Eastern Classics Reading Lists
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Selected Texts
Confucius Analects
Mo Tzu Basic Writings of Mo Tzu, Hsun Tzu, and Han Fei Tzu
Mencius Books
Hsun Tzu Basic Writings of Mo Tzu, Hsun Tzu, and Han Fei Tzu
Chuang Tzu The Book of Chuang Tzu
Lao Tzu The Way of Lao Tzu
Han Fei Tzu Basic Writings of Mo Tzu, Hsun Tzu, and Han Fei Tzu
The Rig Veda
鈥淏峁沨ad膩ra峁噛aka Upani峁d鈥�
鈥淜a峁環a Upani峁d鈥�
鈥淢u峁囜笉aka Upani峁d鈥�
鈥淭he Ny膩ya S奴tra鈥�
鈥淭he Vai艣e峁ka S奴tra鈥�
鈥淭he Pad膩rthadharmasa峁乬raha鈥�
罢补迟迟惫补-碍补耻尘耻诲卯
鈥淭he Yoga Philosophy of Pata帽jali鈥�
The Bhagavadg墨t膩 in the Mah膩bh膩rata
碍腻濒颈诲腻蝉补 Kum膩rasa峁僢hava, 艢hakuntal膩
鈥淭he Dhvany膩loka of 膧nandavardhana with the Locana of Abhinavagupta鈥�
鈥淧奴rva M墨m膩峁乻膩鈥�
鈥淐腻谤惫腻办补鈥�
鈥淒iscourses on the Noble Quest,鈥� 鈥淒iscourse to K膩l膩mas,鈥� 鈥淭he Greater Discourse on Cause鈥�
鈥淭he Greater Discourse on the Foundations of Mindfulness,鈥� 鈥淭he Greater Discourse on the Destruction of Craving,鈥� 鈥淒iscourse of the Honeyball鈥�
鈥淪hort Discourses from the Sa峁儁utta Nik膩ya,鈥� 鈥淭he Shorter Discourse to M膩lu峁卥yaputta,鈥� 鈥淒iscourse on the Parable of the Water Snake,鈥� 鈥淒iscourse to Vacchagotta on Fire鈥�
鈥淒iscourse to Prince Abhaya,鈥� 鈥淒iscourse to Po峁弓hap膩da,鈥� 鈥淒iscourse on the Threefold Knowledge鈥�
鈥淒iscourse to Assal膩yana,鈥� 鈥淭he Lion鈥檚 Roaron the Wheel-Turning Monarch,鈥� 鈥淒iscourse to the Layman Sig膩la鈥�
The Lotus Sutra
狈腻驳腻谤箩耻苍补 M奴lamadhyamakak膩rik膩 of 狈腻驳腻谤箩耻苍补: The Fundamental Wisdom of the Middle Way
The Tale of the Heike
碍奴办补颈 鈥淭he Difference Between Exoteric and Esoteric Buddhism鈥�, 鈥淎ttaining Enlightenment in This Very Existence鈥�, 鈥淭he Meanings of Sound, Word, and Reality鈥�, Major Works
Sei Sh艒nagon The Pillow Book
Kamo no Ch艒mei 鈥淗艒j艒ki or the Record of the Ten-Foot Square Hut鈥�
顿艒驳别苍 鈥淏end艒wa鈥�, 鈥淕enj艒k艒an鈥�, 鈥淯ji鈥�
碍别苍办艒
叠补蝉丑艒 鈥淛ourney of Bleached Bones in a Field,鈥� 鈥淜ashima Journal,鈥� 鈥淜napsack Notebook, 鈥淪arashina Journal,鈥� 鈥淭he Narrow Road to the Deep North鈥�