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The Long Discourses of the Buddha (Dīgha Nikāya) Pali Canon (the Buddha's discourses)
Pali Canon (the Buddha's discourses) · c. 5th–1st century BCE (transmitted orally; written down c. 1st century BCE)
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The Path of Purification (Visuddhimagga) Buddhaghosa
Buddhaghosa · c. 5th century CE
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Advanced Buddhist
The Argumentative Indian Amartya Sen
Amartya Sen · 2005
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Essays Intermediate Indian
Indian Philosophy: A Counter Perspective Daya Krishna
Daya Krishna · 1991; revised and enlarged 2006
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Essays Advanced Indian
The Subject as Freedom Krishna Chandra Bhattacharya
Krishna Chandra Bhattacharya · 1930
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Advanced Indian
Indian Philosophy Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan · 1923–1927 (two volumes)
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History Intermediate Indian
Freedom from the Known Jiddu Krishnamurti
Jiddu Krishnamurti · 1969
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Beginner Indian
Annihilation of Caste B. R. Ambedkar
B. R. Ambedkar · 1936
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Beginner Indian
Hind Swaraj Mohandas K. Gandhi
Mohandas K. Gandhi · 1909 (Gujarati); English translation 1910
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Beginner Indian
Sādhanā: The Realisation of Life Rabindranath Tagore
Rabindranath Tagore · 1913
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Essays Beginner Indian
The Life Divine Sri Aurobindo
Sri Aurobindo · 1914–1919 (serialised in Arya); revised 1939–1940
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Advanced Indian
Raja Yoga Swami Vivekananda
Swami Vivekananda · 1896
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Beginner Indian
The Recognition Sutras (Pratyabhijñāhṛdayam) Kṣemarāja
Kṣemarāja · c. 11th century CE
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Intermediate Indian
Tirukkural Thiruvalluvar
Thiruvalluvar · dates debated (estimates range from c. 1st century BCE to c. 6th century CE)
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Beginner Indian
Arthaśāstra Attributed to Kauṭilya
Attributed to Kauṭilya · dates debated (traditionally 4th century BCE; many scholars date the text to c. 1st–2nd century CE)
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Intermediate Indian
Māṇḍūkya Kārikā Gauḍapāda
Gauḍapāda · c. 6th century CE (dates debated)
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Advanced Indian
Tattvacintāmaṇi (The Jewel of Reflection on Reality) Gaṅgeśa
Gaṅgeśa · c. 14th century CE
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Advanced Indian
The Lion of the Destruction of Principles (Tattvopaplavasiṃha) Jayarāśi Bhaṭṭa
Jayarāśi Bhaṭṭa · c. 8th–9th century CE
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Advanced Indian
The Ornament of the Middle Way (Madhyamakālaṃkāra) Śāntarakṣita
Śāntarakṣita · 8th century CE
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Advanced Buddhist
Abhidharmakośa (Treasury of Abhidharma) Vasubandhu
Vasubandhu · c. 4th–5th century CE
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Advanced Buddhist
Introduction to the Middle Way (Madhyamakāvatāra) Candrakīrti
Candrakīrti · c. 7th century CE
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Advanced Buddhist
The Dispeller of Disputes (Vigrahavyāvartanī) Nagarjuna
Nagarjuna · c. 2nd century CE
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Advanced Buddhist
Pramāṇasamuccaya (Compendium of Valid Knowledge) Dignāga
Dignāga · c. early 6th century CE
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Advanced Buddhist
Pramāṇavārttika (Commentary on Valid Knowledge) Dharmakīrti
Dharmakīrti · c. 7th century CE
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Advanced Buddhist