahayana Texts
Volume L: General index to the names and subject matter of ‘The Sacred Books of the East’

The Sacred Books and Early Literature of the East:

Volume I: Babylonia & Assyria
Volume II: Egypt
Volume III: Ancient Hebrew, the earliest remains of The Talmud
Volume IV: Medieval Hebrew, the Midrash & the Kabbalah
Volume V: Ancient Arabia, The Hanged Poems and the Koran
Volume VI: Medieval Arabic, Moorish & Turkish
Volume VII: Ancient Persia
Volume VIII: Medieval Persia
Volume IX: India & Brahmanism
Volume X: India & Buddhism
Volume XI: Ancient China
Volume XII: Medieval China
Volume XIII: Japan
Volume XIV: The great rejected books of the Biblical Apocrophya

Additional book included:

Sacred books of the East - including selections from the Vedic hymns, Zend-Avesta, Dhammapada, Upanishads, the Koran, and the life of Buddha by E. Wilson (1900) – 500 pages


Overall, this is an absolute must for anyone with an interest in ancient texts and world religions – an unbelievable treasure trove of information for a very small price!


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