The Sacred Books of the East is a monumental 50-volume set of English translations of Asian religious texts, edited by Max Müller and published by the Oxford University Press between 1879 and 1910. It incorporates the essential sacred texts of Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Zoroastrianism, Jainism, and Islam.
All of the books are in the public domain in the United States, and most or all are in the public domain in many other countries.sacred-texts.com Electronic versions of all 50 volumes are widely available online.
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+Volumes of the Sacred Books of the East Vol. Title and contents Group Translator Published 1 The Upanishads, part 1/2:Müller, Max. . The Upanishads, Part 1.
Khândogya Upanishad Talavakâra or Kena-Upanishad Aitareya-Âranyaka Kaushîtaki-Brâhmana Vâjasaneyi-Sâmhita UpanishadHindu Max Müller 1879 2 The Sacred Laws of the Âryas (Dharmaśāstra), part 1/2:
Âpastamba Gautama Vâsishtha BaudhâyanaHindu Georg Bühler 1879 3 The Sacred Books of China, part 1/6 – the texts of Confucianism:
The Shû King (Classic of History) Book of Thang Books of Yü Books of Hsiâ Books of Shang Books of Kâu Shih King, the Book of Odes (Classic of Poetry) I. Odes of the Temple and the Altar II. Minor Odes of the Kingdom III. Major Odes of the Kingdom IV. Lessons from the States The Hsiâo King (Classic of Filial Piety)China James Legge 1879 4Zend-Avesta, part 1/3: VendîdâdZor James Darmesteter 1880 5Pahlavi Texts, part 1/5:
Bundahis selections of Zâd-sparam Bahman Yast Shâyast lâ-ShâyastZor E. W. West 1880 6Qur'an part 1/2 – chapters I-XVIIslam E. H. Palmer 1880 7 The Institutes of Visnu.Hindu Julius Jolly 1880 8 The Bhagavadgîtâ:
Sanatsugâtîya Anugîtâ.Hindu Kâshinâth Trimbak Telang 1882 9 The Qur'an, part 2/2 – chapters XVII-CXIVIslam E. H. Palmer 1880 10Dhammapada: a collection of verses Sutta-Nipâta: a collection of discourses, one of the canonical books of the BuddhistsBud Max Müller (Dhammapada from Pāli, Sutta-Nipata from Pāli) 1881 11Buddhist Suttas:
Mahā-parinibbāṇa Suttanta Dhamma-kakka-ppavattana Sutta Tevigga Sutta'anta Âkankheyya Sutta'a Ketokhila Sutta'a Mahâ-Sudassana Sutta'anta Sabbâsava Sutta'aBud T. W. Rhys Davids 1881 12Satapatha Brahmana, part 1/5:
Mâdhyandina Shakha I-IIHindu Julius Eggeling 1882 13 Vinaya Texts, part 1/3:
Pāṭimokkha Mahâvagga, I–IV.Bud T. W. Rhys Davids and Hermann Oldenberg 1881 14 The Sacred Laws of the Âryas, part 2/2:
Vâsishtha Baudhâyana ParisishtaHindu Georg Bühler 1882 15 The Upanishads, part 2/2:
Katha Upanishad Mundaka Upanishad Taittiriya Upanishad Brhadaranyaka Upanishad Svetasvatara Upanishad Prasña Upanishad Maitrayani UpanishadHindu Max Müller 1884 16 The Sacred Books of China, part 2/6 – the texts of Confucianism:
Yi King (I Ching).China James Legge 1882 17 Vinaya Texts, part 2/3
Mahavagga, V–X Kullavagga, I–IIBud T. W. Rhys Davids and Hermann Oldenberg 1882 18Pahlavi Texts, part 2/5
Dâdistân-î Dinik Epistles of MânûskîharZor E. W. West 1882 19 The Fo-sho-hing-tsan-king: a life of Buddha, by Ashvaghosha, Bodhisattva; translated from Sanskrit into Chinese by Dharmakṣema (A. D. 420).Bud Samuel Beal 1883 20 Vinaya Texts, part 3/3:
Kullavagga, IV–XII.Bud T. W. Rhys Davids and Hermann Oldenberg 1885 21The Saddharma-Pundarika or The Lotus of the True Law.Bud H. Kern 1884 22 Jaina Sûtras, part 1/2
Âkârânga Sûtra Kalpa sûtraJain Hermann Jacobi from the Prâkrit1884 23Zend-Avesta, part 2/3:
Sîrôzahs Yasts NyâyisZor James Darmesteter 1883 24Pahlavi Texts, part 3/5:
Dinai Mainög-i khirad Sikand-Gümanik Vigar Sad DarZor E. W. West 1884 25 The Laws of Manu: with extracts from seven commentaries.Hindu Georg Bühler 1886 26Satapatha Brahmana, part 2/5
Mâdhyandina Shakha III–IVHindu Julius Eggeling 1885 27 The Sacred Books of China, part 3/6 – the texts of Confucianism:
The Lî Kî I (Book of Rites)China James Legge 1885 28 The Sacred Books of China, part 4/6 – the texts of Confucianism:
The Lî Kî Ii (Book of Rites)China James Legge 1885 29Grihya-sutras, part 1/2 – rules of Vedic domestic ceremonies:
Sankhyayana-Grihya-sutra Āśvalāyana-Grihya-sutra Paraskara-Grihya-sutra Khadia-Grihya-sutraHindu Hermann Oldenberg 1886 30Grihya-sutras, part 2/2 – rules of Vedic domestic ceremonies:
Gobhila Hiranyakesin Apastamba Yajña ParibhashasutrasHindu Hermann Oldenberg (Apstamba), Max Müller (Yajna)1892 31Zend-Avesta, part 3/3:
Yasna Visparad Afrînagân Gâhs miscellaneous fragmentsZor Lawrence Heyworth Mills 1887 32Vedic Hymns, part 1/2
Hymns to the Maruts Hymns to Rudra Hymns to Vâyu Hymns to Vâta Bibliographical list of the more important publications on the RigvedaHindu Max Müller 1891 33 The Minor Law-Books: BrihaspatiHindu Julius Jolly 1889 34Vedanta-Sutras, part 1/3
Commentary by Sankaracharya, part 1 of 2 Adhyâya I–II (Pâda I–II).Hindu George Thibaut 1890 35 The Questions of King Milinda, part 1/2
MilindapañhaBud T. W. Rhys Davids 1890 36 The Questions of King Milinda, part 2/2
MilindapañhaBud T. W. Rhys Davids 1894 37Pahlavi Texts, part 4/5
Contents of the NasksZor E. W. West 1892 38Vedanta-Sutras, part 2/3
Commentary by Sankaracharya, part 2 of 2 Adhyâya II (Pâda III–IV)–IVHindu George Thibaut 1896 39 Texts of Taoism, part 1/2
Tâo Teh King (Tâo Te Ching) of Lâo Dze (Lao Tsu) The Writings of Kwang-tze (Chuang-tse), I–XVIIChina James Legge 1891 40 Texts of Taoism, part 2/2
The Writings of Kwang Tse, XVII–XXXIII The Thâi-shang tractate of actions and their retributions (Treatise on the Response of the Tao) Other Taoist texts the Index to vols. 39 and 40China James Legge 1891 41Satapatha Brahmana, part 3/5:
Mâdhyandina Shakha V–VIIHindu Julius Eggeling 1894 42 Hymns of the Atharvaveda, Together With Extracts From the Ritual Books and the CommentariesHindu Maurice Bloomfield 1897 43Satapatha Brahmana, part 4/5:
Mâdhyandina Shakha VII, IX, X.Hindu Julius Eggeling 1897 44Satapatha Brahmana, part 5/5:
Mâdhyandina Shakha XI–XIV.Hindu Julius Eggeling 1900 45 Jaina Sûtras, part 2 of 2:
Uttarâdhyayana Sûtra Sûtrakritânga SûtraJain Hermann Jacobi (from Prâkrit)1895 46 Vedic Hymns, part 2/2:
Hymns to Agni (Mandalas I–V)Hindu Hermann Oldenberg 1897 47Pahlavi Texts, part 5/5:
Marvels of ZoroastrianismZor E. W. West 1897 48 Vedanta-Sutras, part 3/3, with the commentary of RâmânujaHindu George Thibaut 1904 49Buddhist Mahâyâna Texts, part 1/2:
Buddha-karita of Aśvaghoṣa
Buddhist Mahâyâna Texts, part 2/2:
Longer Sukhâvatî-vyûha Shorter Sukhâvatî-vyûha Vagrakkhedikâ the longer Pragñâ-pâramitâ-hridaya-sûtra the shorter Pragñâ-pâramitâ-hridaya-sûtra Amitâyur dhyâna-sûtraBud Edward Byles Cowell (part 1, from Sanskrit), Max Müller, and Takakusu Junjiro (Amitâyur) 1894 50 General index to the names and subject-matter of the Sacred Books of the East.Index Moriz Winternitz, with a preface by Arthur Anthony Macdonell 1910
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