Vinaya Texts, Part 1 of 3: The Patimokkha and The Mahavagga, I-IV

by T W Rhys Davids (Translator), Hermann Oldenberg (Translator)

Overview

The Sacred Books of the East, a 50-volume series, encompasses the seven non-Christian religions of Asia: Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Zoroastrianism, Jainism, and Islam. Translated into English by authorities in their respective fields, these sacred texts have been edited by F. Max Muller and have profoundly influenced civilization. Vinaya Texts, Part 1 (1881), translated by T.W. Rhys Davids and Hermann Oldenberg, is volume XIII of The Sacred Books of the East, a series available from Cosimo Classics. This book in three parts, focuses on Buddhism and includes the Buddhist texts Patimokkha and Mahavagga (I-IV). This book is for readers interested in deepening their knowledge of Buddhism.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781646797912
Publisher:	Cosimo Classics
Publication date:	02/23/1905
Series:	The Sacred Books of the East (Volume 13 of 50) , #13
Edition description:	Volume XIII ed.
Pages:	396
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.88(d)

About the Author

T.W. RHYS DAVIDS (1843-1922) was an English-born professor of Pali and co-founder of the London School for Oriental Studies. An authority on Buddhism, he wrote numerous scholarly articles and books on the subject. HERMANN OLDENBERG (1854-1920) was a German scholar and professor considered an expert in Buddhism and Hinduism. His book Buddha: his life, his doctrine, his order (1882) led to the popularization of Buddhism. F. MAX MÜLLER (1823-1900) was a German author and orientalist who lived in England most of his life. As a professor at Oxford, he combined the studies of language, culture, and religion to create the discipline of comparative mythology. His body of work included The Sacred Books of the East, which he had edited.