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PREFACE TO THE SACRED BOOKS OF THE EAST

ix

Program of a Translation of the Sacred Books of the East

xxxix

Transliteration of Oriental Alphabets

xlviii

Approximate Pronunciation of the Roman Letters as representing the Sanskrit Alphabet

lv

INTRODUCTION TO THE UPANISHADS

lvii

Khândogya-upanishad

lxxxvi

Talavakâra-upanishad

lxxxix

Aitareya-âranyaka

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Kaushîtaki-brâhmana-upanishad

xcviii

Vâgasaneyi-samhitâ-upanishad

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TRANSLATION OF THE KHÂNDOGYA-UPANISHAD

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TRANSLATION OF THE TALAVAKÂRA-UPANISHAD

TRANSLATION OF THE AITAREYA-ÂRANYAKA

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TRANSLATION OF THE KAUSHÎTAKI-BRÂHMANA-UPANISHAD

271

TRANSLATION OF THE VÂGASANEYI-SAMHITÂ-UPANISHAD

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