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Sacred
Books of the East Index
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Table
of Contents
Index of Translators
The
Sacred Books of the East (SBE) series, comprising fifty volumes, was
issued by the Oxford University Press between 1879 and 1910. It has
translations of key sacred texts of Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism,
Confucianism, Zoroastrianism, Jainism, and Islam. The series was edited
by the famous linguist Max Müller, who also produced many of the
translations. The SBE has been designated by the United Nations
Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as part of
the UNESCO Collection of Representative Works.
·
Table
of Contents of the Sacred Books of the East
An
asterisk indicates the text was scanned at sacred-texts. Dover editions
(that we know of) are noted.
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Volume
|
Title
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Translator
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year
published
|
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1 *
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The Upanishads, Part 1 of 2
Chandogya Upanishad. Talavakara
(Kena) Upanishad. Aitareya Upanishad. Kausitaki Upanishad. Vajasaneyi
(Isa) Upanishad. Dover edition in print.
g
|
Max Müller
|
1879
|
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2 *
|
The Sacred Laws of the Aryas, vol. 1 of 2
The sacred laws of the Aryas as
taught in the school of Apastamba, Gautama, Vâsishtha, and Baudhâyana.
pt. I. Apastamba and Gautama. g (The Dharma Sutras)
|
Georg Bühler
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1879
|
|
3 *
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The Sacred Books of China, vol. 1 of 6.
Part I of The Texts of Confucianism.
The Shû king. The religions
portions of the Shih king. The Hsiâo king. g
|
James Legge
|
1879
|
|
4 *
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The Zend-Avesta, vol. 1 of 3
The Vendîdâd. g
|
James Darmesteter
|
1880
|
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5 *
|
Pahlavi Texts, vol. 1 of 5
The Bundahis, Bahman Yast, and
Shayast La-Shayast. g
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E. W. West
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1880
|
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6
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The Qur'an, vol. 1 of 2
|
E. H. Palmer
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1880
|
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7 *
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The Institutes of Visnu
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Julius Jolly
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1880
|
|
8 *
|
The Bhagavadgita With the Sanatsugâtiya
and the Anugitâ
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Kâshinâth Trimbak Telang
|
1882
|
|
9
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The Qur'an, vol. 2 of 2
|
E. H. Palmer
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1880
|
|
10 *
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The Dhammapada and The Sutta-Nipâta,.
a collection of discourses; being
one of the canonical books of the Buddhists, translated from Pâli; and
The Dhammapada, a collection of verses, translated from Pâli g
|
F. Max Müller
(Dhammapada) V. Fausböll (Sutta-Nipata)
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1881
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|
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11 *
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Buddhist Suttas
The Mahâ-parinibbâna Suttanta, The
Dhamma-kakka-ppavattana Sutta, The Tevigga Suttanta, The Âkankheyya
Sutta, The Ketokhila Sutta, The Mahâ-Sudassana Suttanta, The Sabbâsava
Sutta. Out of print Dover edition [1969]. g
|
T. W. Rhys Davids
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1881
|
|
12
|
The Satapatha-Brahmana
according to the text of the
Mâdhyandina school, vol. 1 of 5 g
|
Julius Eggeling
|
1882
|
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13 *
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Vinaya Texts, vol. 1 of 3
The Patimokkha. The Mahavagga,
I-IV. g
|
T. W. Rhys Davids and Hermann Oldenberg
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1881
|
|
14
|
The Sacred Laws of the
Aryas, vol. 2 of 2.
The sacred laws of the Aryas as
taught in the school of Apastamba, Gautama, Vâsishtha, and Baudhâyana.
pt. II. Vâsishtha and Baudhâyana. g
|
Georg Bühler
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1882
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|
15 *
|
The Upanishads, part 2 of 2
Katha Upanishad. Mundaka Upanishad.
Taittiriya Upanishad. Brhadaranyaka Upanishad. Svetasvatara Upanishad.
Prasña Upanishad. Maitrayani Upanishad. Dover
edition in print. g
|
Max Müller
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1884
|
|
16 *
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The Sacred Books of China, vol. 2 of 6
Part II of The Texts of
Confucianism.
The Yi King: (I Ching). Dover
edition in print. g
|
James Legge
|
1882
|
|
17
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Vinaya Texts, vol. 2
of 3
The Mahavagga, V-X, the Kullavagga
I-II. g
|
T. W. Rhys Davids and Hermann Oldenberg
|
1882
|
|
18
|
Pahlavi Texts, vol. 2
of 5
The Dâdistân-î Dinik and the
Epistles of Mânûskîhar. g
|
E. W. West
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1882
|
|
19
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The
Fo-sho-hing-tsan-king,
a life of Buddha, by Asvaghosha,
Bodhisattva; translated from Sanskrit into Chinese by Dharmaraksha, A.
D. 420 g
|
Samuel Beal
|
1883
|
|
20
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Vinaya Texts, vol. 3
of 3
The Kullavagga, IV-XII. g
|
T. W. Rhys Davids and Hermann Oldenberg
|
1885
|
|
21 *
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The Saddharma-Pundarika or The Lotus of
the True Law
Out of print Dover edition
[1963]. g
|
H. Kern
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1884
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22 *
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Gaina Sûtras, vol. 1 of 2
translated from the Prâkrit. The
Âkârânga sûtra. The Kalpa sûtra. Out of print Dover edition. g
|
Hermann Jacobi
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1884
|
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23
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The Zend-Avesta, vol. 2 of 3
The Sîrôzahs, Yasts, and Nyâyis. g
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James Darmesteter
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1883
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24
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Pahlavi Texts, vol. 3 of 5
Dinai Mainög-i khirad,
Sikand-Gümanik Vigar, Sad Dar. g
|
E. W. West
|
1884
|
|
25
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The Laws of Manu
Translated, with extracts from
seven commentaries. Out of print Dover edition. g
|
Georg Bühler
|
1886
|
|
26
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The Satapatha-Brahmana
according to the text of the
Mâdhyandina school, vol. 2 of 5, Books III-IV g
|
Julius Eggeling
|
1885
|
|
27 *
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The Sacred Books of China, vol. 3 of 6
Part III of the texts of
Confucianism.
The Lî Kî, part 1 of 2. g
|
James Legge
|
1885
|
|
28 *
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The Sacred Books of China, vol. 4 of 6
Part IV of the texts of
Confucianism.
The Lî Kî, part 2 of 2. g
|
James Legge
|
1885
|
|
29
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The Grihya-sutras;
rules of Vedic domestic ceremonies. vol. 1 of 2
Sankhyayana-Grihya-sutra.
Asvalayana-Grihya-sutra. Paraskara-Grihya-sutra. Khadia-Grihya-sutra. g
|
Hermann Oldenberg
|
1886
|
|
30
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The Grihya-sutras;
rules of Vedic domestic ceremonies. vol. 2 of 2
Gobhila, Hiranyakesin, Apastamba
(Olderberg); Yajña Paribhashasutras (Müller). g
|
Hermann Oldenberg, Max Müller
|
1892
|
|
31
|
The Zend-Avesta, vol. 3 of 3
The Yasna, Visparad, Afrînagân,
Gâhs, and miscellaneous fragments g
|
L. H. Mills
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1887
|
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32
|
Vedic Hymns, vol. 1 of
2
Hymns to the Maruts, Rudra, Vâyu,
and Vâta., with a bibliographical list of the more important
publications on the Rig-veda. g
|
Max Müller
|
1891
|
|
33
|
The Minor Law-Books:
Brihaspati. (Part 1 of 1).
|
Julius Jolly
|
1889
|
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34 *
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The Vedanta-Sutras, vol. 1 of 3.
commentary by Sankaracharya, part 1
of 2. Adhyâya I-II (Pâda I-II). g
|
G. Thibaut
|
1904
|
|
35 *
|
The Questions of King Milinda, vol. 1 of
2
Milindapañha. Out of print
Dover edition [1963]. g
|
T. W. Rhys Davids
|
1890
|
|
36 *
|
The Questions of King Milinda, vol. 2 of
2
Milindapañha. Out of print
Dover edition [1963]. g
|
T. W. Rhys Davids
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1894
|
|
37
|
Pahlavi Texts, vol. 4
of 5
Contents of the Nasks. g
|
E. W. West
|
1892
|
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38
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The Vedanta-Sutras,
vol. 2 of 3.
commentary by Sankaracharya, part 1
of 2. Adhyâya II (Pâda III-IV)-IV. g
|
G. Thibaut
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1904
|
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39 *
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The Texts of Taoism, Part 1 of 2.
The Sacred Books of China, vol. 5
of 6
Also: The
Tâo teh king (Tao te Ching): The writings of Kwang-tze, books
I-XVII. Dover edition in print. g
|
James Legge
|
1891
|
|
40 *
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The Texts of Taoism, Part 2 of 2.
The Texts of Taoism, Part 2 of 2.
Includes The Writings of Kwang Tse,
books XVII-XXXIII, The Thâi-shang tractate of actions and their
retributions, other Taoist texts, and the Index to vols. 39 and 40. Dover edition in print. g
|
James Legge
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1891
|
|
|
|
|
|
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41
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The Satapatha-Brahmana
according to the text of the
Mâdhyandina school, vol. 3 of 5. Books V, VI, VII. g
|
Julius Eggeling
|
1894
|
|
42 *
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Hymns of the Atharva-Veda
Togther With Extracts From the
Ritual Books and the Commentaries. g
|
M. Bloomfield
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1897
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43
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The Satapatha-Brahmana
according to the text of the
Mâdhyandina school, vol. 4 of 5, Books VII, IX, X. g
|
Julius Eggeling
|
1897
|
|
44
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The Satapatha-Brahmana
according to the text of the Mâdhyandina school, vol. 5 of 5, Books XI,
XII, XIII, XIV. g
|
Julius Eggeling
|
1900
|
|
45
|
Gaina Sûtras, vol. 2
of 2
translated from Prâkrit. The
Uttarâdhyayana Sûtra, The Sûtrakritânga Sûtra. Out of print Dover
edition. g
|
Hermann Jacobi
|
1895
|
|
46
|
Vedic Hymns, vol. 2 of
2
Hymns to Agni (Mandalas I-V). g
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Hermann Oldenberg
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1897
|
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47
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Pahlavi Texts, vol. 5
of 5
Marvels of Zoroastrianism. g
|
E. W. West
|
1897
|
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48 *
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The Vedanta-Sutras, vol 3 of 3.
with the commentary of Râmânuja. g
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G. Thibaut
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1904
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49 *
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Buddhist Mahâyâna Texts
pt. 1. The Buddha-karita of
Asvaghosha, translated from the Sanskrit by E. B.
Cowell.
pt. 2. The larger Sukhâvatî-vyûha,
the smaller Sukhâvatî-vyûha, the Vagrakkedikâ, the larger
Pragñâ-pâramitâ-hridaya-sûtra, the smaller
Pragñâ-pâramitâ-hridaya-sûtra, translated by F. Max
Müller. The Amitâyur dhyâna-sûtra, translated by J. Takakusu. Dover
edition in print. g
|
E. B. Cowell, F. Max Müller and J. Takakusu.
|
1894
|
|
50
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General index
to the names and subject-matter of
the sacred books of the East. g
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J.M. Winternitz,
with a preface by A. A. Macdonell
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1910
|
Since
the SBE was originally published in the UK, it is governed by the UK
(and now the EU) copyright laws. This also applies within the United
States due to international treaty. UK copyrights previously lasted 50
years after the death of the author. To bring it into harmony with the
rest of the EU, this has recently been made 70 years after the death of
the author. The cut-off date is hence 1931 as of the year 2001. As can
be seen from the table below, this means that the vast majority of the
SBE texts are in the public domain (or will enter it in the next few
years) according to the stringent EU copyright laws.
Another
point is that the Motilal Banarsidass reprints have always had a
copyright notice. Whether this is enforceable is doubtful. The Indian
copyright term is 60 years, which means that by Indian standards all of
these texts would be in the public domain. India is party to the same
treaties that the US is, so the comments above also apply.
For
this reason we have decided to wait until 2002 to release any of the
Julius Jolly volumes. The one text not meeting this strict standard
currently at sacred-texts vol. 45, the Jain texts. This will enter the
public domain in the year 2007. For now (unless Oxford University
issues a cease and desist order, which is unlikely) we've decided to
leave it in place. We have acquired backup Jain material just in case.
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Name
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born/died
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Volumes
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Beal, Samuel
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1825-1889
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19
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Bloomfield, Maurice
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1855-1928
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42
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Bühler, Georg
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1837-1898
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2, 14,
25
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Cowell, Edward B.
(Edward Byles)
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1826-1903
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49
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Darmesteter, James
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1849-1894
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4, 23
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Davids, T. W. Rhys (Thomas William Rhys)
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1843-1922
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11, 13,
17, 20, 35, 36
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Eggeling, Julius
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1842-1918
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12, 26,
41, 43, 44
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Fausböll, V. (Viggo)
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1821-1908
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10
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Jacobi, Hermann
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1850-1937
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22, 45
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Jolly, Julius
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1849-1932
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7, 33
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Kern, Hendrik
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1836-1917
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21
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Legge, James
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1815-1897
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3, 16,
27, 28, 39, 40
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Mills, Lawrence Heyworth
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1837-1918
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31
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Müller, F. Max
(Friedrich Max)
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1823-1900
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1, 10,
15, 30, 32, 49
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Oldenberg, Hermann
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1854-1920
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13, 17,
20, 29, 46
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Palmer, Edward Henry
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1840-1882
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6, 9
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Telang, Kashinath
Trimbak
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1850-1893
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8
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Takakusu, Junjiro
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1866-1945
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49
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Thibaut, G. (George)
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1848-1914
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34, 38,
48
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West, Edward William
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1824-1905
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5, 18,
24, 37, 47
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Winternitz, M. (Moriz)
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1863-1937
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50
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