Buddhism & Hinduism Premium Collection (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Light of Asia, Bhagavad-Gita, and Indian Poetry: Eastern philosophy, Buddhist verse, and Sanskrit wisdomBy Edwin Arnold
Length19h 21m
About this audiobook
Buddhism & Hinduism Premium Collection gathers Edwin Arnold's influential poetic and interpretive writings on Indian religious thought, most notably his retellings of Buddhist and Hindu traditions for a nineteenth-century English readership. Written in a polished, elevated Victorian idiom, the collection blends devotional sympathy, narrative grace, and moral reflection. Its literary context is the age of imperial encounter and comparative religion, when Asian scriptures and philosophies were being translated, adapted, and debated in Europe with unprecedented intensity. Edwin Arnold (1832–1904), poet, journalist, educator, and former principal of the Government Sanskrit College in Poona, possessed unusual familiarity with Indian languages, customs, and sacred literature for a writer of his generation. His years in India shaped both his admiration for Eastern spirituality and his ambition to mediate it for Western audiences. Though marked by the assumptions of Victorian Orientalism, his work helped popularize Buddhism and Hinduism in the English-speaking world. This collection is recommended for readers interested in the literary transmission of Asian religions, Victorian spirituality, and the history of cross-cultural interpretation. It offers not a modern academic translation, but a revealing and often beautiful record of how Buddhist and Hindu ideas entered global literary consciousness.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
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GenreSpirituality and Religion
Length19 hrs 21 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateSep 18, 2015
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
21Translator's Preface
2Introduction
22Introduction
3Historical Context
23THE WINNING OF FRIENDS
4Synopsis (Selection)
24THE PARTING OF FRIENDS
5The Light of Asia
25WAR
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6Book The First
26PEACE
7Book The Second
27NALA AND DAMAYANTI
8Book The Third
28Introduction
9Book The Fourth
29THE MAHÂBHÂRATA
10Book the Fifth
30Indian Poetry
11Book The Sixth
31The Indian Song of Songs.
12Book The Seventh
32Miscellaneous Oriental Poems.
13Book The Eigth
33Two Books From The Iliad Of India.
14The Song Celestial; Or, Bhagavad-Gîtâ
34"Night of Slaughter."
15The Essence of Buddhism
35The Morning Prayer.
16PREFACE.
36Proverbial Wisdom from the Shlokas of the Hitopadesa.
17COMPILER'S PROEM.
37Proverbial Wisdom From the Shlokas of the Hitopadeśa.
18THE ESSENCE OF BUDDHISM.
38Analysis
19Hindu Literature
39Reflection
20THE BOOK OF GOOD COUNSELS
40Memorable Quotes
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