The Sacred Books of the East: Buddhist Suttas
- First published
- 1901
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The Sacred Books of the East, a monumental 50-volume series published by Oxford University Press between 1879 and 1910, was conceived and edited by the renowned philologist Max Müller. Driven by the ambitious goal of making the core texts of Eastern religions accessible to the Western academic world, the series brought together eminent scholars of the time to translate foundational works from Sanskrit, Pali, Zend, Pahlavi, Arabic, and Chinese into English.
The specific volume titled Buddhist Suttas, edited by T.W. Rhys Davids, reflects the rigorous Victorian scholarly approach to comparative religion. These translations were crafted to bridge the gap between burgeoning Orientalist research and the intellectual curiosity of the English-speaking public. While the archaic academic tone and specific linguistic interpretations have been subject to ongoing scholarly review, the series remains a milestone in the history of translations and a significant contribution to the systematic study of non-Western spiritual literature.
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