Sacred Books of the East

The Sacred Books of the East is a monumental 50-volume set of English translations of Asian religious texts, edited by Max Müller and published by the Oxford University Press between 1879 and 1910. It incorporates the essential sacred texts of Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Zoroastrianism, Jainism, and Islam.

Sacred Books of the East

All of the books are in the public domain in the United States, and most or all are in the public domain in many other countries.[1] Electronic versions of all 50 volumes are widely available online.

Volumes of the Sacred Books of the East
Vol.GroupPublishedTranslatorTitle and contents
1 Hindu 1879Max MüllerThe Upanishads, part 1/2:[2]
2 Hindu 1879Georg BühlerThe Sacred Laws of the Âryas (Dharmaśāstra), part 1/2:
3 China 1879James LeggeThe Sacred Books of China, part 1/6 – the texts of Confucianism:
  • The Shû King (Classic of History)
    • Book of Thang
    • Books of Yü
    • Books of Hsiâ
    • Books of Shang
    • Books of Kâu
  • Shih King, the Book of Odes (Classic of Poetry)
    • I. Odes of the Temple and the Altar
    • II. Minor Odes of the Kingdom
    • III. Major Odes of the Kingdom
    • IV. Lessons from the States
  • The Hsiâo King (Classic of Filial Piety)
4 Zor 1880James DarmesteterZend-Avesta, part 1/3:
5 Zor 1880E. W. WestPahlavi Texts, part 1/5:
6 Islam 1880E. H. PalmerQur'an part 1/2 – chapters I-XVI
7 Hindu 1880Julius JollyThe Institutes of Visnu.
8 Hindu 1882Kâshinâth Trimbak TelangThe Bhagavadgîtâ:
9 Islam 1880E. H. PalmerThe Qur'an, part 2/2 – chapters XVII-CXIV
10 Bud 1881Max Müller (Dhammapada, from Pāli) Viggo Fausböll (Sutta-Nipata, from Pāli)Dhammapada: a collection of verses

Sutta-Nipâta: a collection of discourses; being one of the canonical books of the Buddhists

11 Bud 1881T. W. Rhys DavidsBuddhist Suttas:
12 Hindu 1882Julius EggelingSatapatha Brahmana, part 1/5:
13 Bud 1881T. W. Rhys Davids and Hermann OldenbergVinaya Texts, part 1/3:
14 Hindu 1882Georg BühlerThe Sacred Laws of the Âryas, part 2/2:
15 Hindu 1884Max MüllerThe Upanishads, part 2/2:
16 China 1882James LeggeThe Sacred Books of China, part 2/6 – the texts of Confucianism:
17 Bud 1882T. W. Rhys Davids and Hermann OldenbergVinaya Texts, part 2/3
18 Zor 1882E. W. WestPahlavi Texts, part 2/5
19 Bud 1883Samuel BealThe Fo-sho-hing-tsan-king: a life of Buddha, by Ashvaghosha, Bodhisattva; translated from Sanskrit into Chinese by Dharmakṣema (A. D. 420).
20 Bud 1885T. W. Rhys Davids and Hermann OldenbergVinaya Texts, part 3/3:
  • Kullavagga, IV–XII.
21 Bud 1884H. KernThe Saddharma-Pundarika or The Lotus of the True Law.
22 Jain 1884Hermann Jacobi

from the Prâkrit

 Jaina Sûtras, part 1/2
23 Zor 1883James DarmesteterZend-Avesta, part 2/3:
  • Sîrôzahs
  • Yasts
  • Nyâyis
24 Zor 1884E. W. WestPahlavi Texts, part 3/5:
25 Hindu 1886Georg BühlerThe Laws of Manu: with extracts from seven commentaries.
26 Hindu 1885Julius EggelingSatapatha Brahmana, part 2/5
27 China 1885James LeggeThe Sacred Books of China, part 3/6 – the texts of Confucianism:
28 China 1885James LeggeThe Sacred Books of China, part 4/6 – the texts of Confucianism:
29 Hindu 1886Hermann OldenbergGrihya-sutras, part 1/2 – rules of Vedic domestic ceremonies:
  • Sankhyayana-Grihya-sutra
  • Āśvalāyana-Grihya-sutra
  • Paraskara-Grihya-sutra
  • Khadia-Grihya-sutra
30 Hindu 1892Hermann Oldenberg (Apstamba),

Max Müller (Yajna)

 Grihya-sutras, part 2/2 – rules of Vedic domestic ceremonies:
31 Zor 1887Lawrence Heyworth MillsZend-Avesta, part 3/3:
32 Hindu 1891Max MüllerVedic Hymns, part 1/2
  • Hymns to the Maruts
  • Hymns to Rudra
  • Hymns to Vâyu
  • Hymns to Vâta
  • Bibliographical list of the more important publications on the Rigveda
33 Hindu 1889Julius JollyThe Minor Law-Books: Brihaspati
34 Hindu 1890George ThibautVedanta-Sutras, part 1/3
  • Commentary by Sankaracharya, part 1 of 2
  • Adhyâya I–II (Pâda I–II).
35 Bud 1890T. W. Rhys DavidsThe Questions of King Milinda, part 1/2
36 Bud 1894T. W. Rhys DavidsThe Questions of King Milinda, part 2/2
37 Zor 1892E. W. WestPahlavi Texts, part 4/5
  • Contents of the Nasks
38 Hindu 1896George ThibautVedanta-Sutras, part 2/3
  • Commentary by Sankaracharya, part 2 of 2
  • Adhyâya II (Pâda III–IV)–IV
39 China 1891James LeggeTexts of Taoism, part 1/2
40 China 1891James LeggeTexts of Taoism, part 2/2
  • The Writings of Kwang Tse, XVII–XXXIII
  • The Thâi-shang tractate of actions and their retributions
  • Other Taoist texts
  • the Index to vols. 39 and 40
41 Hindu 1894Julius EggelingSatapatha Brahmana, part 3/5:
42 Hindu 1897Maurice BloomfieldHymns of the Atharvaveda, Together With Extracts From the Ritual Books and the Commentaries
43 Hindu 1897Julius EggelingSatapatha Brahmana, part 4/5:
44 Hindu 1900Julius EggelingSatapatha Brahmana, part 5/5:
45 Jain 1895Hermann Jacobi

(from Prâkrit)

 Jaina Sûtras, part 2 of 2:
46 Hindu 1897Hermann OldenbergVedic Hymns, part 2/2:
47 Zor 1897E. W. WestPahlavi Texts, part 5/5:
48 Hindu 1904George ThibautVedanta-Sutras, part 3/3, with the commentary of Râmânuja
49 Bud 1894Edward Byles Cowell (part 1, from Sanskrit), Max Müller, and Takakusu Junjiro (Amitâyur)Buddhist Mahâyâna Texts, part 1/2:

Buddhist Mahâyâna Texts, part 2/2:

50 Index 1910Moriz Winternitz, with a preface by Arthur Anthony MacdonellGeneral index to the names and subject-matter of the Sacred Books of the East.

References
  1. sacred-texts.com
  2. Müller, Max. [1879]. The Upanishads, Part 1.
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