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The wisdom of China and India / edited by Lin Yutang.

Title: The wisdom of China and India / edited by Lin Yutang.
Author: Lin, Yutang, 1895-1976,
Publication: New York : Random House, [1942]

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xiii, 1104 pages; 24 cm

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"First printing."

Contents

Pt. 1. The wisdom of India. Indian piety. Hymns from the Rigveda ; The Upanishads ; The Lord's song (The Bhagavad-Gita) ; The yoga aphorisms of Patanjali -- Indian imagination. The Ramayana -- Indian humor. The fables of Panchatantra ; The enchanted parrot -- Buddhism. The Dhammapada ; Three sermons by Buddha ; Some Buddhist parables and legends ; The light of Asia (Life of Buddha) / by Edwin Arnold ; The Surangama Sutra ; What is nirvana? -- Glossary of Hindu words -- Pt. 2. The wisdom of China. Chinese mysticism. Laotse, the book of Tao ; Chuangtse, mystic and humorist --Chinese democracy. The book of history : doucments of Chinese democracy (Shu Ching) ; Mencius : the democratic philosopher ; Motse : the religious teacher -- The middle way. The aphorisms of Confucius ; The golden mean of Tsesze -- Chinese poetry. Some great ancient lyrics ; Chú̈ Yüan ; Li Po ; The tale of Meng Chiang : a "drum story" in five cantos ; The mortal thoughts of a nun -- Sketches of Chinese life. Chinese tales ; Six chapters of a floating life / by Shen Fu -- Chinese wit and wisdom. Parables of ancient philosophers ; Family letters of a Chinese poet ; The epigrams of Lusin ; One hundred proverbs -- The pronunciation of Chinese names -- Table of Chinese dynasties.

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42050902

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