這是一部林語堂精心編撰的印度文化手冊。
印度文學裡展現出來的東西，可以讓人們一窺這個**的思想和社會思潮，三千年來，這些內容一直在激活和塑造著這個民族。隻有看到印度思想的豐富性及其本質精神，我們纔能理解印度，纔能奢望分享其各民族的自由和平等，而這些正是我們試圖從這個道德和政治上都混亂不堪的世界創造出來的東西，盡管顯得有些蹩腳和躊躇。

FOREWORD
INTRODUCTION
Hymns from the Rigveda
Introduction
To Indra
The Song of Creation
To Prajapati
To Varuna
To Varuna
To Visvakarman
To Indra
Hymn of Man
To Liberality
To Faith
To Night
To Dawn
The Upanishads
Introduction
The Story of tile Creation
The Subtle Essence
The True Brahman
Emancipation
The Conquest of Death
The One God
The Immanence of God
God Is Within You
Know God
The Lord's Song (The Bhagavad-Gita)
Introduction
The Blessed Lord's Song
The Yoga Aphorisms of Patanjali
Introduction
Chapter I Concentration Its Spiritual Uses
Chapter II Concentration Its Practice
Chapter III Powers
Chapter IV Independence
The Ramayana
Introduction
Book I Sita-Swayamvara
Book II Vana-Gamana-Adesa
Book III Dasa-Ratha-Viyoga
Book IV Rama-Bharata-Sambada
Book V Panchavati
Book VI Sita-Harana
Book VII Kishkindha
Book VIII Sita-Sandesa
Book IX Ravana-Sabha
Book X Yuddha
Book XI Rajya-Abhisheka
Book XII Aswa-Medha
The Fables of Panchatantra
Introduction
Introduction to the Stories
The Frogs That Rode Snakeback
The Unforgiving Monkey
The Lion-Makers
Mouse-Maid Made Mouse
The Duel Between Elephant and Sparrow
The Fleron That Liked Crabmeat
The Unteachable Monkey
The Brahman's Goat
The Snake in the Prince's Belly
The Gullible Husband
The Butter-Blinded Brahman
The Brahman the Thief and tbe Ghost
The Loyal Mungoose
"The Mice That Set Elephants Free
The Ass in the Tiger-Skin
The Farmer's Wife
The Brahman's Dream
Shell-Neck Slim and Grim
The Enchanted Parrot
Introduction
Yasodevi and Her Transmigrations
The Queen and the Laughing Fish
The Son of Promise
Devikh and Her Foolish Husband
The Lady and the Tiger
The Concluding Story
The Dhammapada
Introduction
The Dhammapada
Three Sermons by Buddha
Introduction
The Sermon at Benares
The Sermon on Abuse
The Fire Sermon
Some Buddhist Parables and Legends
Introduction
Kisa Gotami
The Marriage-Feast in lambunada
Following the Master over the Stream
The Greedy Monk
A Courtesan Tempts the Monk Ocean-of-Beauty
The Light of Asia
Introduction
The Light of Asia
The Surangama Sutra
Introduction
The Surangama Sutra
What Is Nirvana？
Introduction
What is Nirvana?
GLOSSARY OF HINDU WORDS
WORKS IN ENGLISH BY LIN YUTANG