Philosophic Classics: Asian Philosophy, Volume VI

Forrest E. Baird is Professor and Chair of Philosophy & Religion at Whitworth College, Spokane, Washington.

Timeline I: INDIAN THOUGHT. 1: Vedic Origins. Upanishads: Portions of Brihadaranyaka, Chandogya, and Taittiriya, and the complete text of Aitareya, Kena, Katha, Isha, Shvetashvatara, Mundaka, Prashna, and Mandukya. 2: Heterodox Alternatives. Dhammapada : Complete. The Diamond Sutra: Complete. Vasubandhu, The Thirty Verses on the Mind-Only Doctrine: Complete. 3: Orthodox Perspectives. The Bhagavad Gita : Complete. Patanjali, The Yoga Sutras: Complete. Sankara, A Thousand Teachings: Part I (metrical part): Complete. 4: Western Encounters. Aurobindo, The Supramental Manifestation Upon Earth: Complete. Gandhi, Selections. II: CHINESE THOUGHT . 5: Confucian Origins. Confucius, Analects: Complete. Mencius, The Book of Mencius: Book I, Part A and Book VI, Part A. 6: Taoist Alternatives. Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching: Complete. Chuang Tzu, The Book of Chuang Tzu: Seven Inner Chapters. 7: Buddhist Innovations. The Awakening of Faith : Complete. Hui-neng, Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch (1-37). Fa-tsang, On the Golden Lion: Complete. 8: Neo-Confucian Syntheses. Chu Hsi: Selections. Wang Yang-ming, Inquiry on the Great Learning: Complete. 9: Western Encounters. Lin Yutang, The Importance of Living: Selections. Mao Tsetung, On Practice: Complete. Mao Tsetung, On Contradiction: Complete.