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100 1 _aWilson, Epiphanius,
_d1845-1916
245 1 0 _aSacred Books of the East
250 _aRevised Edition
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2004
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2004-07-12
505 0 _aVedic Hymns -- Selections from the Zend-Avesta -- Dhammapada -- Upanishads -- Mohammed and Mohammedanism, by Carlyle -- Selections from The Koran -- Life of Buddha.
508 _aE-text prepared by Juliet Sutherland, John Hagerson, David King, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team
520 _a"Sacred Books of the East" by Epiphanius Wilson et al. is a collection of ancient religious texts that were compiled and translated in the early 20th century. This volume includes significant works from Hindu, Zoroastrian, Buddhist, and Islamic traditions, such as selections from Vedic hymns, the Zend-Avesta, the Dhammapada, the Upanishads, the Koran, and the life of Buddha. The overarching topic of this work is a diverse exploration of the religious and philosophical ideas that have influenced Eastern spirituality. The opening of the book introduces various selections, beginning with the Vedic Hymns, which are celebrated for their poetic quality and profound religious significance. The author provides context about the hymns, highlighting their elemental themes of nature and devotion to divine entities, particularly focusing on the notion of an "Unknown God." The translations feature invocations to the Maruts, storm gods associated with rain and vitality, as the hymns celebrate their power and seek their blessings. This introduction sets the stage for a comprehensive examination of Eastern sacred texts, underscoring their cultural and spiritual importance. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cS.l.: s.n., 1900
653 _aOriental literature -- Translations into English
700 1 _aAśvaghosha
700 1 _aCarlyle, Thomas,
_d1795-1881
700 1 _aBeal, Samuel,
_d1825-1889
700 1 _aDarmesteter, James,
_d1849-1894
700 1 _aMüller, F. Max
_q(Friedrich Max),
_d1823-1900
700 1 _aSale, George,
_d1697?-1736
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/12894
999 _c54288
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