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