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SACRED BOOKS OF THE EAST

INCLUDING SELECTIONS FROM THE VEDIC HYMNS, ZEND-AVESTA,DHAMMAPADA, UPANISHADS, THE KORAN, AND THE LIFE OF BUDDHA

WITH CRITICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES BY EPIPHANIUS WILSON,A.M.

REVISED EDITION

CONTENTS

VEDIC HYMNS

Introduction

To the Unknown God

To the Maruts

To the Maruts and Indra

To Indra and the Maruts

To Agni and the Maruts

To Rudra

To Rudra

To Agní and theMaruts

To Vâyu

To Vâyu

Indra and Agastya: ADialogue

To Soma and Rudra

To Rudra

To Vâta

To Vâta

THE ZEND-AVESTA

Introduction

Discovery of the Zend-Avesta

The Creation

Myth of Yima

The Earth

Contracts and Outrages

Uncleanness

Funerals and Purification

Cleansing the Unclean

Spells Recited During theCleansing

To Fires, Waters, Plants

To the Earth and the SacredWaters

Prayer for Helpers

A Prayer for Sanctity and itsBenefits

To the Fire

To the Bountiful Immortals

Praise of the Holy Bull

To Rain as a Healing Power

To the Waters and Light of theSun

To the Waters and Light of theMoon

To the Waters and Light of theStars

THE DHAMMAPADA

Introduction

I.—The Twin-Verses

II.—On Earnestness

III.—Thought

IV.—Flowers

V.—The Fool

VI.—The Wise Man

VII.—The Venerable

VIII.—The Thousands

IX.—Evil

X.—Punishment

XI.—Old Age

XII.—Self

XIII.—The World

XIV.—The Buddha—TheAwakened

XV.—Happiness

XVI.—Pleasure

XVII.—Anger

XVIII.—Impurity

XIX.—The Just

XX.—The Way

XXI.—Miscellaneous

XXII.—The DownwardCourse

XXIII.—The Elephant

XXIV.—Thirst