Asian Antiquity
Shakuntala
Ryder originally did a close to literal translation of this 4th or 5th century play by the poet Kalidasa. Quite unwieldly with 7 acts and ov…
Kojiki
Of all the mass of Japanese literature, which lies before us as the result of nearly twelve centuries of book-making, the most important mon…
Sayings of Confucius
Sayings of Confucius presents teachings and conversations attributed to the ancient Chinese philosopher and his disciples. In brief exchange…
The Book of Changes
The Book of Changes (Traditional: 易經; Simplified: 易经; Legge: Yî King, Wade-Giles: I Ching; Pīnyīn: Yìjīng; Bopomofo: ㄧˋㄐㄧㄥ; Kor…
The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
Yoga sutras by Patanjali is a seminal work in yoga, this book is more about control of mind and the true goal of yoga. The sutras are extre…
Confucian Analects
The Analects, or Lunyu (simplified Chinese: 论语; traditional Chinese: 論語; pinyin: Lún Yǔ; literally "Classified/Ordered Sayings&q…