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Hinduism

Vedas, Upanishads, Bhagavad Gita, Puranas, yoga, Vedanta, bhakti, gods, avatars, karma, and liberation.

Indian subcontinentBronze Age onward9 readable texts7 indexed sources
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Rig Veda

HinduismAccepted Scripture

The Rig Veda is indexed hymn by hymn and verse by verse for Agni, Indra, Soma, Varuna, Mitra, dawn, sacrifice, cosmic order, creation, waters, afterlife, and Vedic comparison.

Vedic Sanskrit· 2nd millennium BCE Sanskrit hymn material represented by an 1896 public-domain English translation

Bhagavad Gita

HinduismAccepted Scripture

The Bhagavad Gita is indexed across all 18 chapters for Krishna's counsel to Arjuna, dharma, yoga, action, knowledge, devotion, the deathless self, rebirth, renunciation, divine manifestation, and liberation.

Sanskrit· Gita composition commonly discussed across the late BCE to early CE period; represented by an 1885 English verse translation

Upanishads Selections

HinduismAccepted Scripture

Public-domain Upanishads selections for search, comparison, and Deep Thought context.

Sanskrit· 1st millennium BCE, represented in a public-domain anthology

Upanishads

HinduismAccepted Scripture

Principal public-domain Upanishads indexed for Atman, Brahman, Om, death, rebirth, liberation, meditation, sacrifice, teacher-disciple dialogues, and Vedanta comparison.

Sanskrit· 1st millennium BCE Sanskrit material represented by 1879/1884/1900 Sacred Books of the East English volumes

Ramayana

HinduismAccepted by Some Traditions

The Ramayana is indexed by book, canto, and stanza block for Rama, Sita, exile, dharma, divine kingship, sacrifice, forest asceticism, Hanuman, Ravana, Lanka, cosmic battle, and avatar comparison.

Sanskrit· Ancient Sanskrit epic layers represented by Griffith's 1870-1874 public-domain English verse translation

Mahabharata

HinduismAccepted by Some Traditions

The Mahabharata is indexed by book, parva section, and paragraph for Pandavas, Kauravas, Krishna, dharma, kingship, exile, Draupadi, Kurukshetra war, afterlife, ascetic instruction, sacrifice, and Hindu epic comparison.

Sanskrit· Ancient Sanskrit epic layers represented by Ganguli's 1883-1896 public-domain English prose translation

Vedanta-Sutras with Sankara's Commentary — Selections

HinduismAccepted Scripture

The aphorisms of the Brahma Sutras (Adhyayas I-II) with the opening of Adi Sankara's Advaita commentary on each, from George Thibaut's 1890 translation (Sacred Books of the East, vol. 34).

Sanskrit· sutras c. 200 BCE-200 CE; commentary c. 8th century CE

Vishnu Purana — Selections (Books I & VI)

HinduismAccepted Scripture

Selections from the Vishnu Purana: Book I on the creation of the universe from Vishnu, and Book VI on the degenerate Kali age and the dissolution of the world. Prose translation by Manmatha Nath Dutt (1894), based on H. H. Wilson.

Sanskrit· c. 300-500 CE (drawing on older material)

The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali

HinduismAccepted Scripture

The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali are aphorisms that systematize classical yoga philosophy and practice. This import uses Charles Johnston's public-domain 1912 English translation and commentary.

Sanskrit· c. 4th-2nd century BCE
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Bhagavad Gita

scripture / philosophical epic dialoguelate BCE to early CE Gita composition range; represented by an 1885 English verse translationSanskrit
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Project Gutenberg public-domain Edwin Arnold English verse translation loaded

Full 18-chapter Song Celestial rendering indexed for Krishna's counsel to Arjuna, dharma, yoga, action, knowledge, devotion, the deathless self, rebirth, renunciation, divine manifestation, and liberation.

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Yoga Sutras of Patanjali

philosophical scriptureclassical yoga tradition; represented by a 1912 English translationSanskrit
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Project Gutenberg public-domain Charles Johnston English translation loaded

Indexed sutra-by-sutra with Johnston's commentary for yoga, concentration, soul, rebirth, discipline, siddhis, liberation, and classical Hindu philosophy comparison.

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Upanishads selections

scripture selections1st millennium BCESanskrit
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public-domain Sacred Books of the East selections loaded

Selections are indexed now; full Upanishads import remains planned.

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Upanishads

philosophical scripture1st millennium BCESanskrit
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public-domain Max Muller / Sacred Books of the East English translation loaded from Internet Archive OCR

Principal Upanishads are indexed from Sacred Books of the East volumes 1 and 15: Chandogya, Talavakara/Kena, Aitareya, Kaushitaki, Vagasaneyi/Isha, Katha, Mundaka, Taittiriya, Brihadaranyaka, Svetasvatara, Prasna, and Maitrayana Brahmana.

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Rig Veda

vedic scripture2nd millennium BCEVedic Sanskrit
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public-domain Griffith 1896 English translation loaded from Global Grey EPUB

Indexed hymn by hymn and verse by verse for Agni, Indra, Soma, Varuna, Mitra, dawn, sacrifice, cosmic order, creation, waters, afterlife, and Vedic comparison.

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Ramayana

sacred epic / itihasaancient Sanskrit epicSanskrit
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public-domain Ralph T. H. Griffith 1870-1874 English verse translation loaded via Project Gutenberg

Indexed by book, canto, and stanza block for Rama, Sita, exile, dharma, divine kingship, sacrifice, forest asceticism, Hanuman, Ravana, Lanka, cosmic battle, and avatar comparison.

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Mahabharata

sacred epic / itihasaancient Sanskrit epicSanskrit
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public-domain Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883-1896 English prose translation loaded via Project Gutenberg

Indexed across Books 1-18 by parva section and paragraph for Pandavas, Kauravas, Krishna, dharma, kingship, exile, Draupadi, Kurukshetra war, afterlife, ascetic instruction, sacrifice, and Hindu epic comparison.

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Questions this area should answer
  • How do avatar, soul, karma, and liberation compare with resurrection and salvation?
  • How do gods and philosophical schools differ?
  • Which translations are public-domain?