This anthology of scriptures from the world’s living religions 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. The anthology is also available in two volumes: Scriptures of The East contains sacred writings of Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Shinto, and indigenous religions of the East; Scriptures of The West contains sacred writings of Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, the Baha’i faith, and indigenous religions of the West.
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James Fieser is an Assistant Professor of philosophy at the University of Tennessee at Martin. He received his Ph.D. from Purdue University’s Department of Philosophy (1983, 1986). He has published articles on the topics of the philosophy of religion, rights theory, environmental ethics, moral skepticism, David Hume, and Thomas Aquinas. He has created several World Wide Web sites in philosophy, including the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
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Contemporary Hindus commonly refer to their tradition as the "universal truth" (sanatana-dharma), implying that it is a meta-tradition which is able to embrace the truths of all other systems of thought while transcending them through its expansive ability to embrace truth in multiple manifestations. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Ahura Mazda, New York, Angra Mainyu, Baha'i Faith, Adi Granth, Allah's Apostle, Jesus Christ, Rig Veda, Gobind Singh, New Testament, Abu Bakr, Hard-Being Woman, Lord of Spirits, Holy Ghost, Shoghi Effendi, Sima Qian, Zhu Xi, Guru Nanak, The Complete Gospels, Basic Writings, Clarendon Press, Corpse Demon, Exalted One, Vohu Manah, Abu Hurairah New!
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Contemporary Hindus commonly refer to their tradition as the "universal truth" (sanatana-dharma), implying that it is a meta-tradition which is able to embrace the truths of all other systems of thought while transcending them through its expansive ability to embrace truth in multiple manifestations. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Ahura Mazda, New York, Angra Mainyu, Baha'i Faith, Adi Granth, Allah's Apostle, Jesus Christ, Rig Veda, Gobind Singh, New Testament, Abu Bakr, Hard-Being Woman, Lord of Spirits, Holy Ghost, Shoghi Effendi, Sima Qian, Zhu Xi, Guru Nanak, The Complete Gospels, Basic Writings, Clarendon Press, Corpse Demon, Exalted One, Vohu Manah, Abu Hurairah New!
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- Interior Castle by St. Teresa of Avila on 4 pages
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- The Wisdom of the Sasanian Sages (Persian Heritage Series) by Aturpat-I Emetan on page 252, page 254, and Back Matter
- Interior Castle by Teresa of Avila on page 329, page 380, and page 381
- Speaking of Siva (Penguin Classics) by Anonymous on page 44, page 55, and Back Matter
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