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Index
Cover Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
INTRODUCTION
Using This Book: Bibliography and Translations
1 JUDAISM
The Bible: The Origins of the Jewish People
Tanakh: History and Revelation
Tanakh: Canon and Translations
Interpretation of Torah: Mishnah and Talmuds; Shulhan Aruch
Maimonides: Mishneh Torah
Qabbalah: Zohar
Liturgy and Prayer: Amida and Piyyutim
2 CHRISTIANITY
The New Testament: Jesus and the Canon
The New Testament: The Gospels
The New Testament: Epistles and Other Writings
Translations: The Vulgate, The Authorised Version
Creeds and Confessions: The Apostles’ and the Nicene Creeds; from Augsburg to Peter the Great
Councils: Ecumenical Councils, Vatican I, Vatican II
Prayers and Hymns: The Office, The Book of Common Prayer, Hymns, John and Charles Wesley
Liturgy and Eucharist: The Last Supper; Kontakia
Prayer and Monastic Orders: Basil the Great, Dionysius, The Philokalia
Monasticism: Rule of Benedict
Christianity of the Celts: Columbanus, Patrick, Carmina Gaedelica 93
Acts of the Martyrs: Polycarp, Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Augustine: The Confessions
Thomas Aquinas: Summa contra Gentiles, Summa Theologica
Poetry: Dante and Others
The Reformations: Luther, Calvin
The Reformations: Trent, John of the Cross, Ignatius
3 ISLAM
The Quran: Muhammad the Prophet
The Quran: Revelation, the People of the Book
The Quran: The Mushaf
Hadith: The Six Sound Collections
Sharia and the Life of Muhammad: ibn Ishaq, Sirat Rasul Allah
alGhazali: Ihya ‘Ulum udDin, Munqidh min adDalal
Sufis
The Poets of Persia: Farid, Sa’di, Hafiz, Jami, Rumi
4 ZOROASTRIANS AND PARSIS
Zarathustra: Gathas, Yasna,Avesta
5 INDIA
The Vedas
Upanishads and Agamas
Sutras: Badarayana’s Vedanta Sutra, Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra
Dharmasutras and Dharmashastras: Manusmriti
The Epics: Ramayana and Mahabharata
Puranas: Bhagavata Purana
The Song of the Lord: Bhagavadgita
The Love of God: Gitagovinda
The Love of God: Alvars and Nayanars
Tantra: Shrividya
The Gitas: Anugita, Ishvaragita and Devigita
The Sants: Kabir
6 SIKHS
Guru Nanak: Japji and Mul Mantra
The Gurus: Adi Granth, Guru Granth Sahib and Dasam Granth
7 JAINS
Agamas, Suttas and Tattvartha Sutra
8 BUDDHISM (FOR BUDDHISM IN KOREA, SEE KOREA)
The Buddha: The First and Final Addresses
Sacred Texts of Buddhists: The Pali Canon and the Canons of Tibet, China and Japan
Lives of the Buddha: Jatakas, Buddhacarita and Lalitavistara
The Sangha: Vinaya Pitaka, Dhammapada
Dharma/Dhamma: Abhidhamma, Visuddhimagga, Milindapañha
Mahayana: Sutras
Perfection of Wisdom: Ashtasahasrika Sutra, The Diamond-Cutter Sutra, The Heart Sutra, and Nagarjuna
Yogacara: Lankavatara Sutra, Asanga and Vasubandhu
Huayan: Avatamsaka Sutra
Tiantai: The Threefold Lotus Sutra, Nichiren
Pure Land
Chan: Bodhidharma, The Platform Sutra
Zen: Rinzai and Koans, Soto and Dogen
Tibetan Buddhism: Kangur and Tengyur
Tibetan Buddhism: Naropa, The Tibetan Book of the Dead
9 CHINA (FOR BUDDHISM IN CHINA, SEE BUDDHISM)
The Confucian Classics: Liujing
The Book of Songs: Shijing
The Analects: Lunyu
Great Learning and Doctrine of the Mean: Da Xue and Zhong Yong
The Book of Mencius: Mengzi
The Daoist Canon: Daozang
Laozi, The Way and its Power: Daodejing
Zhuangzi: Zhuangzi or Nan Hua Zhen Jing
The Neo-Confucianists: The Five Masters
10 KOREA
The Korean Canon: Taejang Togam, Wonhyo and Chinul
11 JAPAN (FOR BUDDHISM IN JAPAN, SEE ALSO BUDDHISM)
Shinto: Kojiki and Nihongi
The Organisation of Japanese Society: Jushichijo Kempo, Engishiki and Norito
Shingon and Shinto: Nanto Rokushu, Kukai and Kitabatake Chikafusa
The Defining of Shinto: The Five Shinto Classics, Kokugaku
Poetry and the Power of Words: Manyoshu, Kokinshu, Shinkokinshu and Basho
12 CONCLUSION
Sacred Texts and the Burning of Books
BIBLIOGRAPHY
I: Translation series
II: Additional translations and books quoted or referred to in the text
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
INDEX
Foot Notes
Chapter 1
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Chapter 8
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Chapter 12
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