This book compiles the essential Sacred Writings of India and Asia. These English translations of religious texts include texts, aphorisms, sayings, proverbs, etc., from the <b>Vedic Hymns</b> (Hinduism), <b>Zend-Avesta</b> (Zoroastrian religion), <b>Dhammapada</b> (Buddhism), <b>Upanishads</b> (Hindu philosophy), the <b>Koran</b> (Islam), and the <b>Life of Buddha</b> (Buddhism). An introductory note prefaces each part.&nbsp;<br />To summarize, it is something no serious student or lover of Eastern religions should be without.<br />Edition fully annotated, dynamic contents and footnotes.