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Contents
Introduction 1 Using This Book: Bibliography and Translations 17
1 Judaism 19 The Bible: The Origins of the Jewish People 21 Tanakh: History and Revelation 25 Tanakh: Canon and Translations 29 Interpretation of Torah: Mishnah and Talmuds; Shulhan Aruch 32 Maimonides: Mishneh Torah 37 Qabbalah: Zohar 40 Liturgy and Prayer: Amida and Piyyutim 43
2 Christianity 47 The New Testament: Jesus and the Canon 49 The New Testament: The Gospels 53 The New Testament: Epistles and Other Writings 59 Translations: The Vulgate, The Authorised Version 63 Creeds and Confessions: The Apostles’ and the Nicene Creeds; from Augsburg to Peter the Great 69 Councils: Ecumenical Councils, Vatican I, Vatican II 73 Prayers and Hymns: The Office, The Book of Common Prayer, Hymns, John and Charles Wesley 77 Liturgy and Eucharist: The Last Supper; Kontakia 81 Prayer and Monastic Orders: Basil the Great, Dionysius, The Philokalia 85 Monasticism: Rule of Benedict 89 Christianity of the Celts: Columbanus, Patrick, Carmina Gaedelica 93
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7 Jains 223 Agamas, Suttas and Tattvartha Sutra 225
8 Buddhism (for Buddhism in Korea, see Korea) 229 The Buddha: The First and Final Addresses 231 Sacred Texts of Buddhists: The Pali Canon and the Canons of Tibet, China and Japan 235 Lives of the Buddha: Jatakas, Buddhacarita and Lalitavistara 239 The Sangha: Vinaya Pitaka, Dhammapada 242 Dharma/Dhamma: Abhidhamma, Visuddhimagga, Milindapañha 246 Mahayana: Sutras 250 Perfection of Wisdom: Ashtasahasrika Sutra, The Diamond-Cutter Sutra, The Heart Sutra, and Nagarjuna 253 Yogacara: Lankavatara Sutra, Asanga and Vasubandhu 257 Huayan: Avatamsaka Sutra 260 Tiantai: The Threefold Lotus Sutra, Nichiren 264 Pure Land 267 Chan: Bodhidharma, The Platform Sutra 270 Zen: Rinzai and Koans, Soto and Dogen 275 Tibetan Buddhism: Kangur and Tengyur 280 Tibetan Buddhism: Naropa, The Tibetan Book of the Dead 284
9 China (for Buddhism in China, see Buddhism) 289 The Confucian Classics: Liujing 291 The Book of Songs: Shijing 294 The Analects: Lunyu 298 Great Learning and Doctrine of the Mean: Da Xue and Zhong Yong 301 The Book of Mencius: Mengzi 305 The Daoist Canon: Daozang 309 Laozi, The Way and its Power: Daodejing 312 Zhuangzi: Zhuangzi or Nan Hua Zhen Jing 316 The Neo-Confucianists: The Five Masters 320
10 Korea 325 The Korean Canon: Taejang Togam, Wonhyo and Chinul 327
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11 Japan (for Buddhism in Japan, see also Buddhism) 331 Shinto: Kojiki and Nihongi 333 The Organisation of Japanese Society: Jushichijo Kempo, Engishiki and Norito 336 Shingon and Shinto: Nanto Rokushu, Kukai and Kitabatake Chikafusa 339 The Defining of Shinto: The Five Shinto Classics, Kokugaku 342 Poetry and the Power of Words: Manyoshu, Kokinshu, Shinkokinshu and Basho 346
12 Conclusion 351 Sacred Texts and the Burning of Books 353
Bibliography I: Translation series 358 II: Additional translations and books quoted or referred to in the text 360
acknowledgements 389
IndeX 393
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