CONTENTS

[VEDIC HYMNS]

[Introduction]

[To the Unknown God]

[To the Maruts]

[To the Maruts and Indra]

[To Indra and the Maruts]

[To Agni and the Maruts]

[To Rudra]

[To Rudra]

[To Agní and the Maruts]

[To Vâyu]

[To Vâyu]

[Indra and Agastya: A Dialogue]

[To Soma and Rudra]

[To Rudra]

[To Vâta]

[To Vâta]

[THE ZEND-AVESTA]

[Introduction]

[Discovery of the Zend-Avesta]

[The Creation]

[Myth of Yima]

[The Earth]

[Contracts and Outrages]

[Uncleanness]

[Funerals and Purification]

[Cleansing the Unclean]

[Spells Recited During the Cleansing]

[To Fires, Waters, Plants]

[To the Earth and the Sacred Waters]

[Prayer for Helpers]

[A Prayer for Sanctity and its Benefits]

[To the Fire]

[To the Bountiful Immortals]

[Praise of the Holy Bull]

[To Rain as a Healing Power]

[To the Waters and Light of the Sun]

[To the Waters and Light of the Moon]

[To the Waters and Light of the Stars]

[THE DHAMMAPADA]

[Introduction]

[I.—The Twin-Verses]

[II.—On Earnestness]

[III.—Thought]

[IV.—Flowers]

[V.—The Fool]

[VI.—The Wise Man]

[VII.—The Venerable]

[VIII.—The Thousands]

[IX.—Evil]

[X.—Punishment]

[XI.—Old Age]

[XII.—Self]

[XIII.—The World]

[XIV.—The Buddha—The Awakened]

[XV.—Happiness]

[XVI.—Pleasure]

[XVII.—Anger]

[XVIII.—Impurity]

[XIX.—The Just]

[XX.—The Way]

[XXI.—Miscellaneous]

[XXII.—The Downward Course]

[XXIII.—The Elephant]

[XXIV.—Thirst]

[XXV.—The Bhikshu]

[XXVI.—The Brâhmana]

[THE UPANISHADS]

[Introduction]

[KAUSHÍTAKI-UPANISHAD.]

[The Couch of Brahman]

[Knowledge of the Living Spirit]

[Life and Consciousness]

[SELECTIONS FROM THE KORAN]

[Introduction]

[Mohammed and Mohammedanism]

[Chapter I.—Entitled, the Preface]

[Chapter II.—Entitled, the Cow]

[Chapter III.—Entitled, the Family of Imran]

[Chapter IV.—Entitled, Women]

[Chapter V.—Entitled, the Table]

[LIFE OF BUDDHA]

[Introduction]

[CHAPTER I.]

[The Birth]

[Living in the Palace]

[Disgust at Sorrow]

[Putting Away Desire]

[Leaving the City]

[CHAPTER II.]

[The Return of Kandaka]

[Entering the Place of Austerities]

[The General Grief of the Palace]

[The Mission to Seek the Prince]

[CHAPTER III.]

[Bimbisara Râga Invites the Prince]

[The Reply to Bimbisara Râga]

[Visit to Ârada Udrarama]

[Defeats Mara]

[O-wei-san-pou-ti (Abhisambodhi)]

[Turning the Law-wheel]

[CHAPTER IV.]

[Bimbisara Râga Becomes a Disciple]

[The Great Disciple Becomes a Hermit]

[Conversion of the "Supporter of the Orphans and Destitute"]

[Interview Between Father and Son]

[Receiving the Getavana Vihara]

[Escaping the Drunken Elephant and Devadatta]

[The Lady Âmra Sees Buddha]

[CHAPTER V.]

[By Spiritual Power Fixing His Term of Years]

[The Differences of the Likkhavis]

[Parinirvana]

[Mahaparinirvana]

[Praising Nirvana]

[Division of the Sariras]

[VEDIC HYMNS]