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The Laws of Manu: The Caste System
Story of the origins of the caste system.
( http://www.philosophy.ru/library/asiatica/indica/samhita/manu/01.html )
The Creation Hymn from the Rig Veda
Vedic creation myth.
( http://www.indianest.com/hinduism/006.htm )
The Upanishads: The Moment of Death
Death according to the Upanishads.
( http://alexm.here.ru/mirrors/www.enteract.com/jwalz/Eliade/160.html )
Brihadaranyaka-Upanishad
Account of how the individual achieves release.
( http://www.comparative-religion.com/hinduism/upanishads/brihadaranyaka_3.php )
Oracle Bone with Translation
Shang Dynasty oracle bone image and translation.
( http://faculty.vassar.edu/brvannor/translation.html )
W. A. P. Martin: The Worship of Ancestors, 1900
Modern account of Chinese ancestor worship.
( http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1900ancestors.html )
Sunzi's Art of War: Laying Plans
Sunzi's famous introduction to his classic work on strategy.
( http://www.4literature.net/Historical_Document/Sun_Tzu_The_Art_of_War/ )







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