List of historic Indian texts
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
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