Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Texts-of-Philosophies-and-Religions

This is a list of the most famous philosophical and religious texts.

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Ancient Egyptian religion

text	introduction	link
𓂋𓏤𓈒𓈒𓈒𓏌𓏤𓉐𓂋𓏏𓂻𓅓𓉔𓂋𓅱𓇳𓏤 rw n(y)w prt m hrw(w)		English https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Papyrus_of_Ani

Ancient Greek religion

text	introduction	link
Ὀδύσσεια Odýsseia		multiple languages https://el.wikisource.org/wiki/%CE%9F%CE%B4%CF%8D%CF%83%CF%83%CE%B5%CE%B9%CE%B1
Ἰλιάς Iliás		multiple languages https://el.wikisource.org/wiki/%CE%99%CE%BB%CE%B9%CE%AC%CF%82
Θεογονία Theogoníā		multiple languages https://el.wikisource.org/wiki/%CE%98%CE%B5%CE%BF%CE%B3%CE%BF%CE%BD%CE%AF%CE%B1

Ancient Iranian religion

text	introduction	link
شاهنامه Šāhnāme		Persian, Arabic, English https://fa.wikisource.org/wiki/%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%87%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%87

Ancient Mesopotamian religion

text	introduction	link
(Epic of Gilgamesh)		Hebrew, English, Portuguese https://he.wikisource.org/wiki/%D7%A7%D7%98%D7%92%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%94:%D7%A2%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%95%D7%AA_%D7%92%D7%9C%D7%92%D7%9E%D7%A9

Ancient Roman religion

text	introduction	link
Metamorphoseon libri		multiple languages https://la.wikisource.org/wiki/Metamorphoses_(Ovidius)
Fasti		Latin https://la.wikisource.org/wiki/Fasti

Aztec religion

text	introduction	link
Chilám Balám		English https://www.holybooks.com/book-chilam-balam-chumayel/
Popol Vuh		Spanish, Russian https://es.wikisource.org/wiki/Popol_Vuh English https://www.holybooks.com/popol-vuh/

Buddhism

text	introduction	link
वज्रच्छेदिकाप्रज्ञापारमितासूत्र Vajracchedikāprajñāpāramitāsūtra		multiple languages https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Vajracchedik%C4%81_Praj%C3%B1%C4%81p%C4%81ramit%C4%81_S%C5%ABtra Tibetan https://tibetan.works/etext/reader.php?collection=kangyur&index=18
प्रज्ञापारमिताहृदय Prajñāpāramitāhṛdaya		multiple languages https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Heart_Sutra

Chinese Folk Religion

text	introduction	link
山海經 Shǎn Hǎi Jīng		Chinese https://ctext.org/shan-hai-jing
拾遺記 Shí Yí Jì		Chinese https://zh.wikisource.org/wiki/%E6%8B%BE%E9%81%BA%E8%A8%98
封神演義 Fēng Shén Yǎnyì		Chinese https://ctext.org/fengshen-yanyi
西遊記 Xī Yóu Jì		Chinese https://ctext.org/xiyouji

Chinese Legalism

text	introduction	link
韓非子 Hánfēi Zǐ		Chinese https://ctext.org/hanfeizi
商君書 Shāng Jūn Shū		Chinese, English https://ctext.org/shang-jun-shu
申不害 Shēn Búhài		Chinese, English https://ctext.org/shen-bu-hai
慎子 Shèn Zǐ		Chinese https://ctext.org/shenzi

Chinese Syncretism

link	introduction	text
呂氏春秋 Lǚshì Chūnqīu		Chinese https://ctext.org/lv-shi-chun-qiu
淮南子 Huáinán Zǐ		Chinese https://ctext.org/huainanzi

Christianity

text	introduction	link
ביבליה‎ Biblia		multiple languages https://www.bible.com/languages multiple languages https://christos-c.com/bible/ English, Chinese https://bible.org/article/net-bible-download

Daoism

text	introduction	link
道德經 Dàodé Jīng		Chinese, English https://ctext.org/dao-de-jing
莊子 Zhuāng Zǐ		Chinese, English https://ctext.org/zhuangzi

Empiricism

text	introduction	link
An Essay Concerning Human Understanding		English, French https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/An_Essay_Concerning_Human_Understanding
A Treatise of Human Nature		English, French https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Treatise_of_Human_Nature

Epicureanism

text	introduction	link
Κύριαι Δόξαι Kūriai Dóxai		Greek, French https://el.wikisource.org/wiki/%CE%9A%CF%8D%CF%81%CE%B9%CE%B1%CE%B9_%CE%94%CF%8C%CE%BE%CE%B1%CE%B9 English https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Principal_Doctrines

Hinduism

text	introduction	link
रामायण Rāmāyaṇa		Sanskrit, Engish https://readramayana.org/
महाभारतम् Mahābhāratam		multiple languages https://sa.wikisource.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D
पुराण Purāṇa		Sanskrit https://sa.wikisource.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A3%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D

Islam

text	introduction	link
القرآن al-Qurʾān		multiple languages https://github.com/mirfatif/NoorUlHuda multiple languages https://mp3quran.net/ multiple languages https://quran.com/ multiple languages http://qurandownload.com/ Arabic, English https://corpus.quran.com/

Judaism

text	introduction	link
תָּנָ״ךְ‎ Tānāḵ		Hebrew, English https://www.sefaria.org/texts/Tanakh Hebrew https://mechon-mamre.org/i/t/t0.htm English https://jps.org/download-the-tanakh-1917-translation/ English https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt0.htm English https://www.chabad.org/library/bible_cdo/aid/63255/jewish/The-Bible-with-Rashi.htm French https://mechon-mamre.org/f/ft/ft0.htm
תַּלְמוּד‎ Talmūḏ		Hebrew, English https://www.sefaria.org/texts/Talmud

Judaism

text	introduction	link
Critik der reinen Vernunft		multiple languages https://de.wikisource.org/wiki/Critik_der_reinen_Vernunft_(1781)

Machiavellianism

text	introduction	link
Il Principe		multiple languages https://it.wikisource.org/wiki/Il_Principe

Mohism

text	introduction	link
墨子 Mò Zǐ		Chinese, English https://ctext.org/mozi

Old Norse religion

text	introduction	link
Sæmundar Edda		multiple languages https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Poetic_Edda
Snorra Edda		multiple languages https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Prose_Edda
Der Nibelunge liet		English https://www.gutenberg.org/files/7321/7321-h/7321-h.htm
Beowulf		English, French https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Beowulf

Peripatetic school

text	introduction	link
Μεταφυσικά Metàphusiká		multiple languages https://el.wikisource.org/wiki/%CE%9C%CE%B5%CF%84%CE%B1%CF%86%CF%85%CF%83%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%AC
Πολιτικά Politiká		multiple languages https://el.wikisource.org/wiki/%CE%A0%CE%BF%CE%BB%CE%B9%CF%84%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%AC
Ἠθικὰ Νικομάχεια Ēthika Nikomacheia		multiple languages https://el.wikisource.org/wiki/%CE%97%CE%B8%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%AC_%CE%9D%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%BF%CE%BC%CE%AC%CF%87%CE%B5%CE%B9%CE%B1
Κατηγορίαι Katēgoriai		multiple languages https://el.wikisource.org/wiki/%CE%9A%CE%B1%CF%84%CE%B7%CE%B3%CE%BF%CF%81%CE%AF%CE%B1%CE%B9

Platoism

text	introduction	link
Φαίδων Phaidōn		multiple languages https://el.wikisource.org/wiki/%CE%A6%CE%B1%CE%AF%CE%B4%CF%89%CE%BD

Renaissance humanism

text	introduction	link
Moriae encomium		multiple languages https://la.wikisource.org/wiki/Moriae_encomium
Libellus vere aureus, nec minus salutaris quam festivus, de optimo rei publicae statu deque nova insula Utopia		multiple languages https://la.wikisource.org/wiki/Utopia

Ruism

text	introduction	link
論語 Lún Yǔ		Chinese, English https://ctext.org/analects
孟子 Mèng Zǐ		Chinese, English https://ctext.org/mengzi
荀子 Xún Zǐ		Chinese https://ctext.org/xunzi

Old Text School

text	introduction	link
春秋穀梁傳 Chūnqiū Gǔliáng Zhuàn		Chinese https://ctext.org/guliang-zhuan

Scholasticism

Thomism

text	introduction	link
Summa Theologiae		Latin, English, Spanish https://la.wikisource.org/wiki/Summa_Theologiae

School of Diplomacy

text	introduction	link
鬼谷子 Guǐ Gǔ Zǐ		Chinese https://ctext.org/gui-gu-zi
戰國策 Zhàn Guó Cè		Chinese https://ctext.org/zhan-guo-ce

School of Names

text	introduction	link
公孫龍子 Gōngsūn Lóng Zǐ		Chinese https://ctext.org/gongsunlongzi

School of Military

text	introduction	link
孫子兵法 Sūn Zǐ Bīng Fǎ		Chinese, English https://ctext.org/art-of-war
吳子 Wú Zǐ		Chinese, English https://ctext.org/wu-zi

Shintō

text	introduction	link
古事記 Kojiki		multiple languages https://ja.wikisource.org/wiki/%E5%8F%A4%E4%BA%8B%E8%A8%98
日本書紀 Nihon Shoki		multiple languages https://ja.wikisource.org/wiki/%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E6%9B%B8%E7%B4%80

Stoicism

text	introduction	link
Τὰ εἰς ἑαυτόν Ta eis heauton	Personal notes by Marc Aurele, written in Greek, addressed to himself and his ideas on Stoical philosophy.	Greek, English https://el.wikisource.org/wiki/%CE%A4%CE%B1_%CE%B5%CE%B9%CF%82_%CE%B5%CE%B1%CF%85%CF%84%CF%8C%CE%BD