| Description |
xxi, 1415 pages illustrations 24 cm. |
| Note |
"The scriptural essence of eight great living source religions."--Introd. |
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"First published in October 1939." |
| Bibliography |
Bibliographical references in "Notes": p. [1343]-1379; "Condensed bibliography": pages 1380-1384. |
| Contents |
[1.] Hindu scriptures: The hymns of the Rig-Veda -- The Sarapatha-Brahmana -- The Upanishads -- The ordinances of Manu -- The Bhagavad-Gita (or the Lord's song) -- The Vishnu Purana -- The Garuda Purana -- The Markandeya Purana -- Sankaracharya's Atma Bodha (knowledge of spirit) -- The Hathayoga Pradipika of Swarmaram Swami -- The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali -- The Sarva-Darsana-Samgraha -- From the Hitopadesa -- The works of Sri Ramakrishna -- [2.] Buddhist scriptures: The life of the Buddha -- The doctrine of the Buddha -- The Tibetan doctrine -- Jaina Sutras -- A manual of Zen Buddhism -- [3.] Confucianist scriptures: The Li Ki -- The Shih King -- Analects of Confucius (Lun Yu) -- The great learning (Ta Hsio) -- The doctrine of the steadfast mean (Chung Yung) -- The works of Mencius (Meng-Tze) -- The book of filial piety (The Hsiao King) -- [4.] Taoist scriptures: The Tao-Te-King -- The works of Chuang Tze -- [5.] Zoroastrian scriptures: The hymns of Zoroaster (The Gathas) -- The Zendavesta -- The Pahlavi texts -- [6.] Judeo-Christian scriptures: The Old Testament -- The apocryphal Old Testament -- The New Testament -- The life and acts of Jesus -- The sermons and sayings of Jesus -- The Acts of the Apostles -- The Epistles -- The Revelation of St. John the Divine -- The apocryphal New Testament -- [7.] Mohammedan scriptures: The Koran -- The Masnavi -- The forty-two traditions of An-Nawawi. |
| Subject |
Sacred books.
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| Added Author |
Ballou, Robert O. (Robert Oleson), 1892-1977 ed.
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Spiegelberg, Frederic, b. 1897.
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Friess, Horace L. (Horace Leland), 1900-1975 joint ed.
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