Scriptures of the East

About this book

This anthology of scriptures offers selections that vary in length from a few paragraphs to 10 pages accompanied by brief introductions that discuss the nature and scope of scripture within each religion as well as the history of each scripture presented. Scriptures of The East contains sacred writings of Hinduism Jainism Buddhism Sikhism Confucianism Taoism Shinto and indigenous religions of the East; a companion text Scriptures of The West contains sacred writings of Zoroastrianism Judaism Christianity Islam the Bahai faith and indigenous religions of the West.