Spread out across parts of Northern and Central India is a very littleknown and interesting religious sect known as the Sadhs. The Sadhs date back about four hundred years. Outwardly Hindu, the group's tenets vary greatly from orthodox Hinduism, and it draws its beliefs from several other religions and cults, including Christianity.

1900. The Sacred Books of the East series, comprising fifty volumes, has translations of key sacred texts of Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Zoroastrianism, Jainism, and Islam. The series was edited by the famous linguist Max Muller, who also produced many of the translations and were the foundational documents for the new discipline known as the comparative science of religions. This volume contains the First and Second Kanda. According to the text of the Madhyandina School. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.

Vedanta Philosophy Or How to Be a Yogi; Reincarnation; and Vedanta Philosophy: Five Lectures on Reincarnation.

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1893. During the Cambridge scholar Browne's research in Iran he discovered a Babi book in manuscript entitled Tarikh-i-Jadid (The New History). This book, as he later discovered, was written in 1880 by Mirza Husayn of Hamadan with the assistance of several other Baha'i scholars. The New History which was translated and published by Browne was never published by the Baha'is.

1880. The Sacred Books of the East series, comprising fifty volumes, has translations of key sacred texts of Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Zoroastrianism, Jainism, and Islam. The series was edited by the famous linguist Max Muller, who also produced many of the translations and were the foundational documents for the new discipline known as the comparative science of religions. Part I of the Pahlavi Texts contains: The Bundahis, Bahman Yast and Shayast La-Shayast. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.

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This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

1890. The Sacred Books of the East series, comprising fifty volumes, has translations of key sacred texts of Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Zoroastrianism, Jainism, and Islam. The series was edited by the famous linguist Max Muller, who also produced many of the translations and were the foundational documents for the new discipline known as the comparative science of religions. The Vedanta Sutras with the commentary by Sankarakarya Part I contains Adhyaya I and II. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.

1891. Translated by F. Max Muller. The Sacred Books of the East series, comprising fifty volumes, has translations of key sacred texts of Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Zoroastrianism, Jainism, and Islam. The series was edited by the famous linguist Max Muller, who also produced many of the translations and were the foundational documents for the new discipline known as the comparative science of religions. Vedic Hymns Part I contains: Hymns to the Maruts, Rudra, Vayu and Vata. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.

1891. The Sacred Books of the East series, comprising fifty volumes, has translations of key sacred texts of Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Zoroastrianism, Jainism, and Islam. The series was edited by the famous linguist Max Muller, who also produced many of the translations and were the foundational documents for the new discipline known as the comparative science of religions. The Sacred Books of China; The Texts of Taoism Part I contains: The Tao Teh King and The Writings of Kwang-Tze Books I-XVII. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.

1886. The Sacred Books of the East series, comprising fifty volumes, has translations of key sacred texts of Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Zoroastrianism, Jainism, and Islam. The series was edited by the famous linguist Max Muller, who also produced many of the translations and were the foundational documents for the new discipline known as the comparative science of religions. The Grihya-Sutras, Rules of Vedic Domestic Ceremonies Part I contains: Sankhayana-Grihya-Sutra; Asvalayana-Grihya-Sutra; Paraskara-Grihya-Sutra; and Khadira-Grihya-Sutra. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.

1880. The Sacred Books of the East series, comprising fifty volumes, has translations of key sacred texts of Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Zoroastrianism, Jainism, and Islam. The series was edited by the famous linguist Max Muller, who also produced many of the translations and were the foundational documents for the new discipline known as the comparative science of religions. Part I of the Pahlavi Texts contains: The Bundahis, Bahman Yast and Shayast La-Shayast. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.

The viewpoint of this book is that of a traveler in Oriental lands seeking to observe how the teachings of the various religions of the Far East actually work out in life. In connection with such a popular treatment of these faiths, brief surveys of their fundamental theories also have been embodied, that the reader may get a proper setting for a study of the peculiar rites, ceremonies, and customs of these non-Christian peoples. Illustrated. Contents: Korea, Spirit Land; Fifty Centuries of Worship; Mystical Hindus; Under the Bo-Tree; Moslem Millions; Fire Worshipers; Summary and Conclusion.

This superbly illustrated text is a popular account of Brahmanism, Hinduism, Buddhism and Zoroastrianism. It describes the Vedas and other sacred books, the Zendabesta, Sikhism, Jainism, Mithraism and other faiths -- a typical example of meticulous nineteenth century scholarship.

1891. The Sacred Books of the East series, comprising fifty volumes, has translations of key sacred texts of Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Zoroastrianism, Jainism, and Islam. The series was edited by the famous linguist Max Muller, who also produced many of the translations and were the foundational documents for the new discipline known as the comparative science of religions. The Sacred Books of China; The Texts of Taoism Part II contains: The Writings of Kwang-Tze Books XVIII-XXXIII and The Thai-Shang Tractate of Actions and Their Retributions Appendixes I-VIII. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.

1882. Translated from the Pali by T.W. Rhys Davids and Hermann Oldenberg. The Sacred Books of the East series, comprising fifty volumes, has translations of key sacred texts of Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Zoroastrianism, Jainism, and Islam. The series was edited by the famous linguist Max Muller, who also produced many of the translations and were the foundational documents for the new discipline known as the comparative science of religions. Part II contains The Mahavagga, V-X and The Kullavagga, I-III. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.

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This book contains a series of eleven essays, ten of which relate to India. These essays are the outcome of personal observation in certain provinces and interaction with the people. One essay discusses China, of which the author has no direct knowledge. Contents: religion of an Indian province; on the origin of divine myths in India; influence upon religion of a rise in morality; witchcraft and non-Christian religions; missionary and non-missionary religions; relations between the state and religion in China; on the formation of some clans and castes in India; the Rajput states of India; Islam in India; our religious policy in India; religious situation in India.

1887. The Sacred Books of the East series, comprising fifty volumes, has translations of key sacred texts of Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Zoroastrianism, Jainism, and Islam. The series was edited by the famous linguist Max Muller, who also produced many of the translations and were the foundational documents for the new discipline known as the comparative science of religions. The Zend Avesta Part III contains: The Yasna, Visparad, Afrinagan, Gahs and miscellaneous fragments. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.

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The ancient forms, evolution, history and present aspect, manners, customs and social institutions connected with the religious system of China. This volume contains Part III (The Grave, first half) of Book I (Disposal of the Dead). Contents: Genesis of the grave; Grave as the dwelling of the soul; Placing food and drink in the grave - sacrificing on the tombs - grave altars and grave temples; Placing valuables, requisites of life, animals etc. in the grave; Concerning large tombs, big Tumuli, and grave trees; On mourning customs; Fasting for the dead; Reaction against the waste of wealth in burying the dead; Concerning the sacrifice of human beings at burials, and usages connected therewith.

The ancient forms, evolution, history and present aspect, manners, customs and social institutions connected with the religious system of China. This volume contains Part I (Soul in philosophy and folk-conception) of Book II (On the soul and ancestral worship). Contents: Psychological philosophy; Cosmo-psychological philosophy, and Taoism; On the multiplicity or divisibility of the souls of man; On the parts of the body in which the soul specially dwells; Animistic ideas as suggested by shadows; On disease of the soul, its debility and derangements; On absence of the soul from living man; On reanimation after death; On the reincarnation of souls through birth; On Zoanthropy; On the descent of men from animals; On plant-spirits; On the animation of lifeless matter; On food and medicines prepared from animals and men; On apparitions, and their influence upon the fate of man; On retributive justice exercised by spirits.