Hindu spiritual ebooks
A few decades before the books publication, very little was known outside Asia about the Buddha and Buddhism, the religion which he founded, and which had existed for about twenty-five centuries.
It is a free adaptation of the Lalitavistara.
#Hindu spiritual ebooks series#
The book presents his life, character, and philosophy, in a series of verses. The book endeavors to describe the life and time of Prince Gautama Siddhartha, who after attaining enlightenment became The Buddha, The Awakened One. The Light of Asia, subtitled The Great Renunciation, is in a form of a narrative poem. The literary task which he set before him was the interpretation in English verse of the life and philosophy of the East. Proverbial Wisdom From the Shlokas of the Hitopade?a… Edwin Arnold (1832-1904) was an English poet and journalist. Table of Contents: The Light of Asia The Song Celestial or Bhagavad-Gita (from the Mahâbhârata) The Essence of Buddhism Hindu Literature: Comprising The Book of good counsels, Nala and Damayanti Indian Poetry: The Indian Song of Songs (Hymn to Vishnu -11 Sargas) Miscellaneous Oriental Poems: The Rajpoot Wife King Saladin The Caliphs Draught Hindoo Funeral Song Song of the Serpent-charmers Song of the Flour-mill Taza ba Taza The Mussulman Paradise Dedication of a Poem From the Sanskrit The Rajahs Ride Two Books From The Iliad Of India "The Great Journey." "The Entry Into Heaven." "Night of Slaughter." The Morning Prayer. This carefully crafted ebook: "Buddhism & Hinduism Collection: The Light of Asia + The Essence of Buddhism + The Song Celestial (Bhagavad-Gita) + Hindu Literature + Indian Poetry" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.