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The message and the book: sacred texts of the world's religions
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Yale University Press
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2012, c2011
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From the Book
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.
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
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.
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.
Zoroastrians and Parsis. Zarathustra: Gathas, Yasna, Avesta.
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.
Sikhs. Guru Nanak: Japji and Mul Mantra
The Gurus: Adi Granth, Guru Granth Sahib and Dasam Granth.
Jains. Agamas, Suttas and Tattvartha Sutra.
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.
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.
Korea. The Korean Canon: Taejang Togam, Wonhyo and Chinul.
Japan (for Buddhism in Japan, see also Buddhism). Shinto: Kojiki and Nihongi
The organisation of Japanese society: Juschichijo 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.
Sacred texts and the burning of books.
From the Book
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.
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
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.
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.
Zoroastrians and Parsis. Zarathustra: Gathas, Yasna, Avesta.
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 .
Sikhs. Guru Nanak: Japji and Mul Mantra
The Gurus: Adi Granth, Guru Granth Sahib and Dasam Granth.
Jains. Agamas, Suttas and Tattvartha Sutra.
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.
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.
Korea. The Korean Canon: Taejang Togam, Wonhyo and Chinul.
Japan (for Buddhism in Japan, see also Buddhism). Shinto: Kojiki and Nihongi
The organisation of Japanese society: Juschichijo 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.
Sacred texts and the burning of books.
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