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10 best books like The Rig Veda (Wendy Doniger): The Ramayana: A Shortened Modern Prose Version of the Indian Epic, Mencius, The Bhagavad-Gita: Krishna's Counsel in Time of War, The Lotus Sutra, Mahabharata, Sky Above, Great Wind: The Life and Poetry of Zen Master Ryokan, Speaking of Siva, The Mahabharata: A Shortened Modern Prose Version of the Indian Epic, Hindu Goddesses: Visions of the Divine Feminine in the Hindu Religious Tradition, The Fundamental Wisdom of the Middle Way: Nāgārjuna's Mūlamadhyamakakārikā

The Ramayana: A Shortened Modern Prose Version of the Indian Epic
AuthorR.K. Narayan
ISBN0143039679
The Ramayana is, quite simply, the greatest of Indian epics - and one of the world's supreme masterpieces of storytelling 'Almost every individual living in India,' writes R. K. Narayan in the Introduction to this new interpretation, 'is aware of the story of The Ramayana. Everyone of whatever age,...
Mencius
AuthorMencius
Mencius was one of the great philosophers of ancient China, second only in influence to Confucius, whose teachings he defended and expanded. The Mencius, in which he recounts his dialogues with kings, dukes and military men, as well as other philosophers, is one of the Four Books that make up the essential...
The Bhagavad-Gita: Krishna's Counsel in Time of War
AuthorBarbara Stoler Miller
ISBN0553213652
If you did happen to read this sacred text, that has been around for centuries longer than some acknowledge as even a possible thing, then may I suggest the Rig Vedas. The Rig Veda Awesome reading. Such perfection.

Also, many people are familiar with Autobiography of a Yogi But the book by Paramanhansa...
The Lotus Sutra
AuthorAnonymous
ISBN0231081618
Since its appearance in China in the third century, The Lotus Sutra has been regarded as one of the most illustrious scriptures in the Mahayana Buddhist canon. The object of intense veneration among generations of Buddhists in China, Korea, Japan, and other parts of the world, it has had a profound impact...
Mahabharata
AuthorC. Rajagopalachari
ISBN8172763689
Originally published in the year 1951, the huge popularity of the book has resulted in the book being re-printed several times. Centuries ago, it was proclaimed of the Mahabharata: "What is not in it, is nowhere." But even now, we can use the same words about it. He who knows it not, knows not the heights...
Sky Above, Great Wind: The Life and Poetry of Zen Master Ryokan
AuthorRyōkan
ISBN1590309820
Ryokan (1758–1831) is, along with Dogen and Hakuin, one of the three giants of Zen in Japan. But unlike his two renowned colleagues, Ryokan was a societal dropout, living mostly as a hermit and a beggar. He was never head of a monastery or temple. He liked playing with children. He had no dharma heir....
Speaking of Siva
AuthorA.K. Ramanujan
ISBN0140442707
Speaking of Siva is a selection of vacanas or free-verse sayings from the Virasaiva religious movement, dedicated to Siva as the supreme god. Written by four major saints, the greatest exponents of this poetic form, between the tenth and twelfth centuries, they are passionate lyrical expressions...
The Mahabharata: A Shortened Modern Prose Version of the Indian Epic
AuthorKrishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa
ISBN0226568229
R.K. Narayan’s abridged, prose version of India’s national epic, The Mahabharata, is concise, fast paced, well written, and – unfortunately – passionless. Narayan has excised nearly everything not directly related to the Pandavas (Yudhistira, Bhima, Arjuna, and Nakula and Sahadeva)...
Hindu Goddesses: Visions of the Divine Feminine in the Hindu Religious Tradition
AuthorDavid R. Kinsley
ISBN0520063392
As a Hindu, I'm always on the lookout for books explaining the complexities of the world's oldest religion. Usually, I've been disappointed, as most of the material I find consist either of children's picture books or essays dry enough to cure insomnia.

But Kinsley's book was a delight, even...
The Fundamental Wisdom of the Middle Way: Nāgārjuna's Mūlamadhyamakakārikā
AuthorNāgārjuna
ISBN0195093364
The Buddhist saint Nagarjuna, who lived in South India in approximately the second century CE, is undoubtedly the most important, influential, and widely studied Mahayana Buddhist philosopher. His many works include texts addressed to lay audiences, letters of advice to kings, and a set of penetrating...
Darsan: Seeing the Divine Image in India
AuthorDiana L. Eck
ISBN0231112653
This book was OK. I picked it up to understand the etymology behind my name that I share with the book's title.

It highlights how important visuals are in Hindu culture along with emphasizing how the worship of these images transcend exclusively visual boundaries in the mind of a Hindu worshipper....
The Mahabharata: An English Version Based on Selected Verses
AuthorChakravarthi V. Narasimhan
ISBN0231110553
"Shorn of anger and jealousy, and purged of every sin, the heroes met with each other. All of them were happy of heart."

A beautiful text just as rife with the deeds of noble men and the expectations placed upon them as any other epic. Incredible that it manages to retain such sublime finesse and...
Buddhist Scriptures
AuthorAnonymous
ISBN0140440887
A volume of key writings on the Buddha, collected from a variety of languages and traditions

While Buddhism has no central text comparable to the Bible or Koran, there is a powerful body of scripture from across Asia that encompasses the dharma, or the teachings of the Buddha. In this rich anthology,...
The Holy Teaching of Vimalakirti: A Mahayana Scripture
AuthorAnonymous
ISBN0271006013
This book presents the major teachings of Mah y na Buddhism in a precise, dramatic, and even humorous form. For two millennia this S tra, called the jewel of the Mah y na S tras, has enjoyed immense popularity among Mah y na Buddhists in India, central and southeast Asia, Japan, and especially China, where...
Pistis Sophia: A Gnostic Gospel
AuthorAnonymous
ISBN1585092673
Pistis Sophia: A Gnostic Gospel, translated by G.R.S. Mead. The Gnostics were composed of a number of early Christian mystical sects. Their teachers were persecuted and documents destroyed because the Church desired a uniform set of beliefs to operate under. Only now have we begun to better appreciate...
Ramayana: India's Immortal Tale of Adventure, Love and Wisdom
AuthorKrishna Dharma
ISBN1887089063
The Ramayana (Journey of Rama) is possibly the world's oldest literature. Cherished throughout India and much of Asia for centuries, it has been faithfully preserved and passed on through poems, folk tales, music, dance, drama, sculpture, painting, even film and graphic novels. This story and its...
The Ramayana: A Modern Retelling of the Great Indian Epic
AuthorVālmīki
ISBN0865476950
The great Indian epic rendered in modern prose

India's most beloved and enduring legend, the Ramayana is widely acknowledged to be one of the world's great literary masterpieces. Still an integral part of India's cultural and religious expression, the Ramayana was originally composed...
Secret of the Veda
AuthorSri Aurobindo
ISBN0914955195
Sri Aurobindo breaks new ground in interpreting the ancient Vedas. His deeper insight into this came from his own spiritual practices for which he found vivid allegorical descriptions in the Vedas. Sri Aurobindo was able to uncover the mystery of the double meanings, the inner psychological and yogic...
The Holy Vedas: Rig Veda,Yajur Veda Sama Veda and Atharva Veda
AuthorBibek Debroy
ISBN8176465291
The Vedas are ancient texts that are sacred in India and renowned the world over. The world veda literally means Knowledge. The root is vid, ‘to Know’ The Vedas are thus texts that provide Knowledge.

There are four Vedas, known as the Rig Veda, the Yajur Veda, the Sama Veda and the Atharva...
Sons of Gods -- Mahabharata
AuthorSharon Maas
A baby abandoned. A queen dishonoured. And a cataclysmic war that would end the Third Age of Mankind.

This is a new version of the magnificent Indian epic, rewritten as an epic novel. The Mahabharata is a grand and timeless story yet to be discovered in the West; it's a book that has endured the...
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