List of historic Indian texts

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Collection

Each collection represents a set of books that are collectively known by the collection's name. In the list of books (shown below the table of collections), each book also refers to the collection it belongs to (if it does).

Name Description Alternate Names Date
Vedas Sacred hymns, which are a large body of texts originating in ancient India. Composed in Vedic Sanskrit, the texts constitute the oldest layer of Sanskrit literature and the oldest scriptures of Hinduism. There are four Vedas, and these constitute the Hindu canon. Samhita 1500-500 BCE[1]
Shakhas Vedic school. Each school taught a Veda in a specific way, over time evolving specific styles and emphasis, based on how / by whom / where it was taught.
Brahmanas Commentary and elaboration on vedas and description of religious procedures. 1000-800 BCE[citation needed]
Upanishads Philosophy in response to Vedas and Brahmanas. 800-600 BCE[citation needed]
Vedanta Later commentary on the Vedas, Brahmanas and Upanishads.
Itihasas Ramayana and Mahabharata are known as the itihasas (‘once upon a time’).
Pali Canon Essential collections of teachings of Shakyamuni Buddha, as written by his followers, three centuries later. Tipitaka
Puranas Historic texts (usually about a royal lineage) - written by court-appointed historians. Usually contrasted with historical descriptions in vedas, brahmanas, etc., that are written by priests.
Dharmasastra Collection and description of laws (man-made and natural).

Books

Key

  • Subject Area - subject area of the book
  • Topic - topic (within the subject area)
  • Collection - belongs to a collection listed in the table above
  • Date - date (year) book was written
  • Reign of - king/ruler in whose reign this book was written (occasionally a book could span reigns).
  • Reign Age - extent of the reign
  • Geographic Region - as it was known at the time of writing
Book Subject Area Topic Collection Language Author Date Reign of Reign Age Geographic Region Modern Name of Geographic Region Notes
Rig Veda Hindu hymns about various gods, and references to historic events. Part 1 of the four part Hindu canon. Veda/Samhita Sanskrit No concrete information available, but attributed to several rishis. 1500-500 BCE[1] Sapta Sindhva Indus region (Indus + its five tributaries + Saraswati)
Yajur Veda Hindu sacrificial knowledge. Part 3 of the four part Hindu canon. Veda/Samhita Sanskrit No concrete information available, but attributed to several 'rishis' 1500-500 BCE[1] Sapta Sindhva Indus region (Indus + its five tributaries + Saraswati)
Sama Veda Hindu music and arts. Part 2 of the four part Hindu canon. Veda/Samhita Sanskrit 1500-500 BCE[1]
Atharva Veda Hindu medicine, magic, sorcery. Part 4 of the four part Hindu canon. Veda/Samhita Sanskrit Attributed to rishis "Atharvana" and Angirasa. 1500-500 BCE[1]
Taittiriya Shakha Recension of Yajur Veda Shakha Sanskrit
Shaunaka Shakha Recension of Atharva Veda Shakha Sanskrit
Paippalada Shakha Recension of Atharva Veda Shakha Sanskrit
Satapatha Brahmana Hindu sacrificial knowledge. Commentary on Yajur Veda Brahmana Sanskrit 600 BCE - 500 BCE[citation needed]
Aitareya Brahmana Hindu vedic practices. Commentary on Rig Veda Brahmana Sanskrit
Kaushitaki Brahmana Commentary on Rig Veda Sanskrit
Taittiriya Brahmana Hindu sacrificial knowledge. Commentary on Yajur Veda Brahmana Sanskrit
Samavidhana Brahmana Hindu music and arts. Commentary on Sama Veda Brahmana Sanskrit
Arseya Brahmana Hindu music and arts. Commentary on Sama Veda Brahmana Sanskrit
Devatadhyaya Brahmana Hindu music and arts. Commentary on Sama Veda Brahmana Sanskrit
Shakdwipiya Brahmana Hindu music and arts. Commentary on Sama Veda Brahmana Sanskrit
Tandyamaha Brahmana Hindu music and arts. Commentary on Sama Veda Brahmana Sanskrit
Aitareya Aranyaka Sanskrit
Kaushitaki Aranyaka Sanskrit
Taittiriya Upanishad Upanishad Sanskrit
Maitri Upanishad Upanishad Sanskrit
Mimamsa Sanskrit
Theravada Buddhism Buddhist Pali Canon Pali
Yoga Sanskrit
Ramayana Life of Rama, a prince of the Sun dynasty. Sanskrit Valmiki 400 BCE - 400 CE [2]
Mahabharata Sanskrit Lord Ganesha while Veda Vyasa narrated it. 400 BCE - 400 CE [2]
Bhagavad Gita Krishna's advice to Arjuna on duty. Sanskrit Veda Vyasa 200 BCE - 200 CE [2] Not a separate work. Part of Mahabharata.
Hatha Yoga Pradipika Sanskrit
Gheranda Samhita Sanskrit
Yoga Sutras of Patanjali Sanskrit Patanjali
Vishnu Purana Purana Sanskrit
Persian Wars Greek Herodotus
Arthashastra polity Sanskrit Chanakya (aka Kautilya) Chandragupta Maurya 321 BCE - 301 BCE[citation needed] Magadha Bihar
Milinda Panha Dialogues with King Milinda (Menander) Pali Menander circa 150 BCE[citation needed] Sagala Sialkot in Punjab
Buddhacharita Buddhism Life of Shakyamuni Buddha Sanskrit Ashvagosha Kanishka 100[citation needed] Purushapura Peshawar
Periplus of the Erythrean Sea A naval guide to Indian commerce. Greek 0-100 CE[citation needed]
Manusmriti (aka Manava Dharmaśāstra) Law, code of conduct. Code of conduct as described by Manu. Dharmaśāstra Sanskrit
Puranas Sanskrit
Kamasutra Sex A manual of love. Sanskrit Vātsyāyana
Charaka Samhita Medicine Medical text. Sanskrit Charaka
Ashtadyayi Sanskrit language Sanskrit grammar Sanskrit Panini
Siddhāntakaumudī Sanskrit language Sanskrit grammar. Rearranges and provides descriptions for Panini's Ashtadyayi. Sanskrit Bhattoji Diksita
Mahabhashya Sanskrit language Sanskrit grammar Sanskrit Patanjali
Devichandraguptam Drama Drama about Chandragupta II Sanskrit Vishakhadatta
Aryabhatiya Mathematics Mathematics Sanskrit Āryabhaṭa
Surya Siddhanta Mathematics Mathematics Panchasiddhantika Sanskrit Varahamihira
Romaka Siddhanta Mathematics Mathematics Panchasiddhantika Sanskrit Varahamihira
Paulisa Siddhanta Mathematics Mathematics Panchasiddhantika Sanskrit Varahamihira
Vasishtha Siddhanta Mathematics Mathematics Panchasiddhantika Sanskrit Varahamihira
Paitamaha Siddhanta Mathematics Mathematics Panchasiddhantika Sanskrit Varahamihira
Brāhmasphuṭasiddhānta Mathematics Mathematics Sanskrit Brahmagupta
Mahabhaskariya Mathematics Mathematics Sanskrit Bhaskara I Expansion of Aryabhatta's work
Dhavala Mathematics Mathematics Sanskrit Virasena Amoghavarsha
Ganit Saar Sangraha Mathematics Mathematics Sanskrit Mahavira Rashtrakuta
Nav Shatika Mathematics Mathematics Sanskrit Sridhara Bengal
Maha-Siddhanta Mathematics Mathematics Sanskrit Aryabhata II Bengal Commentary on Sridhara's work
Siddhanta Sekhara Mathematics Mathematics Sanskrit Śrīpati
Ganit Tilaka Mathematics Mathematics Sanskrit Śrīpati
Dhikotidakarana Mathematics Lunar and solar eclipses Sanskrit Śrīpati
Siddhanta Shiromani Mathematics Mathematics Sanskrit Bhāskara II
Lilavati Mathematics Mathematics Sanskrit Bhāskara II
Bijaganita Mathematics Mathematics Sanskrit Bhāskara II
Gola Addhyaya Mathematics Mathematics Sanskrit Bhāskara II
Griha Ganitam Mathematics Mathematics Sanskrit Bhāskara II
Karun Kautoohal Mathematics Mathematics Sanskrit Bhāskara II
Travels of Faxian Social life Travels in India during the Chandragupta II era Mandarin Faxian Chandragupta II 375-415 CE[citation needed] Magadha Bihar
Shakuntala Drama Drama about a girl forgotten by her husband Sanskrit Kalidasa Chandragupta II 375-415 CE[citation needed] Magadha Bihar
Meghadūta Drama Story of a cloud carrying a message amongst lovers Sanskrit Kalidasa Chandragupta II 375-415 CE[citation needed] Magadha Bihar
Mrichakatika Drama Story of a poor brahman falling in love with a courtesan. Sanskrit Shudraka Chandragupta II 375-415 CE[citation needed] Magadha Bihar
Harshacharita Biography Life of King Harsha Vardhana Sanskrit Bāṇabhaṭṭa Harsha Vardhana 606-647 CE[citation needed] Thanesar near Delhi
In the footsteps of Buddha Travel Mandarin Xuanzang Harsha Vardhana 606-647 CE[citation needed] Thanesar near Delhi
In the footsteps of Buddha Travel Mandarin Xuanzang Pulakesin II (Pulikesi) 610-642 CE[citation needed] Badami near Krishna river
Samkhya verses Sanskrit Isvara Krishna
Soundarya Lahari Sanskrit Sankaracharya
Bhagavata Purana Religion Various mythologic stories Puranas Sanskrit Attributed to Vyasa 1100-1200 CE
Mattavilasa Prahasana Sanskrit Mahendravarman I Mahendravarman I (Pallava) 600-630 CE[citation needed] Kancheepuram Kancheepuram
Medicine Ma'dan ul Shifa Arabic Sikandar Lodi 1489-1517 CE[citation needed] Delhi
Music Lahjat I Sikandar Shahi Arabic Sikandar Lodi 1489-1517 CE[citation needed] Delhi
Persian Kabir
Baburnama Autobiography Babur's life Chagatai Babur Babur Kabul, Delhi
Humayunnama Humayun's life Persian Humayun Delhi
Tulsidas Ramayan Hinduism Translation of Ramayana into Hindi Hindi Tulsidas Akbar 1556-1605 CE[citation needed] Delhi
Guru Granth Sahib Sikhism Holy scripture of Sikhism Sant Bhasha Guru Arjan Dev Jehangir 1605-1627 CE[citation needed] Punjab

See also

Brhatkatha:Ksemendra's Brhatkathamanjari; Brhatkathaclokasamgraha of Budhasvamin

Yogavasistha (appendix of Ramayana) history of sanskrit, indian, buddh lit (winternitz etc) panchatantra vikram the vampire Baital Pachisi Jataka tales Burton, Sir Richard Arabian Nights, Kasidah, Kama Sutra, Ananga Ranga, Perfumed Garden Panini Aryabhatta, Brahmagupta, Bhaskara shandilya, narada, prahlada Ramadas, Samartha:. Dasabodha Chandidas, songs of Bennett:Shiva Puri Baba Gorakh(-nath) Grantha (disciple of kabir, rare, unknown) Gaurang Kabir Songs of, Selection of songs:Bijak The astronomical code of the Rgveda / Subhash Kak. Badarayana Vedanta Sutras Badrayana Brahma Sutras Ramacharaka Science of Breath Ramanuja: Shree Pasha (commentary on Brahma Sutras)(Shri Bashya) Shankaracharya, Adi The Crest Jewel of Wisdom(Awareness),Vivek Chudamani, Bhaj Govindam moodh mate Sarasvati, Swami Dayanand Shandilya Prahlada Madhva Chaitanya Shri Purohit Swami: Autobiography of an Indian Monk Shiva Sutra Kapila, Sankhya Narada Bhakti Sutra Vyasa Sutras Vigyan Bhairav Tantra Mimamsa, Nyaya, Vaisheshika Sutras Narada Bhakti Sutras Thiruvalluvar Tirukural Nagarjuna : Mula Madhyamika Karika (Karikas) M(ahendranath) Gospel of Ramakrishna Tagore Gitanjali, Songs of Kabir harding elizabeth:kali panchasayaka (5 arrows), smarapradipa (light of love), ratimanjari (garland of love), manasolasa or abhilashitachintamani , rasmanjari, kandarpacudamani Uma Swati: Tatva Sutras Naropa, Songs of Maluka(Malukdas) Jaydeva: Geet Govind (love) Dadu Coomaraswamy, Ananda Kentish Ramatirtha (Ramateertha)Collected Works Satchidanand Vatsyayana:Nadi Ke Dweep (Islands of a river) Vimalkirti: Nirdesh Sutra Literary gems from Sanskrit literature : (a study of rare manuscripts) / by Siddharth Yeshwant Wakankar Sri Sankaracarya Zusammenfassung der Kerngedanken sämtlicher Upanisaden Taran Taran: Shunya Svabhava, Siddhi Svabhava

Panchatantra Frater, Alexander Chasing the Monsoon Alain Danielou /Swami Karpatri le mystere du culte du linga Willhelm von Humboldt Vorträge über die B-Gita Leopold von Schroeder Indiens Literatur und Kultur Richard Garbe Indische Reiseskizzen William Jones Friedrich Schlegel über die sprache und weisheit der inder Sanmukhakalpa (on stealing)

Ancient Indian literature : an anthology / chief ed.: T.R.S. Sharma, 

The history of Indian literature / Albrecht Weber

A survey of love in Sanskrit / C. Kunhan Raja ; edited by P.C. Muralimadhavan.
Love in Sanskrit and Tamil literature : a study of characters and nature (200 B.C. - A.D. 500) / Devapoopathy Nadarajah. 

Kalidasa Rtusamhara, Meghaduta, Kumarasambhava, Raghuvanca, Shakuntala Bharavi:Kiratarjuniya Magha Divyavadana (collection of buddh. Tales) Arya Cura:Jatakamala Nagarjuna Cantideva (Mahayana buddh) Bhatti:Ravanavadha, Bhattikavya Kumaradasa:Janakiharana Dandin: Dacakumaracarita Subandhu:Vasavadatta Bana:Harsacarita, Kadambari Gauda Abhinanda:Yogavasisthasara Narada:Bhakticastra Candilya: Bhaktisutras Bhaktamala Vasugupta:Civa Sutra Kallata:Spandakarika Pratyabhijnacastra Criharsa:Naisadhiya Mahanaman:Mahavansa (buddh.) Bilhana: Vikramankadevacarita Kalhna:Rajatarangini (history, Kashmir) Bana:Harsacarita SANSKRIT POETRY Bhartrhari:Crngaracataka, Vairagya,, Niti Amaru(ka) Bilhana Jayadeva:Gitagovinda Panini SANSKRIT GRAMMAR AND LANGUAGE A history of Sanskrit grammatical literature in Tibet / by Pieter C. Verhagen. Panini Astadhyayi Patanjali Mahabhasya INDIAN LITERATURE INDIAN POETRY INDIA HISTORY Filliozat L'Inde classique : manuel des études indiennes Devamrita: Searching for Vedic India Kalhana f. pargiter DHARMASHASTRA Bhimrao Ambedkar. who were the shudras G.S. Thurye Caste and Race in India Kane, Pandurang Vaman <1880 - 1972>: History of Dharmasastra : (ancient and mediaeval, religious and civil law). -- Poona : Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute. Yajnavalkya Smrti-Commentary:Mitaksara of Vijnanecvara (Law) Manu: Manu-smrti : the laws of Manu ; with the Bhasya of Medhathiti / transl. by Ganganatha Jha. - Calcutta : University of Calcutta, 1920 - 1926. -- 5 vol. in 8 parts + Notes in 3 parts. -- Müller, Max Govinda, Lama Anagarika Shandilya, Narada, Prahlada Sankaracharya The Crest Jewel of Wisdom Vedanta, Kapila, Sankhya, Purana Ramacharaka Science of Breath Door Number One - The Meaning(s) of Life Thiruvalluvar Tirukural Tantras Vyasa Sutras Mimamsa, Nyaya, Vaisheshika Sutras Badarayana Vedanta Sutras Badrayana Brahma Sutras Mahavira Jaina Sutras Mimamsa, Nyaya, Vaisheshika Sutras Narada Bhakti Sutras Ramacharaka Science of Breath Ramanuja Sacred Books of the East Series (SBE, Oxford) Sankaracharya The Crest Jewel of Wisdom Sarasvati, Swami Dayanand Shandilya, Narada, Prahlada Thiruvalluvar Tirukural Kapila, Sankhya Purana Vyasa Sutras Uma Swati: Tatva Sutras Naropa, Songs of Maluka(Malukdas) Jaydeva: Geet Govind (love) Dadu Coomaraswamy, Ananda Kentish Ramatirtha (Ramateertha)Collected Works Satchidanand Vatsyayana:Nadi Ke Dweep (Islands of a river) Vimalkirti: Nirdesh Sutra Literary gems from Sanskrit literature : (a study of rare manuscripts) / by Siddharth Yeshwant Wakankar Sri Sankaracarya Zusammenfassung der Kerngedanken sämtlicher Upanisaden Taran Taran: Shunya Svabhava, Siddhi Svabhava Panchatantra Alain Danielou /Swami Karpatri le mystere du culte du linga Willhelm von Humboldt Vorträge über die B-Gita Leopold von Schroeder Indiens Literatur und Kultur Richard Garbe Indische Reiseskizzen William Jones Friedrich Schlegel über die sprache und weisheit der inder Sanmukhakalpa (on stealing) INDOLOGY

  • Clarke. Oriental Enlightement
  • Halbfass
  • Lopez, Curators of Buddha
  • Schwab Raymond

DHARMASHASTRA G.S. Thurye Caste and Race in India Kane, Pandurang Vaman <1880 - 1972>: History of Dharmasastra : (ancient and mediaeval, religious and civil law). -- Poona : Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute. INDIA HISTORY Filliozat L'Inde classique : manuel des études indiennes Devamrita: Searching for Vedic India K.M. Panikkar’s A Survey of Indian History Kalhana f. pargiter alain danielou HH Wilson Colonel James Tod (1782-1835) Late British political agent to the Western Rajpoot State, author of Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan: or the Central and Western Rajput States of India ISBN 8120803809 Vol. II René Daumal Makarand Paranjape indian poet, 20th century Nietzsche, power and politics :rethinking Nietzsche's legacy for political thought (with paper by Elst) SANSKRIT LANGUAGE A history of Sanskrit grammatical literature in Tibet / by Pieter C. Verhagen. Panini Astadhyayi Patanjali Mahabhasya The astronomical code of the Rgveda / Subhash Kak. swami muktananda Play of Consciousness: A Spiritual Autobiography, Siddha Yoga Publications, ISBN 0-911307-81-8 Bhagawan Nityananda Chidakasha Gita

Buddhism

buddhism Kalachakra Tantra Harrer, Heinrich 7 Jahre in Tibet tibet robert thurman David Neel, Alexandra Oeuvres complètes tungpa chogyam shambala Hedin, Sven Transhimalaya Reps, Paul Zen Flesh Zen Bones Edwin, Arnold Light of Asia, Song Celestial The Noble Eightfold Path," by James Allen, in "Buddhism," vol. i, No. 2, p. 213. A most illuminating essay on this difficult subject. Rhys Davids Rev. Mr. Edkins Chinese Buddhism (recommended by Blavatsky) TIBETAN BUDDHISM Conze, Edward Buddhist Scriptures, Buddhist Thought in India, Buddhist Meditation Notes of the disciple of Bodhidharma Neumann Reden Buddhas Milarepa The 1000 songs of Milarepa Mahakashyapa (books about him) Tilopa Lin Tsi Houang Po Mazu BUDDHIST TEXTS The Lankavatara Sutra : a Mahayana text / translated for the first time from the original Sanskrit [by] Daisetz Teuktari Suzuki. Sacred Books of the East Series (SBE, Oxford)

Govinda, Lama Anagarika Marques-Rivière Magie Tantrique, Yoga Tantrique, A l'ombre des monastères thibetaines Dhammapadda Marques-Rivière Magie Tantrique, Yoga Tantrique, A l'ombre des monastères thibetaines Suzuki, Daisetz T. Die grosse Befreiung, Essays in Zen Buddhism Watts, Alan Sacred Books of the East Series (SBE, Oxford) Sacred Books of the East Index Bi-Yaen-Lu Meister Yüan-Wu's Niederschrift von der smaragdenen Felswand (Gundert, Wilhelm) Neumann Reden Buddhas Conze, Edward Buddhist Scriptures, Buddhist Thought in India, Buddhist Meditation Dhammapadda Govinda, Lama Anagarika Neumann Reden Buddhas Oldenberg, Hermann Die Religion des Veda, Reden des Buddha, Buddha Marques-Rivière Magie Tantrique, Yoga Tantrique, A l'ombre des monastères thibetaines Shibayama, Zenkei Zen in Gleichnis und Bild Watts, Alan Suzuki, Daisetz T. Die grosse Befreiung, Essays in Zen Buddhism TIBET Hedin, Sven Transhimalaya kanjur tanjur epos king gesar dalai lama alexandra david Neel Heinrch Harrer The Song of Saraha Tibetan Yogas of Dream and Sleep Tsongkhapas Six Yogas of Naropa Nat. Lib. Padmasambhava's Teachings SE-ASIA

EAST-WEST WRITERS Lewis, Norman Omnibus Henri Copin,L'Indochine dans la littérature française des années vingt à 1954: exotisme et altérité, Wessinger, Catherine Lowman, Women's Leadership in Marginal Religions: Explorations Outside The Mainstream. University of Illinois, Press, 1993, Encyclopedia of Women And Religion in North America, BUDDHOLOGISTS/WESTERN BUDDHISTS Edwin, Arnold Light of Asia, Song Celestial Harrer, Heinrich 7 Jahre in Tibet Hesse, H. Steppenwolf, Siddharta, Das Glasperlenspiel,morgenlandfahrt, Gedichte Sven Hedin Gundert,Wilhelm Karl Neumann zen: gary snyder robert aitken Thich Nhat Hanh Bhaishajyaguru Vaiduryaprabha Tathagata: Sutra of the lord of healing (cited by Pendell) Charlotte Loko Beck (cited by Pendell) Philip Kapleau (cited by Pendell) Chogyam Trungpa Cutting through spiritual materialism (cited by Pendell) Cleary & Cleary (zen translations) (cited by Pendell) TIBETAN BUDDHISM Conze, Edward Buddhist Scriptures, Buddhist Thought in India, Buddhist Meditation Notes of the disciple of Bodhidharma Neumann Reden Buddhas Milarepa The 1000 songs of Milarepa Mahakashyapa (books about him) Tilopa Lin Tsi Houang Po Mazu BUDDHIST TEXTS The Lankavatara Sutra : a Mahayana text / translated for the first time from the original Sanskrit [by] Daisetz Teuktari Suzuki. Thomas Cleary in the introduction to his translation of the Sandhinirmochanasutra, the “Scripture Unlocking the Mysteries”, a classical textbook of Buddhist yoga: “This is a text that is meant to be read and reread many times as essential preparation by those who are thinking of undertaking meditation exercises of any sort. This procedure was the classical way, and many of the aberrations of modern Western meditation cults can be traced to abandonment of this tradition.” (Buddhist Yoga, Shambhala 1999, p.vii) (Elst:Hinduism vs. Buddhism in the West: the Belgian Case 2004) Somadeva:Kathasaritsagara, Indische Märchen ZEN Watts, Alan Way of Zen, This is it, The Book Rinzai (jap Zen Chin: LinChi)Sayings of Shibayama, Zenkei Zen in Gleichnis und Bild Suzuki, Daisetz T. Die grosse Befreiung, Essays in Zen Buddhism, Zen and Japanese Culture Basho (zen poetry) Ross: Three pillars of Zen Reps, Paul Zen Flesh Zen Bones Christmas Hummphires Zen Buddhism Benoit, Herbert : Let Go, Supreme Doctrine Herrigel, Eugen Zen in der Kunst des Bogenschiessens Uchiyama, Kosho Weg zum Selbst-Zen Wircklichkeit paul reps:ohne worte ohne schweigen

Evans-Wentz Tibetan Book of the Dead, Tibetan Yoga and Secret Doctrines Sacred Books of the East Series (SBE, Oxford) Govinda, Lama Anagarika Marques-Rivière Magie Tantrique, Yoga Tantrique, A l'ombre des monastères thibetaines Eastern Religion: Origins - Beliefs - Practices - Holy Texts - Sacred Places, ed. Michael Coogan. Oxford University Press, 2005. ISBN 0-19-522191-5 Conze, Edward Buddhist Scriptures, Buddhist Thought in India, Buddhist Meditation

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