这是一部林语堂精心编撰的印度文化手册。

印度文学里展现出来的东西，可以让人们一窥这个国家的思想和社会思潮，三千年来，这些内容一直在激活和塑造着这个民族。只有看到印度思想的丰富性及其本质精神，我们才能理解印度，才能奢望分享其各民族的自由和平等，而这些正是我们试图从这个道德和政治上都混乱不堪的世界创造出来的东西，尽管显得有些蹩脚和踌躇。

FOREWORD

INTRODUCTION

Hymns from the Rigveda

Introduction

To Indra

The Song of Creation

To Prajapati

To Varuna

To Varuna

To Visvakarman

To Indra

Hymn of Man

To Liberality

To Faith

To Night

To Dawn

The Upanishads

Introduction

The Story of tile Creation

The Subtle Essence

The True Brahman

Emancipation

The Conquest of Death

The One God

The Immanence of God

God Is Within You

Know God

The Lord's Song (The Bhagavad-Gita)

Introduction

The Blessed Lord's Song

The Yoga Aphorisms of Patanjali

Introduction

Chapter I Concentration Its Spiritual Uses

Chapter II Concentration Its Practice

Chapter III Powers

Chapter IV Independence

The Ramayana

Introduction

Book I Sita-Swayamvara

Book II Vana-Gamana-Adesa

Book III Dasa-Ratha-Viyoga

Book IV Rama-Bharata-Sambada

Book V Panchavati

Book VI Sita-Harana

Book VII Kishkindha

Book VIII Sita-Sandesa

Book IX Ravana-Sabha

Book X Yuddha

Book XI Rajya-Abhisheka

Book XII Aswa-Medha

The Fables of Panchatantra

Introduction

Introduction to the Stories

The Frogs That Rode Snakeback

The Unforgiving Monkey

The Lion-Makers

Mouse-Maid Made Mouse

The Duel Between Elephant and Sparrow

The Fleron That Liked Crabmeat

The Unteachable Monkey

The Brahman's Goat

The Snake in the Prince's Belly

The Gullible Husband

The Butter-Blinded Brahman

The Brahman the Thief and tbe Ghost

The Loyal Mungoose

"The Mice That Set Elephants Free

The Ass in the Tiger-Skin

The Farmer's Wife

The Brahman's Dream

Shell-Neck Slim and Grim

The Enchanted Parrot

Introduction

Yasodevi and Her Transmigrations

The Queen and the Laughing Fish

The Son of Promise

Devikh and Her Foolish Husband

The Lady and the Tiger

The Concluding Story

The Dhammapada

Introduction

The Dhammapada

Three Sermons by Buddha

Introduction

The Sermon at Benares

The Sermon on Abuse

The Fire Sermon

Some Buddhist Parables and Legends

Introduction

Kisa Gotami

The Marriage-Feast in lambunada

Following the Master over the Stream

The Greedy Monk

A Courtesan Tempts the Monk Ocean-of-Beauty

The Light of Asia

Introduction

The Light of Asia

The Surangama Sutra

Introduction

The Surangama Sutra

What Is Nirvana？

Introduction

What is Nirvana?

GLOSSARY OF HINDU WORDS

WORKS IN ENGLISH BY LIN YUTANG