A General Index to the Names and Subject-Matter of The Sacred Books of the East

Preface by Professor Macdonell: Explains the importance of The Sacred Books of the East as a major translation project and presents the index as a comprehensive research aid for Oriental religions. Introductory Note by the Author: Describes the origin, plan, difficulties, and method of compiling the index, especially its analytical and classified structure. List of Religions Represented in the S.B.E.: Classifies the series into Vedic-Brahmanic religion, Buddhism, Gaina religion, Confucianism, Taoism, Parsi religion, and Islam. List of Translators: Lists the scholars who translated the volumes, including specialists in Sanskrit, Pāli, Prakrit, Chinese, Pahlavi, Zend, and Islamic texts. Key to Abbreviations: Explains abbreviations used for languages, technical terms, names, titles of works, and reference conventions. List of the 49 Volumes of the S.B.E.: Provides a concise overview of the complete series from Volume I to Volume XLIX. The Index: Gives the main alphabetical index to names and subject-matter, covering religious doctrines, persons, places, texts, rituals, legal institutions, mythology, and comparative themes across the whole series. Addenda and Corrigenda; Note on the Editions of Vols. 2, 4, 10: Provides corrections, additions, and bibliographical notes on selected volumes.