CONTENTS: · VEDIC HYMNS INTRODUCTION· VEDIC HYMNS TO THE UNKNOWN GOD TO THE MARUTS[1] TO THE MARUTS AND INDRA TO INDRA AND THE MARUTS TO AGNI[5] AND THE MARUTS TO RUDRA[6] TO RUDRA TO AGNI AND THE MARUTS TO VAYU TO VAYU INDRA AND AGASTYA[7]: A DIALOGUE TO SOMA AND RUDRA TO RUDRA TO VATA TO VATA · SELECTIONS FROM THE ZEND-AVESTA INTRODUCTION DISCOVERY OF THE ZEND-AVESTA SELECTIONS FROM THE ZEND-AVESTA MYTH OF YIMA THE EARTH CONTRACTS AND OUTRAGES[11] UNCLEANNESS[12] FUNERALS AND PURIFICATION CLEANSING THE UNCLEAN SPELLS RECITED DURING THE CLEANSING TO FIRES, WATERS, PLANTS TO THE EARTH AND THE SACRED WATERS PRAYER FOR HELPERS A PRAYER FOR SANCTITY AND ITS BENEFITS TO THE FIRE TO THE BOUNTIFUL IMMORTALS PRAISE OF THE HOLY BULL TO RAIN AS A HEALING POWER TO THE WATERS AND LIGHT OF THE SUN TO THE WATERS AND LIGHT OF THE MOON TO THE WATERS AND LIGHT OF THE STARS · THE DHAMMAPADA INTRODUCTION · THE DHAMMAPADA CHAPTER I. THE TWIN-VERSES CHAPTER II. ON EARNESTNESS CHAPTER III. THOUGHT CHAPTER IV. FLOWERS CHAPTER V. THE FOOL CHAPTER VI. THE WISE MAN CHAPTER VII. THE VENERABLE CHAPTER VIII. THE THOUSANDS CHAPTER IX. EVIL CHAPTER X. PUNISHMENT CHAPTER XI. OLD AGE CHAPTER XII. SELF CHAPTER XIII. THE WORLD CHAPTER XIV. THE BUDDHA-THE AWAKENED CHAPTER XV. HAPPINESS CHAPTER XVI. PLEASURE CHAPTER XVII. ANGER CHAPTER XVIII. IMPURITY CHAPTER XIX. THE JUST CHAPTER XX. THE WAY CHAPTER XXI. MISCELLANEOUS CHAPTER XXII. THE DOWNWARD COURSE CHAPTER XXIII. THE ELEPHANT CHAPTER XXIV. THIRST CHAPTER XXV. THE BHIKSHU CHAPTER XXVI. THE BRAHMANA · SELECTIONS FROM THE KORAN INTRODUCTION MOHAMMED AND MOHAMMEDANISM · THE KORAN CHAPTER I. Entitled, the Preface, or Introduction-Revealed at Mecca CHAPTER II. Entitled, the Cow[22]-Revealed Partly at Mecca, and Partly at Medina CHAPTER III. Entitled, the Family of Imran[46]-Revealed at Medina CHAPTER IV. Entitled, Women[63]-Revealed at Medina CHAPTER V. Entitled, the Table[82]-Revealed at Medina · LIFE OF BUDDHA INTRODUCTION CHAPTER II. The Return of Kandaka CHAPTER III. Bimbisara Raga Invites the Prince CHAPTER IV. Bimbisara Raga Becomes a Disciple CHAPTER V. By Spiritual Power Fixing His Term of Years