Ancient India

35 books

Essential Determinations of the West: Resolving Doubts and General Regulations cover
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Essential Determinations of the West: Resolving Doubts and General Regulations 大慈恩寺沙门基 · 2024 Traditional Chinese thought and culture have a long history, marked by a high degree of originality, inventiveness, and literary quality. Early intell…
Five-Part Bhikṣuṇī Precepts Text cover
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Five-Part Bhikṣuṇī Precepts Text 释明徽 · 2024 Traditional Chinese culture has a long and profound intellectual history, marked by a high degree of originality, inventiveness, and literary quality.…
Tales of the Throne and One Hundred Verses on the Righteous Path (Sanskrit Literature Translation Series) cover
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Tales of the Throne and One Hundred Verses on the Righteous Path (Sanskrit Literature Translation Series) Anonymous / 贾那吉耶 / 黄宝生 Shanghai Zhongxi Book Company Limited · 2023 The Throne Story and A Hundred Verses on the Right Path (Classical Sanskrit Literature Translation Series)
The Baitâl Pachchisi Or, The Twenty-Five Tales of a Sprite cover
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The Baitâl Pachchisi Or, The Twenty-Five Tales of a Sprite Vila, Mazhar Ali Khan, active 1805 Project Gutenberg · 2019 Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and …
The Gâtakamâlâ Or, Garland of Birth-Stories cover
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The Gâtakamâlâ Or, Garland of Birth-Stories Aryasura Project Gutenberg · 2019 Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and …
A History of Sanskrit Literature cover
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A History of Sanskrit Literature Macdonell, Arthur Anthony, 1854-1930 Project Gutenberg · 2019 Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and …
Bagh O Bahar, or Tales of the Four Darweshes cover
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Bagh O Bahar, or Tales of the Four Darweshes Amir Khusraw Dihlavi, 1253?-1325 Project Gutenberg · 2019 Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and …
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Hindoo Tales Dandin, active 7th century Project Gutenberg · 2019 Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and …
Songs of Kabir cover
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Songs of Kabir Kabir, 1440-1518 Project Gutenberg · 2019 Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and …
A History of Indian Civilization (Chinese-Language Global History) cover
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A History of Indian Civilization (Chinese-Language Global History) 常磐大定 / 陈景升 Sino-Culture Press · 2019 Tracing the development of Indian literature, religion and social institutions as its main thread, this book recounts the evolution of Indian civiliza…
Ashoka: A History of the Maurya Kingdom (Chinese-Language Global History) cover
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Ashoka: A History of the Maurya Kingdom (Chinese-Language Global History) 文森特·亚瑟·史密斯 / 高迎慧 Sino-Culture Press · 2019 Taking the life of Ashoka as its main thread, this book draws on the many pillar edicts, inscriptions, and cave rock carvings from Ashoka's time disco…
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Siddhartha Hermann Hesse / 张佩芬 · 2026 Hermann Hesse's Siddhartha (also known as The Wanderer's Song) is a book of spiritual awakening written for all who feel lost. It tells the story of a…
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Siddhartha Hermann Hesse / 张佩芬 · 2024 Siddhartha tells the life story of a young Brahmin nobleman in search of life's ultimate truth. Handsome, intelligent, and endowed with everything peo…
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Siddhartha Hermann Hesse / 周苇 Taihai Publishing House · 2024 Siddhartha, a young Brahmin in ancient India, embarks on a long path of asceticism. He leaves his privileged aristocratic home alone, moving from deli…
Jasmine and Youth (Sanskrit Literature Translation Series) cover
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Jasmine and Youth (Sanskrit Literature Translation Series) 薄婆菩提 / 黄宝生 Shanghai Zhongxi Book Company Limited · 2023 Malavikagnimitra is a ten-act play that tells the story of two young couples striving for free marriage. The play fully demonstrates Bhasa's skill as …
The Tale of the Beautiful Countenance and The Tale of the Jeweled Necklace (Sanskrit Literature Translation Series) cover
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The Tale of the Beautiful Countenance and The Tale of the Jeweled Necklace (Sanskrit Literature Translation Series) 戒日王 / 张远 Shanghai Zhongxi Book Company Limited · 2023 This volume comprises King Harṣa's Priyadarśikā and Ratnāvalī. Priyadarśikā (four acts) and Ratnāvalī (four acts) are court comedies drawn from the le…
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Kadambari 波那 / 黄宝生 Shanghai Zhongxi Book Company Limited · 2023 Kādambarī is a romantic and imaginative novel that tells the story of two couples whose love is bound up with life and death, expressing the sincere e…
The Tale of the Startled Dream and Two Farces cover
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The Tale of the Startled Dream and Two Farces 跋娑 / 维格罗摩沃尔曼 / 黄宝生 Shanghai Zhongxi Book Company Limited · 2023 This volume combines The Vision of Vasavadatta with Two Farces. The Vision of Vasavadatta is a masterpiece by the ancient Indian playwright Bhasa and…
Hindu Theology: The Kama Sutra cover
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Hindu Theology: The Kama Sutra Vatsyayana Project Gutenberg · 2019 Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and …
The Ancient Indian Column: A Contribution to the Study of Columns cover
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The Ancient Indian Column: A Contribution to the Study of Columns Sohrmann, Hans Project Gutenberg · 2019 Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and …