Sacred Books of the East

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.[1] Electronic versions of all 50 volumes are widely available online.

Volumes of the Sacred Books of the East
Vol. Title and contents Group Translator Published
1 The Upanishads, part 1/2:[2] Hindu Max Müller 1879
2 The Sacred Laws of the Âryas (Dharmaśāstra), part 1/2: Hindu 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
4 Zend-Avesta, part 1/3: Zor James Darmesteter 1880
5 Pahlavi Texts, part 1/5: Zor E. W. West 1880
6 Qur'an part 1/2 – chapters I-XVI Islam E. H. Palmer 1880
7 The Institutes of Visnu. Hindu Julius Jolly 1880
8 The Bhagavadgîtâ: Hindu Kâshinâth Trimbak Telang 1882
9 The Qur'an, part 2/2 – chapters XVII-CXIV Islam E. H. Palmer 1880
10 Dhammapada: a collection of verses

Sutta-Nipâta: a collection of discourses, one of the canonical books of the Buddhists

Bud Max Müller (Dhammapada from Pāli, Sutta-Nipata from Pāli) 1881
11 Buddhist Suttas: Bud T. W. Rhys Davids 1881
12 Satapatha Brahmana, part 1/5: Hindu Julius Eggeling 1882
13 Vinaya Texts, part 1/3: Bud T. W. Rhys Davids and Hermann Oldenberg 1881
14 The Sacred Laws of the Âryas, part 2/2: Hindu Georg Bühler 1882
15 The Upanishads, part 2/2: Hindu Max Müller 1884
16 The Sacred Books of China, part 2/6 – the texts of Confucianism: China James Legge 1882
17 Vinaya Texts, part 2/3 Bud T. W. Rhys Davids and Hermann Oldenberg 1882
18 Pahlavi Texts, part 2/5 Zor 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
21 The Saddharma-Pundarika or The Lotus of the True Law. Bud H. Kern 1884
22 Jaina Sûtras, part 1/2 Jain Hermann Jacobi

from the Prâkrit

1884
23 Zend-Avesta, part 2/3:
  • Sîrôzahs
  • Yasts
  • Nyâyis
 Zor James Darmesteter 1883
24 Pahlavi Texts, part 3/5: Zor E. W. West 1884
25 The Laws of Manu: with extracts from seven commentaries. Hindu Georg Bühler 1886
26 Satapatha Brahmana, part 2/5 Hindu Julius Eggeling 1885
27 The Sacred Books of China, part 3/6 – the texts of Confucianism: China James Legge 1885
28 The Sacred Books of China, part 4/6 – the texts of Confucianism: China James Legge 1885
29 Grihya-sutras, part 1/2 – rules of Vedic domestic ceremonies:
  • Sankhyayana-Grihya-sutra
  • Āśvalāyana-Grihya-sutra
  • Paraskara-Grihya-sutra
  • Khadia-Grihya-sutra
 Hindu Hermann Oldenberg 1886
30 Grihya-sutras, part 2/2 – rules of Vedic domestic ceremonies: Hindu Hermann Oldenberg (Apstamba),

Max Müller (Yajna)

1892
31 Zend-Avesta, part 3/3: Zor Lawrence Heyworth Mills 1887
32 Vedic 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 Rigveda
 Hindu Max Müller 1891
33 The Minor Law-Books: Brihaspati Hindu Julius Jolly 1889
34 Vedanta-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 Bud T. W. Rhys Davids 1890
36 The Questions of King Milinda, part 2/2 Bud T. W. Rhys Davids 1894
37 Pahlavi Texts, part 4/5
  • Contents of the Nasks
 Zor E. W. West 1892
38 Vedanta-Sutras, part 2/3
  • Commentary by Sankaracharya, part 2 of 2
  • Adhyâya II (Pâda III–IV)–IV
 Hindu George Thibaut 1896
39 Texts of Taoism, part 1/2 China 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
  • Other Taoist texts
  • the Index to vols. 39 and 40
 China James Legge 1891
41 Satapatha Brahmana, part 3/5: Hindu Julius Eggeling 1894
42 Hymns of the Atharvaveda, Together With Extracts From the Ritual Books and the Commentaries Hindu Maurice Bloomfield 1897
43 Satapatha Brahmana, part 4/5: Hindu Julius Eggeling 1897
44 Satapatha Brahmana, part 5/5: Hindu Julius Eggeling 1900
45 Jaina Sûtras, part 2 of 2: Jain Hermann Jacobi

(from Prâkrit)

1895
46 Vedic Hymns, part 2/2: Hindu Hermann Oldenberg 1897
47 Pahlavi Texts, part 5/5: Zor E. W. West 1897
48 Vedanta-Sutras, part 3/3, with the commentary of Râmânuja Hindu George Thibaut 1904
49 Buddhist Mahâyâna Texts, part 1/2:

Buddhist Mahâyâna Texts, part 2/2:

Bud 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

References

  1. ^ sacred-texts.com
  2. ^ Müller, Max. [1879]. The Upanishads, Part 1.
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