Eastern Classics Reading List – Year 6
Month One
Anonymous, The Mahabharata: Complete and Unabridged, Volume 6, translated by Bibek Debroy (Penguin Classics)
Month Two
Great World Religions: Buddhism; Malcolm David Eckel, Ph.D. Professor, Boston University; The Great Courses
Month Three
Theravada Buddhism: The Tipitaka
Month Four
Theravada Buddhism: The Dhammapada
Theravada Buddhism: The Milindapanha
Month Five
Theravada Buddhism: The Mahasatipatthana Sutta
Mahayana Buddhism: Prajnaparamita
Month Six
Mahayana Buddhism: The Srimaladevisimhanada Sutra
Mahayana Buddhism: The Lankavatara Sutra
Month Seven
Mahayana Buddhism: The Sukhavativyuha Sutras
Mahayana Buddhism: The Bodhicaryavatara of Shantideva
Month Eight
Yoga Sutras of Patañjali
Month Nine
The Vedanta Sutra with the Commentary of Shankaracharya
Month Ten
Shakuntala of Kalidasa
Month Eleven
The Little Clay Cart of Shudraka
Month Twelve
Pancatantra, According to Purnabhadra