As the references given are mostly to the Oriental origins, it is only
fair to insert here a list of the English and French translations
which have been principally used in compiling this book. The following
works comprise most of those which have proved directly of service for
the purpose--"Sacred Books of the East," namely:
Vol. 10. Dhammapada, by F. Max Muller; and Sutta-Nipata, by V.
Fausboll.
Vol. 11. Buddhist Suttas, by T. W. Rhys Davids.
Vol. 13. Vinaya Texts, part 1, by T. W. Rhys Davids and H.
Oldenberg.
Vol. 17. Vinaya Texts, part 2, by T. W. Rhys Davids and H.
Oldenberg.
Vol. 19. Fo-sho-hing-tsan-king, by Rev. S. Beal.
Vol. 20. Vinaya Texts, part 3, by T. W. Rhys Davids and H.
Oldenberg.
Vol. 21. Saddharma-pundarika, by H. Kern.
Vol. 35. Questions of King Milinda, part 1, by T. W. Rhys Davids.
Vol. 36. Questions of King Milinda, part 2, by T. W. Rhys Davids.
Vol. 49. Buddhist Mahayana Texts, by E. B. Cowell, F. Max Muller,
and J. Takakusu.
"Sacred Books of the Buddhists," namely:
Vol. 1. Jatakamala, by J. S. Speyer.
Vol. 2. Dialogues of the Buddha, by T. W. Rhys Davids.
The Jataka, or Stories of the Buddha's Former Births, translated
under the editorship of Professor E. B. Cowell.
Buddhism of Tibet, by L. A. Waddell.
Buddhism in Translations, by H. C. Warren.
Travels of Fa-hien, by James Legge.
Selected Essays, by F. Max Muller.
Buddhist Birth Stories, or Jataka Tales, by T. W. Rhys Davids.
Hibbert Lectures for 1881, by T. W. Rhys Davids.
Buddhism, by T. W. Rhys Davids.
Catena of Buddhist Scriptures from the Chinese, by Rev. S. Beal.
Abstract of Four Lectures on Buddhist Literature in China, by Rev.
S. Beal.
Romantic Legend of Sakya Buddha, by Rev. S. Beal.
Texts from the Buddhist Canon known as Dhammapada, by Rev. S. Beal.
Udanavarga, by W. W. Rockhill.
Lalita Vistara, by Rajendralala Mitra.
Sanskrit Buddhist Literature of Nepal, by Rajendralala Mitra.
Mahavamsa, by L. C. Wijesinha.
Attanagalu-vansa, by James D'Alwis.
Archaeological Survey of Southern India (new series of reports),
vol. 1, by James Burgess, with translations by Georg Buhler.
Archaeological Survey of Western India, vol. 4, by James Burgess.
Sutta-Nipata, by Sir M. Coomara Swamy.
Katha Sarit Sagara, by C. H. Tawney.
Grammar of the Tibetan Language, by A. Csoma de Koros.
Nagananda: a Buddhist Drama, by Palmer Boyd.
Buddhaghosa's Parables, by Capt. T. Rogers.
Light of Asia, by Sir Edwin Arnold.
Ancient Proverbs and Maxims from Burmese Sources, by James Gray.
Jinalankara, or Embellishments of Buddha, by James Gray.
We-than-da-ya: a Buddhist Legend, by L. Allan Goss.
The English Governess at the Siamese Court, by Mrs. A. H.
Leonowens.
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