Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. FOREWORD vii
4. 1. Selections from the Therīgāthā by the First Buddhist Women 1
5. 2. Selections from Arjuna and the Hunter by Bharavi 23
6. 3. Selections from The Life of Harishchandra by Raghavanka 37
7. 4. Selections from The Story of Manu by Allasani Peddana 57
8. 5. Selections from Poems from the Guru Granth Sahib by Guru Nanak 77
9. 6. Selections from Sur’s Ocean by Surdas 99
10. 7. Selections from The Epic of Ram by Tulsidas 121
11. 8. Selections from The History of Akbar by Abu’l-Fazl 145
12. 9. Selections from Sufi Lyrics by Bullhe Shah 161
13. 10. Selections from Selected Ghazals and Other Poems by Mir Taqi Mir 185
14. NOTES 207
15. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 239
16. SOURCES 245