Traditions and Encounters, 4th Edition (Bentley)

Chapter 9: STATE, SOCIETY, AND THE QUEST FOR SALVATION IN INDIA

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Bhagavad Gita: Brahman the Infinite Soul
Excerpt from the Bhagavad Gita on Brahman.
( http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/ANCINDIA/GITA.HTM )
Jain Doctrines and Practices of Nonviolence
Excerpt from the Jaina Sutra, detailing the Jain religion's emphasis on nonviolence.
( http://alexm.here.ru/mirrors/www.enteract.com/jwalz/Eliade/221.html )
The Sermon at Benares
The Buddha explains the Four Noble Truths and lays out the Eightfold Path.
( http://www.sacred-texts.com/bud/btg/btg17.htm )
The Buddhist Conception of the Intermediate State
Mahayan Buddhist teaching from the 'Saddharma-smrityupasthana Sutra on one's existence between incarnations.
( http://alexm.here.ru/mirrors/www.enteract.com/jwalz/Eliade/161.html )
Ashoka Rock Edicts
Excerpts from Indian Emperor Ashoka's carved edicts.
( http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/india/ashoka-edicts.html )
A Record of the Buddhistic Kingdoms
Chinese Buddhist monk's late-fourth early-fifth account of Buddhist principalities in India.
( http://www.isop.ucla.edu/eas/documents/faxian.htm )
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