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"The Upanishads" represent for the Hindu approximately what the New Testament represents for the Christian. The earliest of these spiritual treatises, which vary greatly in length, were put down in Sanskrit between 800 and 400 BC.

A collection of aphorisms that illustrate the moral teachings of Buddha, the spiritual path to the supreme Truth. It contains the verses arranged according to theme, covering ideas such as self-possession, good and evil, watchfulness and endurance and describe how an individual can attain the enlightenment of Nirvana, the supreme goal of Buddhism.