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BEFORT presented to the ACADEiaii: DES IZTSCBIFTIOXTS, May 11, 1883, toy M. ERNEST RENAK.
' M. Renan presente trois nouveaiix one seconde, dont I'interet historique et volumes de la grande collection des religieiix ne sera pas moindre. M. Max " Livres sacres de I'Oiient " (Sacred Miillcr a su se procurer la collaboration Books of the East\ que dirige a Oxford, des savans les plus eminens d'Europe et avec une si vaste erudition et une critique d'Asie. L'Universite d'Oxford, que cette si sure, le savant associe de I'Academie grande publication honore an plus haut des Inscriptions, M. Max Miiller...La degre, doit tenir a continuer dans les plus premiere serie de ce beau recueil, com- larges proportions une oeuvre aussi pliilo- posee de 24 volumes, est presque achevee. sophiquement concue que savamment M. Max Miiller se propose d'en publier executee.'
EXTRACT from the QUARTERI.Y REVIEW.
' We rejoice to notice that a second great edition of the Rig- Veda, can corn- series of these translations has been an- j^are in importance or in usefulness with nounced and has actually l)egun to appear. this English translation of the Sacred The stones, at least, out of which a stately Books of the East, which has been devised edifice may hereafter arise, are here being by his foresight, successfully brought so brought together. Prof. Max Miiller has far by his persuasive and organising deserved well of scientific history. Not power, and will, we trust, by the assist- a few minds owe to his enticing words ance of the distinguished scholars he has their first attraction to this branch of gathered round him, be carried in due study. But no work of his, not even the time to a happy completion.'
Professor E. HARDY, Inaugural Lecture in the University of Preitourg, 188'7.
' Die allgenieine vergleichende Reli- internationalen Orientalistencono-ress in gionswissenschaft datirt von jenem gross- London der Grundstein gelegt worden artigen, in seiner Art einzig dastehenden war, die tJbersetzung der heiligen Biicher Unternehmen, zu welchem auf Anregung des Ostens' {the Sacred Books of the Max Miillers im Jahre 1874 auf dem East).
The Hon. ALBERT S. G. CANNING, ' Words on Existing- Religions.'
' The recent publication of the " Sacred a great event in the annals of theological Books of the East" in English is surely literature.'
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SACRED BOOKS OF THE EAST.
FIRST SERIES.
Vol. I. The Upanishads.
Translated by F. Max Muller. Part I. The A'/^andogya- upanishad, The Talavakara-upanishad, The Aitareya-arawyaka, The Kaushitaki-brahmawa-upanishad, and The Va^asaneyi- sawhita-upanishad. 8vo, cloth, los. 6d.
The Upanishads contain the philosophy of the Veda. They have become the foundation of the later Veddnta doctrines, and ijidirectly of Buddhism. Schopenhauer, speaking of the Upa?iishads, says: ' I?i the whole world there is no study so beneficial and so elevatitig as that of the Upanishads. It has been the solace of my life, it ivill he the solace of my death!
[See also Vol. XV.]
VOL. II. The Sacred Laws of the Aryas, As taught in the Schools of Apastamba, Gautama, Vasish//;a, and Baudhavana. Translated by Georg Buhler. Part I. Apastamba and Gautama. 8vo, cloth, \os. 6d.
The Sacred Laws of the Aryas contain the original treatises on which the Laws of M ami and other lawgivers were founded.
[See also Vol. XIV.]
Vol. III. The Sacred Books *of China.
The Texts of Confucianism. Translated by James Legge. Part I. The ShG King, The Religious Portions of the Shih King, and The Hsiao King. 8vo, cloth, 1 2s. 6d.
Confucius ivas a collector of ancient traditions, not the founder of a new religion. As he lived in the sixth and fifth cefituries B. C. his ivorks are of unique interest for the study of Ethology. [See also Vols. XVI, XXVII, XXVIII, XXXIX, and XL.]
Vol. IV. The Zend-Avesta.
Translated by James Darmesteter. Part I. The Vendidad. 8vo, cloth, \os. 6d.
The Zend-Avesta contains the relics of what was the religion of Cyrus, Darius, and Xerxes, and, but for the battle of Marathon, EDITED BY F. MAX MULLER.
might have become the religion of Europe. It forms to the present day the sacred book of the P arsis, the so-called fire-worshippers. Two more volumes will co?nplete the translation of all that is left us of Zoroaster's religiori.
[See also Vols. XXIII and XXXI.]
Vol. V. Pahlavi Texts.
The Pahlavi Texts comprise the theological literature of the revival of Zoroaster s religion, beginning with the Sassatiian dynasty. They are important for a study of Gnosticism.
Vols. VI and IX. The Quran.
Parts I and 11. Translated by E. H. Palmer. 8vo, cloth, 2\s.
This translation, carried out according to his own peculiar views of the origin of the Quran, zoas the last great work of E. H. Palmer, before he was murdered in Egypt.
Vol. VII. The Institutes of Vish/^u.
Translated by Julius Jolly. 8vo, cloth, lo^-. ()d.
A collection of legal aphorisms, closely connected with one of the oldest Vedic schools, the Ka//^as, but considerably added to in later time. Of importance for a critical study of the Laws of Manu.
Vol. VIII. The Bhagavadgita,with The Sanatsu^atiya, and The Anugita.
Translated by Kashinath Trimbak Telang. Bvo, cloth, \Qs. 6d.
The earliest philosophical and religious poem of India. It has been paraphrased in Arnold's '■Song Celestial!
Vol. X. The Dhammapada, Translated from Pali by F. Max Muller; and The Sutta-Nipata, Translated from Pali by V. Fausboll; being Canonical Books of the Buddhists. Bvo, cloth, \os. 6d.
The Dhammapada contains the quintessence of Buddhist morality. The Sutta-Nipdta gives the authentic teaching of Buddha on some of the fundamental principles 0/ religion.
SACRED BOOKS OF THE EAST.
Vol. XI. Buddhist Siittas.
Translated from Pali by T. W. Rhys Davids, i. The Maha- parinibbana Suttanta; 2. The Dhamma-z^akka-ppavattana Sutta. 3. The Tevi^^a Suttanta; 4. The Akankhey ya Sutta; 5. The ^etokhila Sutta; 6. The JNIaha-sudassana Suttanta; 7. The Sabbasava Sutta. 8vo, cloth, \os. 6d.
A collection of the most iviportant religions, moral, and philosophical discourses taken from the sacred canon 0/ the Buddhists.
Vol. XII. The.S'atapatha-Bra.hma/^a, according to the Text of the Madhyandina School.
Translated by Julius Eggeling. Part I. Books I and II. 8vo, cloth, i2S. (yd.
A minute account of the sacrificial ceremonies of the Vedic age. It contains the earliest account of the Deluge in India. [See also Vols. XXVI, XLI.]
Vol. XIII. Vinaya Texts.
Translated from the Pali by T. W. Rhys Davids and Hermann Oldenberg. Part I. The Patimokkha. The Mahavagga, I-IV. 8vo, cloth, \os. 6d.
The Vinaya Texts give for the first time a translation of the moral code of the Buddhist religion as settled in the third century B. C. [See also Vols. XVII and XX.]
Vol. XIV. The Sacred Laws of the Aryas, As taught in the Schools of Apastamba, Gautama, Vasish//^a, and Baudhayana. Translated by Georg Buhler. Part II. Vasish//;a and Baudhayana. Svo, cloth, los. 6d.
Vol. XV. The Upanishads.
Translated by F. jMax ^Muller. Part II. The KaZ/za-upanishad, The Muwfl'aka-upanishad, The Taittiriyaka-upanishad, The Br^liadarawyaka-upanishad, The -Svetajvatara-upanishad, The Pra^;7a-upanishad, and The Maitraya«a-brahma«a-upanishad. Svo, cloth, \os. 6d.
Vol. XVI. The Sacred Books of China.
The Texts of Confucianism. Translated by James Legge. Part II. The Yi King. Svo, cloth, 10s. 6d. [See also Vols. XXVII, XXVIII.]
VOL. XVII. Vinaya Texts.
Translated from the Pali by T. W. Rhys Davids and Hermann Oldenberg. Part II. The Mahavagga, V-X. The A'uUavagga, I-III. Svo, cloth, loj..6</.
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VOL. XVIII. Pahlavi Texts.
Translated by E. W. West. Part II. The Da<fistan-i Dinik and The Epistles of Maniu/('ihar. 8vo, cloth, 12^. 6^.
Vol. XIX. The Fo-sho-hinQ--tsan-kinor.
A Life of Buddha by Ajvaghosha Bodhisattva, translated from Sanskrit into Chinese by Dharmaraksha, a.d. 420, and from Chinese into English by Samuel Beal. 8vo, cloth, \os. 6d.
This life of Buddha zvas translated from Safiskrit into Chinese, A.D. 420, // contains many legends, some 0/ which show a certain si7nilarity to the Evangelitim iiifantiae, 6fc.
Vol. XX. Vinaya Texts.
Translated from the Pali by T. W. Rhys Davids and Hermann Oi.denberg. Part III. The A^ullavagga, IV-XII. 8vo, cloth, \os. 6d.
Vol. XXI. The Saddharma-pu;zrt'arika; or, The Lotus of the True Law.
Translated by H. Kern. Svo, cloth, 12s. 6d. ' The Lotus of the true Laiv' a canonical book of the Northern Buddhists, translated from Sanskrit. There is a Chinese transla- tion of this book ivhich zvas finished as early as the year 286 A.D.
Vol. XXII. 6^aina-Sutras.
Translated from Prakrit by Hermann Jacobi. Part I. The AMrafiga- Sutra and The Kalpa-Sutra. 8vo, cloth, \os. 6d.
The religion of the Cainas zvas founded by a contemporary of Buddha. It still cotmts niunerous adherents in India, ivhile there are no Buddhists left in India proper. Part II, ill preparation.
Vol. XXIII. The Zend-Avesta.
Translated by James Darmesteter. Part II. The Sirozahs, Yajts, and Nyayi^-. Svo, cloth, \os. 6d.
Vol. XXIV. Pahlavi Texts.
Translated by E. W. West. Part III. Dina-i Mainog- Khiraf/, ^ikand-gumanik Vi^ar, and Sad Dar. 8vo, cloth, los. 6d.
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VOL. XXV. Manu.
Translated by Georg Buhler. 8vo, cloth, 21s. This translation is founded on that of Sir William Jones, which has been carefully revised and corrected with the help of seven native Commentaries. An Appendix contains all the quotations from Manu which are found in the Hindu Law-books, translated for the use of the Law Courts in India. Another Appendix gives a synopsis of parallel passages from the six Dharma-sutras, the other Smrnis, the Upanishads, the Mahabharata, &c.
Vol. XXVI. The ^atapatha-Brahma^^a.
Translated by Julius Eggeling. Part II. Books III and IV. 8vo, cloth, 12s. 6d.
Vols, xxvii and xxviii. The Sacred Books of China.
The Texts of Confucianism. Translated by James Legge. Parts III and IV. The Li K\, or Collection of Treatises on the Rules of Propriety, or Ceremonial Usages. 8vo, cloth, 25^-.
Vol. XXIX. The Gr/hya-Sutras, Rules of Vedic Domestic Ceremonies.
Part I. ^'ahkhayana, Ajvalayana, Paraskara, Khadira. Trans- lated by Hermann Oldenberg. 8vo, cloth, i2.r. 6d.
These rules of Domestic Ceremonies describe the home life of the ancient Aryas with a completeness and accuracy unmatched in any other literature. Some of these rules have been incorporated in the ancient Law-books.
VOL. XXX. The Gr^hya-Sutras, Rules of Vedic Domestic Ceremonies.
Part II. Gobhila, Hirawyakejin, Apastamba. Translated by Hermann Oldenberg. Apastamba, Ya^«a-paribhasha-sutras. Translated by F. Max INIuller. 8vo, cloth, 12s. 6d.
Vol. XXXI. The Zend-Avesta.
Part III. The Yasna, Visparad, Afrinagan, Gahs, and Miscellaneous Fragments. Translated by L. H. Mills. 8vo, cloth, 12s. 6d.
Vol. XXXII. Vedic Hymns.
Translated by F. Max Muller. Part I. 8vo, cloth, iSj. 6d.
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VOL. XXXIII. The Minor Law-books.
Translated by Julius Jolly. Part I. Narada, Br/liaspati. 8vo, cloth, \os. dd.
Vol. XXXIV. The Vedanta-Sutras, with the Com- mentary by K^aiikaraMrya. Part I.
Translated by G. Thibaut. 8vo, cloth, \2S. 6d.
VOLS. XXXV AND XXXVI. The Questions of King MiHnda.
Translated from the Pali by T. W. Rhys Davids.
VOL. XXXVII. The Contents of the Nasks, as stated in the Eighth and Ninth Books of the Dinka.'^d. Part I. Translated by E. W. West. 8vo, cloth, ic^s.
VOL. XXXVIII. The Vedanta-Sutras. Part II. 8vo, cloth, i2s. 6d.
Vols. XXXIX and XL. The Sacred Books of China.
The Texts of Taoism. Translated by James Legge. Bvo, cloth, 2 IS.
VOL. XLI. The ^'atapatha - Brahma/^a. Part III.
Translated by Julius Eggeling. 8vo, cloth, 1 2^. 6d.
VOL. XLII. Hymns of the Atharva-veda.
Translated by M. Bloomfield. \^In preparation.^ Vols. XLIII and xliv. The 6'atapatha-Brahma;^a.
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Buddhist Texts from Japan. II. Sukhavati-Vyuha: Description of SukJidvati, the Land of Bliss.
Edited by F. Max Muller, M.A., and Bunyiu Nanjio. With two Appendices: (i) Text and Translation of Sahghavarman's Chinese Version of the Poetical Portions of the Sukhavati- Vyiiha; (2) Sanskrit Text of the Smaller Sukhavati-Vyuha. Small 4to, 7J. dd.
The editio princeps of the Sacred Book of one of the largest and most influential sects of Buddhism, numbering more than ten millions of followers in Japan alone.
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Dharma-Sa;^2graha, an Ancient Collection of Buddhist Technical Terms.
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