印度的智慧

出版时间：2009-3  出版社：外语教学与研究出版社  作者：林语堂  页数：681  
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前言

One morning in 19o5, or the 3tth year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu ofQing Dynasty, two brothers set out by boat from their hometown Boa-ah, amountain hamlet in Fujian Province on the southern coast of China, for theport city of Xiamen, some sixty miles away. The boys were full of excitementand chatter, especially the younger one. Yutang was ten years old, and today, hewas taking leave of his hometown and going with his brother to study in Xiamen.They were sons of Pastor Lin Zhicheng, who was born in the poor village ofWulisha. Pastor Lin was sending his sons to free missionary schools in Xiamen.The Pastor was not a follower of convention, so the boys did not wearqueues. Yutang was a little guy, deeply tanned, with a prominent forehead, apair of sparkling eyes, and a narrow chin. Six miles later, when the skiff cameto Xiaoxi, the boys changed to a five-sail junk, and sailed toward Zhangzhouon West River. There were paddy fields and farmhouses on either side ofthe river, and tall mountains stood behind them, clad in grey-purplishhues. Yutang thought it inexpressibly beautiful. After a day's journey, the junkwas tied up against the bank under some bamboo trees. Yutang was told to liedown, cover himself with a blanket and go to sleep.But sleep was the last thing on the boy's mind. The boatman sitting at the junk's stern was sucking at his pipe, and between gulps of bitter tea, telling stories about the Empress Dowager Cixi, who ruled the court today, having put the Emperor Guangxu under house arrest for supporting the reformers at the palace. Another junk was tied up on the opposite bank, brightly lit by lanterns. A soft breeze wafted sounds of merrymaking and music from a lute across the water. Oh, what a beautiful scene！

内容概要

《印度的智慧》是一部林语堂精心编撰的印度文化手册。
印度文学里展现出来的东西，可以让人们一窥这个国家的思想和社会思潮，三千年来，这些内容一直在激活和塑造着这个民族。只有看到印度思想的丰富性及其本质精神，我们才能理解印度，才能奢望分享其各民族的自由和平等，而这些正是我们试图从这个道德和政治上都混乱不堪的世界创造出来的东西，尽管显得有些蹩脚和踌躇。

作者简介

林语堂，1895年10月10日生于福建漳州，乳名和乐，名玉堂，后改语堂。22岁获上海圣约翰大学学士学位，27岁获美国哈佛大学比较文学硕士学位，29岁获德国莱比锡大学语言学博士学位，同年回国，先后执教于北京大学。北京师范大学，厦门大学和上海东吴大学，1936年后居住美国，此后主要用英文写作，1966年定居台湾，1967年受聘为香港中文大学研究教授。1975年荣任国际笔会副会长。1976年3月26日病逝于香港。葬于台北阳明山故居。林语堂用英文创作和翻译的一系列经典作品影响深远，奠定了他在国际文坛上的重要地位。代表作有小说《京华烟云》、《啼笑皆非》，散文杂文《吾国与吾民》、《生活的艺术》、传记《苏东坡传》、《武则天传》，译著《老子的智慧》、《浮生六记》等。

书籍目录

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

章节摘录

II The Counsel of Agastya"Pleased am I," so spake Agastya, "in these forests dark and wild,Thou hast come to seek me, Rama, with the saintlyJanak's child,But like pale and drooping blossoms severed from the parent tree,Far from home in toil and trouble, faithful Sita follows thee,True to wedded lord and husband she hath followed Raghu's son,With a woman's deep devotion woman's duty she hath done！How unlike the fickle woman, true while Fame and Fortune smile,Faithless when misfortunes gather, loveless in her wicked wile,How unlike the changeful woman, false as light the lightnings fling,Keen as sabre, quick as tempest, swift as bird upon its wing！Dead to Fortune's frown or favour, Sita still in truth abides,As the star of Arundhati in her mansion still resides,Rest thee with thy gentle consort, farther still she may not roam,Holier were this hermit's forest as the saintly Sita's home！""Great Agastya！" answered Rama, "blessed is my banished life,For thy kindness to an exile and his friendless homeless wife,But in wilder, gloomier forests lonesome we must wander still,Where a deeper, darker shadow settles on the rock and rill.""Be it so," Agastya answered, "two short yojans from this place,Wild is Panchavati's forest where unseen the wild deer race,Godavari's limped waters through its gloomy gorges flow,Fruit and root and luscious berries on its silent margin grow,Seek that spot and with thy brother build a lonesome leafy home,Tend thy true and toil-worn Sita, farther stdl she may not roam！Not unknown to me the mandate by thy royal father given,Not unseen thy endless wanderings destined by the will of Heaven,Therefore Panchavati's forest marked I for thy woodland stay,Where the ripening wild fruit clusters and the wild bird trills his lay,Tend thy dear devoted Sita and protect each pious rite.

媒体关注与评论

读林先生的书使人得到很大启发。我非常感激他，因为他的书使我大开眼界。只有一位优秀的中国人才能这样坦诚、信实而又毫不偏颇地论述他的同胞。——《纽约时报》星期日书评

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《林语堂英文作品集:印度的智慧》分中国部分的古典著述和印度部分的古典著述。书中涉猎了印度、中国文化中最为精髓和深刻的方面，以作为研究者研读和查阅的资料；同时，《林语堂英文作品集:印度的智慧》还选取了许多有关这两个古老民族的民族心理、文学想象和日常生活的材料，因而也适合普通读者在闲暇时翻阅欣赏。另外，在原著注释的基础之上，译者还增添了相关补注，帮助普通读者理解文中难解之处。《林语堂英文作品集》是林语堂用英文创作的一系列作品，曾经轰动欧美文坛，影响深远，一直被视为阐述东方文化的权威著作。此外。本套图书独家原版引进，众多著作以英文原貌首次登陆国内；数十幅珍贵老照片真实回味过去的时光。重磅上市，值得珍藏！

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用户评论 (总计19条)

•   亚洲为是思想发源地之一，而印度则又扮演着宗教母体的角色，看林语堂的英文原版，不仅可以学习优秀的英语表达，更能够从从另一种语言的角度去理解异域文化。对于藏书爱好者来说，林语堂的这一系列书都很值得购买和收藏
•   这本书能帮助读者大致了解印度文化的轮廓 毕竟这个国家的佛教文化对我国影响甚大
•   喜欢林语堂的书！
•   外研社的书就是有品味，有档次！！林大师当年的英文原著，值得读读！！
•   只要是语堂的都值得一看，英语也比较好理解。
•   一直期待要看这本书。林先生的大作一定要拜读的！ 不过就是对书本身有点失望，拿到手的时候很脏，还折页了。。。。要不是看在书内容很好的份上。。。
•   这套书封面很精美，很有中国味道。虽然还没看，但是觉得很值。
•   大师的作品应该不错
•   一时瑜亮，何分轩轾。
•   这个商品不错期待收到的每一本
•   林语堂是大师无可置疑，透过这位大师的眼睛，我们看到一个亚洲古国的文化、社会、政治等等方面。这本书可以说就是一扇看印度的窗口。
•   太久了对于俺来说，发现好多的诗歌已经不能入境。
•   大段大段的引述，一副教导你如何欣赏印度艺术的书，还全是英文，佩服林老先生之余，深感自卑，吾辈不能悟道，且深感惭愧！
•   适合作为开拓视野的书老用，也切不可全信
•   英文版难道没人读过吗？ 竟然是第一个。先看看再说...
•   700页的书，装订成一本，32K本，象一本字典，但装订又不象字典那样，估计看不完，书就散架了，外研社也能出这样的书？真是无语了，一本分成三或两本都行。真是便宜没好货，看照片还以为是两本或三本用塑料纸包在一起呢。这个版本不买也罢，影响阅读心情！
•   是很智慧。因为身边有印度同事的关系。就会想多去了解印度这个国家。但是这本书的智慧很多是林语堂先生不知是因为太激动了想把印度的东西直接搬过来以示纯粹的，不加他任何扭曲活着可能性误解的多余的繁缛，还是我说不清的原因，总之我觉得还是等我明年去了印度，去过SPIRITUAL TRAVEL以后再去拜读都来得及。
•   我想多数人将这本书买回后，后会将其束之高阁的
•   书的质量不错，不过阅读要有耐心，因为是全英的，而且，灰常的厚~~