Beck, L. Adams (E. Barrington). The Story of Oriental Philosophy. N.Y.: New Home Library, 1928.

Contents

I  The Aryan People of India   1
II  The Beginnings of Indian Philosophy and Social Organization  14
III  The Ancient System of Education  27
IV  The Stories and Parables of Ancient India  41
V  Shankara, the Great Yogin and Philosopher  59
VI  Concentration and Its Powers 75
VII  Concentration and Its Attainment  91
VIII  "The Song Celestial" and the Higher Consciousness  108
IX  The Great Renunciation of the Buddha  124
X  The Life and Death of the Buddha  143
XI  The Great Teaching of the Buddha: Life and Death  160
XII  The Great Teaching of the Buddha: The Way of Power  179
XIII  Tibetan Teaching on Life After Death  192
XIV  The Mystic Lovers of Persia  208
XV  China: The Story of Confucius 222
XVI  The Growing Power of Confucius  233
XVII  Confucius and His Great Disciples  248
XVIII  The Recognition of Confucius  263
XIX  The Great Doctrines  275
XX  The Sorrows of Confucius: His Death  285
XXI  The Social Organization of Ancient China  300
XXII  The Heroes of China  318
XXIII  The Soul of China  336
XXIV  A Great Chinese Mystic, Lao Tsu 339
XXV  A Master of the Mystic Way, Chuang Tsu 357
XXVI  Chuang Tsu, His Irony and Humor  373
XXVII  Mencius, the Guide of Princes  388
XXVIII  The Guide-Book for Princes  400
XXIX  Buddhist Thought and Art in China and Japan: The Teachings of Zen  409
XXX  Prophecy  424
Books Recommended  427

Books Recommended

INDIA

Indian Philosophy, S. Radhakrishnan
The Hindu View of Life, S. Radhakrishnan
The Philosophy of the Upanishads, S. Radhakrishnan
Lectures on Comparative Religion, Arthur A. Macdonel
The Religions of India, F. A. Barth
Raja Yoga, Swami Vivekananda
Jnana Yoga, Swami Vivekananda
Bhakti Yoga, Swami Vivekananda
Karma Yoga, Swami Vivekananda
The Science of Social Organization, Bhagavan Das
The Dance of Siva, Ananda Coomaraswamy
Art and Swadeshi, Ananda Coomaraswamy
Shankarachariya, Kashinath Triambuk Telang
The Bhagavad Gita, Trans. Lionel Barnett
Cosmic Consciousness or Mukti, M. C. Nanjunda Row
The Saint Durgacharan Nag, Sarat Chandra Chakravati
Sri Ramakrishna, Swami Saradananda
Ancient India, H. Oldenberg
Outlines of Indian Philosophy, Paul Deussen
Philosophy of the Upanishads, Paul Deussen
India: What can it teach us? F. Max Müller
Six Systems of Indian Philosophy, F. Max Müller
Sanskrit Literature, F. Max Müller
The Wisdom of the Aryas, Allan Bennett
Aryan Rule in India, Ernest Binfield Havell
The World as Power (series), Sir John Woodruffe (Arthur Avalon)
Vaishnavite Reformers of India, T. Rajagopala Chariar
Select Works of Sri Shanchariya, Trans. S. Venkataramanan

Buddhism
Buddha, H. Oldenberg
The Creed of Buddha, Edmund Holmes
Buddhism: Its History and Literature, Thomas W. Rhys Davids
Buddhism, Caroline A. Rhys Davids
Buddhist Psychology, Caroline A. Rhys Davids
Karma and Reincarnation, Paul Yevtic
The Awakening of Faith, Ashvagosha, trans. T. Richards
The Diamond Sutra, Trans. William Gemmell
Buddhist Stories, Paul Dahlke
The Gospel of Buddha and Buddhism, Arianda Coomaraswamy
The Soul of a People, Harold Fielding-Hall
The Inner Light, Harold Fielding-Hall
Anapana Sati (Meditation on mindfulness in regard to breathing), Cassius Pereira
Buddhist Records of the Western World, Trans. Samuel Beal
The Splendour of Asia, L. Adams Beck
The Dhammapada or Way of Truth, Bhikkhu Silacara
The Revelation of a New Truth in Zen Buddhism, D. T. Suzuki
Zen Buddhism in Relation to Art, Arthur Waley
The Christian Doctrine of Rebirth, W. Y. Evans-Wentz
Buddhist and Christian Gospels (Parallels), A. J. Edmunds and Masaharu Anesaki
The Tibetan Book of the Dead, W. Y. Evans-Wentz
The Buddhism of Tibet, L. A. Waddell
Three Years in Tibet, Ekai Kawaguchi
 

CHINA

Religions of Ancient China, Herbert Giles
The Confucian Analects, Herbert Giles
The Great Learning, Herbert Giles
The Doctrine of the Mean, Herbert Giles
Chuang Tsu, Herbert Giles
The Chinese Classics, J. Legge
Texts of Confucianism, Trans. J. Legge
The Life and Works of Mencius,  J. Legge
A Philosophy of Confucius, C. Y. Hsu
The Luminous Religion, Mrs. C. E. Cooling
The Tao Teh King, Trans. I. Mears
The Sayings of Lao Tsu, Trans. Lionel Giles
The Book of Odes, Trans. Launcelot A. Cramner-Byng
Handbook of Chinese Buddhism, E. J. Eitel
Chinese Buddhism, Joseph Edkins
The Sacred Wu Tai Shan, Emil Fischer
 

JAPAN

A Study of Shinto, Genchi Kato
Shinto, W. G. Aston
The Religion of the Samurai, Nukariya Kaiten
Systems of Buddhistic Thought, S. Yamakami
The Flight of the Dragon, Laurence Binyon
The Way of Contentment, Kaibara Ekken. Trans. Ken. Hoshimo
Women and Wisdom of Japan, S. Takaishi
Spirit of Japanese Art, Yone Noguchi
Lotuses of the Mahavana, Kenneth Saunders
The No Plays of Japan, Trans. Arthur Waley [Available from Dover Books]
 

PERSIA

Diwan of Hafiz, Trans. H. W. Clarke
The Secret Rose-Garden, Sa'd Ud Din Mahmud Shabistari. Trans. F. Lederer
Teachings of the Persian Mystics (Jalalu'd-din Rumi), F. Hadland Davis
Jami, F. Hadland Davis
Sa'dis Scroll of Wisdom, Shaikh Sa'di
The Ruba'iyat of Hafiz, L. A. Cramner-Byng
The Message of Zoroaster, A. S. N. Wadia
The Idea of Personality in Sufiism, Reynold A. Nicholson