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  • The Fo-Sho-Hing-Tsan-King

    A Life of Buddha

    by Samuel Beal ...
    This work presents a biographical account of the Buddha as composed by the Buddhist poet Asvaghosha and preserved through a layered transmission from Sanskrit into Chinese, and from Chinese into English.Focusing on the Buddha's birth, princely life, renunciation, spiritual discipline, enlightenment, and teaching mission, it offers a narrative shaped by devotional, ethical, and philosophical ... Read more

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  • The Fo-Sho-Hing-Tsan-King: A Life of Buddha by Asvaghosha Bodhisattva

    by Samuel Beal ...
    HAVING been asked by the Editor of 'the Sacred Books of the East' to contribute to the series a volume from the Buddhist literature of China, I undertook, with some distrust, to translate from that language the PhÛ-yau-king, which is the second version of the Lalita Vistara, known in China, and dated A.D. 308. After some months of rather disappointing work I found the text so corrupt and imperfect ... Read more

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  • Si-Yu-Ki Buddhist Records of the Western World

    Translated from the Chinese of Hiuen Tsiang (A.D. 629): Volume II

    by Samuel Beal ...
    Progress which has been made in our knowledge of Northern Buddhism during the last few years is due very considerably to the discovery of the Buddhist literature of China. This literature contains, amongst other valuable works, the records of the travels of various Chinese Buddhist pilgrims who visited India during the early centuries of our era. This is Volume II in a series of sixteen about ... Read more

    $68.99 USD

  • Si-Yu-Ki Buddhist Records of the Western World

    Translated from the Chinese of Hiuen Tsiang (A.D. 629) Vol I

    by Samuel Beal ...
    Progress which has been made in our knowledge of Northern Buddhism during the last few years is due very considerably to the discovery of the Buddhist literature of China. This literature contains, amongst other valuable works, the records of the travels of various Chinese Buddhist pilgrims who visited India during the early centuries of our era. This is Volume II in a series of sixteen about ... Read more

    $68.99 USD

  • Texts from the Buddhist Canon

    Commonly Known as Dhammapada

    by Samuel Beal ...
    This is Volume IV of sixteen in the Oriental series on Buddhism. First published in 1878, this book includes texts from the Buddhist Canon or 'Dhammapada' with narratives. Dhammapada may be rendered Scriptural texts or verses includes, authentic Texts gathered from ancient canonical books-that are generally connected with some incident or other in the History of Buddha, helping to illustrate ... Read more

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  • The Life of Hiuen-Tsiang

    by Samuel Beal ...
    This is Volume I of sixteen on Buddhism. Originally published in 1911, it looks at the Life of Hiuen-Tsiang, by the Shaman Hwui Li. Centuries before biography became a business, before the peccadilloes of Royal mistresses and forgotten courtesans obtained a market value, the writing of the Master's life by some cherished disciple was both an act of love and piety in the Far East. In this spirit, ... Read more

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  • The Fo-Sho-Hing-Tsan-King

    by Samuel Beal ...
    The Fo-Sho-Hing-Tsan-Kingtr. by Samuel BealThis is a subset of the Sacred Books of the East Series which includes translations of all the most important works of the seven non-Christian religions which have exercised a profound influence on the civilizations of the continent of Asia. The works have been translated by leading authorities in their field. ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • The Fo-Sho-Hing-Tsan-King

    by Samuel Beal ...
    This is the extended and annotated edition including * an extensive annotation of more than 10.000 words about the history and basics of Buddhism, written by Thomas William Rhys Davids This book contains an English translation of the Buddhacharita ("Acts of the Buddha"), an epic poem in the Sanskrit mahakavya style on the life of Gautama Buddha by A[vaghoca, composed in the 2nd century AD. Of the ... Read more

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  • Sacred Books of the East

    Enriched edition.

    by Various, Bryce Emerson ...
    Translated by George Sale, Samuel Beal, James Darmesteter, F. Max Müller ...
    The "Sacred Books of the East" is an ambitious compilation curated by the eminent philologist Max Müller, comprising translations and interpretations of key religious texts from Eastern traditions, including Hinduism, Buddhism, and Zoroastrianism. This series, first published in the late 19th century, stands as a pioneering effort in comparative religion and is characterized by its meticulous ... Read more

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  • Buddhism For Beginners - World's Best Collection

    Expert Explanations For Beginners to Advanced Levels For Easy Understanding Of All Buddhist Concepts

    by Asvaghosha Bodhisattva, Buddha, Henry S. Olcott, Professor L. De La Vallee Poussin, Soyen Shaku, Paul Carus ...
    Translated by F. Max Mueller, Samuel Beal ...
    Buddhism World's Best CollectionThis is the best Buddhism Writings Collection available, including the most famous and important works about Buddhism.Do you want a clear, easy understanding of Buddhist concepts?Think about the calm inner peace you want…Buddhism has been practised for thousands of years, helping people achieve a stress-free outlook on life. Imagine the serenity you will find when ... Read more

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  • Sacred Books of the East

    Including selections from the Vedic Hymns, Zend-Avesta, Dhammapada, Upanishads, the Koran, and the Life of Buddha (Annotated)

    by Scholars oriental Various, Wilson Epiphanius ...
    Translated by Müller F. M., Sale George, Darmesteter James, Beal Samuel ...
    This book compiles the essential Sacred Writings of India and Asia. These English translations of religious texts include texts, aphorisms, sayings, proverbs, etc., from the Vedic Hymns (Hinduism), Zend-Avesta (Zoroastrian religion), Dhammapada (Buddhism), Upanishads (Hindu philosophy), the Koran (Islam), and the Life of Buddha (Buddhism). An introductory note prefaces each part.To ... ... Read more

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  • Life of Buddha

    by Asvaghosha Bodhisattva ...
    Translated by Samuel Beal ...
    Series series Hindu Library
    Buddha is undoubtedly the most potent name as a religious teacher, in the whole of Asia. The propaganda of the Buddhistic faith passed from the valley of the Indus to the valley of the Ganges, and from Ceylon to the Himalayas; thence it traversed China, and its conquests seem to have been permanent. The religion of Buddha is so far different from that of Confucius, and so far resembles ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

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