Sacred Books of the East

The Sacred Books of the East incorporates the essential sacred texts of Hinduism, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, and Islam. These English translations of religious texts includes selections from the Vedic Hymns (the oldest scriptures of Hinduism ), Zend-Avesta (Holy book of the Zoroastrian religion), Dhammapada (Buddhism, a collection of verses), Upanishads (late Vedic Sanskrit texts of Hindu philosophy ), the Koran (the central religious text of Islam), and the Life of Buddha (Buddha was a sage on w