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# Religion and philosophy

Vedic religion, Buddhism, Jainism, the sects, mythology, ritual and the philosophical systems

- **Contents:** 52 studies, 50 with text
- **Words:** 12,422,153

## Contents (52)

- [Sketch of the Religious Sects of the Hindus](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.wilson-1846) — English; 1786–1860 CE; Horace Hayman Wilson
- [Original Sanskrit Texts on the Origin and History of the People of India, their Religion and Institutions](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.muir-1868) — English; 1845 CE; John Muir
- [La religion vedique d'apres les hymnes du Rig-Veda (La religion védique d'après les hymnes du Rig-Véda)](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.bergaigne-1878) — French; Abel Bergaigne
- [Buddha: His Life, his Doctrine, his Order](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.oldenberg-1882) — English; 1854–1920 CE; Hermann Oldenberg, William Hoey
- [The System of the Vedanta according to Badarayana's Brahma-Sutras and Cankara's Commentary (The System of the Vedânta according to Bâdarâyana's Brahma-Sûtras and Çankara's Commentary)](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.deussen-1912) — English; 1845–1919 CE; Paul Deussen, Charles Johnston
- [Die Religion des Veda](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.oldenberg-1894) — German; 1854–1920 CE; Hermann Oldenberg
- [The Religions of India](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.hopkins-1895) — English; 1857–1932 CE; Edward Washburn Hopkins
- [Manual of Indian Buddhism](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.kern-1896) — English; 1833–1917 CE; Hendrik Kern
- [Vedic Mythology](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.macdonell-1897) — English; 1854–1930 CE; Arthur Anthony Macdonell
- [The Philosophy of the Upanishads](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.deussen-1906) — English; 1845–1919 CE; Paul Deussen, A. S. Geden
- [The Religion of the Veda: The Ancient Religion of India (from Rig-Veda to Upanishads)](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.bloomfield-1908) — English; 1855–1928 CE; Maurice Bloomfield
- [Vaishnavism, Shaivism and Minor Religious Systems (Vaiṣṇavism, Śaivism and Minor Religious Systems)](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.bhandarkar-1913) — English; R. G. Bhandarkar
- [Epic Mythology](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.hopkins-1915) — English; 1857–1932 CE; Edward Washburn Hopkins
- [Outlines of Jainism](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.jaini-1916) — English; 1881–1927 CE; Jagmanderlal Jaini, F. W. Thomas
- [The Samkhya System: A History of the Samkhya Philosophy (The Sāṃkhya System: A History of the Sāṃkhya Philosophy)](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.keith-1918) — English; 1879–1944 CE; Arthur Berriedale Keith
- [Shakti and Shakta: Essays and Addresses on the Shakta Tantrashastra (Shakti and Shâkta: Essays and Addresses on the Shâkta Tantrashâstra)](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.woodroffe-1918) — English; John Woodroffe
- [An Outline of the Religious Literature of India](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.farquhar-1920) — English; J. N. Farquhar
- [Materials for the Study of the Early History of the Vaishnava Sect](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.raychaudhuri-1920) — English; Hemchandra Raychaudhuri
- [Hinduism and Buddhism: An Historical Sketch](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.eliot-1921) — English; Charles Eliot
- [The Karma-Mimamsa (The Karma-Mīmāṃsā)](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.keith-1921-mimamsa) — English; 1879–1944 CE; Arthur Berriedale Keith
- [Indian Logic and Atomism: An Exposition of the Nyaya and Vaiceshika Systems (Indian Logic and Atomism: An Exposition of the Nyāya and Vaiçeṣika Systems)](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.keith-1921-nyaya) — English; 1879–1944 CE; Arthur Berriedale Keith
- [A History of Indian Logic: Ancient, Mediaeval and Modern Schools](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.vidyabhusana-1921) — English; 1870–1920 CE; Satis Chandra Vidyabhusana
- [A History of Indian Philosophy](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.dasgupta-1922) — English; Surendranath Dasgupta
- [Buddhist Philosophy in India and Ceylon](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.keith-1923) — English; 1879–1944 CE; Arthur Berriedale Keith
- [Indian Philosophy](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.radhakrishnan-1923) — English; S. Radhakrishnan
- [The Central Conception of Buddhism and the Meaning of the Word "Dharma"](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.stcherbatsky-1923) — English; Th. Stcherbatsky
- [Der Jainismus: Eine indische Erlosungsreligion (Der Jainismus: Eine indische Erlösungsreligion)](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.glasenapp-1925) — German; Helmuth von Glasenapp
- [The Religion and Philosophy of the Veda and Upanishads](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.keith-1925) — English; 1879–1944 CE; Arthur Berriedale Keith
- [A Constructive Survey of Upanishadic Philosophy](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.ranade-1926) — English; R. D. Ranade
- [The Conception of Buddhist Nirvana (The Conception of Buddhist Nirvāṇa)](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.stcherbatsky-1927) — English; Th. Stcherbatsky
- [Aspects of Mahayana Buddhism and its Relation to Hinayana (Aspects of Mahāyāna Buddhism and its Relation to Hīnayāna)](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.dutt-1930) — English; Nalinaksha Dutt
- [Buddhist Logic](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.stcherbatsky-1930) — English; Th. Stcherbatsky
- [The Bodhisattva Doctrine in Buddhist Sanskrit Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.dayal-1932) — English; Har Dayal
- [Outlines of Indian Philosophy](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.hiriyanna-1932) — English; 1871–1950 CE; M. Hiriyanna
- [The History of Buddhist Thought](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.thomas-1933) — English; Edward J. Thomas
- [The Doctrine of the Jainas, Described after the Old Sources](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.schubring-1962) — English; 1881–1969 CE; Walther Schubring
- [Gorakhnath and the Kanphata Yogis (Gorakhnāth and the Kānphaṭa Yogīs)](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.briggs-1938) — English; George Weston Briggs
- [Studies in the Puranic Records on Hindu Rites and Customs (Studies in the Purāṇic Records on Hindu Rites and Customs)](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.hazra-1940) — English; R. C. Hazra
- [Early Monastic Buddhism](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.dutt-1941) — English; Nalinaksha Dutt
- [Early History of the Vaishnava Faith and Movement in Bengal, from Sanskrit and Bengali Sources (Early History of the Vaiṣṇava Faith and Movement in Bengal, from Sanskrit and Bengali Sources)](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.de-1942) — English; Sushil Kumar De
- [Purva-Mimamsa in its Sources (Pūrva-Mīmāṃsā in its Sources)](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.jha-1942) — English; 1872–1941 CE; Ganganatha Jha, Umesha Mishra
- [Obscure Religious Cults as Background of Bengali Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.dasgupta-1946) — English; Surendranath Dasgupta
- [Some Jaina Canonical Sutras (Some Jaina Canonical Sūtras)](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.law-1949) — English; 1892–1969 CE; Bimala Churn Law
- [An Introduction to Tantric Buddhism (An Introduction to Tāntric Buddhism)](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.dasgupta-1950) — English; Shashi Bhushan Dasgupta
- [History and Doctrines of the Ajivikas: A Vanished Indian Religion (History and Doctrines of the Ājīvikas: A Vanished Indian Religion)](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.basham-1951) — English; A. L. Basham
- [Aspects of Early Vishnuism (Aspects of Early Viṣṇuism)](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.gonda-1954) — English; J. Gonda; catalogued, text not yet digitised
- [Studies in the Origins of Buddhism](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.pande-1957) — English; Govind Chandra Pande
- [Studies in the Upapuranas (Studies in the Upapurāṇas)](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.hazra-1958) — English; R. C. Hazra
- [Early Buddhist Theory of Knowledge](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.jayatilleke-1963) — English; K. N. Jayatilleke
- [The Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.potter-1970) — English; Karl H. Potter
- [Samnyasa Upanishads: Hindu Scriptures on Asceticism and Renunciation (Saṃnyāsa Upaniṣads: Hindu Scriptures on Asceticism and Renunciation)](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.olivelle-1992) — English; 1942 CE; Patrick Olivelle
- [Oneself as Another: Yantraputraka Metaphors in Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.zhao-2023) — English; You Zhao; catalogued, text not yet digitised

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