Buddhism & Hinduism: Premium Collection (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. The Light of Asia, The Essence of Buddhism, The Song Celestial (Bhagavad-Gita), Hindu Literature, and Indian Poetry—Religious Studies, Spiritual Poems, and Sacred Writings (Unabridged)By Edwin Arnold
Length19h 24m
About this audiobook
Buddhism & Hinduism: Premium Collection gathers Edwin Arnold's influential poetic and devotional engagements with Indian religious thought, presenting Buddhism and Hinduism through the refined idiom of Victorian literary humanism. Best known for rendering Asian spiritual traditions in accessible English verse, Arnold combines narrative grace, elevated diction, and moral seriousness. The collection belongs to a nineteenth-century context in which translation, adaptation, and comparative religion reshaped European understanding of Asia. Sir Edwin Arnold (1832–1904), poet, journalist, and educator, spent formative years in British India as principal of Deccan College in Poona, an experience that deepened his interest in Sanskrit literature, Buddhist legend, and Hindu philosophy. His later career at The Daily Telegraph gave him a public platform, but his enduring reputation rests on works such as The Light of Asia and The Song Celestial, which sought to interpret Eastern wisdom sympathetically for Western audiences. This volume is recommended for readers interested in the literary transmission of Asian religions, Victorian orientalism, and the history of comparative spirituality. While modern readers should approach Arnold's work with awareness of its period assumptions, they will find in it a serious, elegant, and historically significant attempt to honor traditions often misunderstood in his time.
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.
Audiobook details
GenreSpirituality and Religion
Length19 hrs 24 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateSep 18, 2015
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Buddhism & Hinduism: Premium Collection (Annotated)
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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