Sacred Books of the East

The Sacred books of the East have been translated by various oriental writers. There are a total of fifty volumes. The volumes are from 1879 to 1910. All volumes have been published by Clardendon at Oxford. The last volume of the series, volume fifty contains a general Index to the names and subject matter of the sacred books of the East.

The sacred books of the East are included in the section 30A on Comparative religions.

  1. Upanishads, (Part 1) translated by F Max Muller, 1879
  2. Sacred laws of the Aryans, (Part 1) trans. by G Buhler, 1879
  3. Sacred book of China (Part 1) trans. by J Legge, 1879
  4. Zend-Avesta, (Part I) trans. by J Darmesteter, 1880
  5. Pahlavi texts, (Part 1) trans. by E W West 1880
  6. Quran (Part 1) trans. by E H Palmer 1880
  7. Institutes of Vishnu, trans. by J Jolly 1880
  8. Bhagavadgita, trans. by K T Telang 1882
  9. Quran (part 2) trans. by E H Palmer 1880
  10. Dhammapada, trans by F Max Muller 1881
  11. Buddhist Sultas, trans. by T W Rhys Davids 1881
  12. Satapatha-Brahmana (part 1) trans. by J Eggeling 1882
  13. Vinaya Texts (part 1) trans. by T W Rhys Davids & H Oldenberg 1881
  14. Sacred lawsof the Aryans (part 2) trans by G Buhler 1882
  15. Upanishads (part 2) trans by F Max Muller 1884
  16. Sacred books of China (part 2) trans. by J Legge 1882
  17. Vinaya texts (part 2) trans by T W R Davids & H Oldenberg 1882
  18. Pahlavi texts, (part 2) trans. by E W West 1882
  19. Fo-Sho-Hing-Tsan-King (life of Buddha) by Asvaghosha Bodhisattva; translated from Sanskrit into Chinese into English by S Beal 1883
  20. Vinaya texts (part 3) trans by T W R Davids & H Oldenberg 1885
  21. Saddharma-Pundarika, trans by H Kern 1884
  22. Gaina Sutras (part 1) trans by H Jacobi 1884
  23. Zend-Avesta, (Part 2) trans. by J Darmesteter, 1883
  24. Pahlavi texts, (part 3) trans. by E W West 1885
  25. Laws of Manu trans by G Buhler 1886
  26. Satapatha-Brahmana (part 2) trans. by J Eggeling 1885
  27. Sacred books of China (part 3) trans. by J Legge 1885
  28. Sacred books of China (part 4) trans. by J Legge 1885
  29. Grihya-Sutras (part 1) trans by H Oldenberg 1886
  30. Grihya-Sutras (part 2) trans by H Oldenberg 1892
  31. Zend-Avesta, (Part 3) trans. by L H Mills 1887
  32. Vedic Hymns (part 1) trans by F Max muller 1891
  33. Minor law books (part 1) trans by J Jolly 1889
  34. Vedanta-Sutras (part 1) trans by G Thibaut 1890
  35. Questions of King Milinda (part 1) trans by T W R Davids 1890
  36. Questions of King Milinda (part 2) trans by T W R Davids 1894
  37. Pahlavi texts, (part 4) trans. by E W West 1892
  38. Vedanta-Sutras (part 2) trans by G Thibaut 1896
  39. Sacred books of China (part 1) trans. by J Legge 1891
  40. Sacred books of China (part 2) trans. by J Legge 1891
  41. Satapatha-Brahmana (part 3) trans. by J Eggeling 1894
  42. Hymns of the Atharva Veda, trans by M Bloomfield 1897
  43. Satapatha-Brahmana (part 4) trans. by J Eggeling 1897
  44. Satapatha-Brahmana (part 5) trans. by J Eggeling 1900
  45. Gaina Sutras (part 2) trans by H Jacobi 1895
  46. Vedic Hymns (part 2) trans by H Oldenberg 1897
  47. Pahlavi texts, (part 5) trans. by E W West 1897
  48. Vedanta-Sutras (part 3) trans by G Thibaut 1904
  49. Buddhist Mahayana Texts (part 1) trans by E B Cowell 1894
  50. General Index to the names andsubject matter of the Sacred books of the East; compiled by M Winternitz 1910
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