About
Texts important enough to include in the library but not yet acquired. Most need manual browser download from their source sites (sacred-texts.com is Cloudflare-protected). To add one: download the text, save as .txt in 02_raw_sources/, then tell Claude to ingest it.
Library currently has 1,200 texts across 38 traditions.
Acquired (Restricted — Copyrighted)
| Text | Tradition | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Dead Sea Scrolls (Garcia Martinez) | Jewish | 🔒 Local only 6,416 passages |
| Dead Sea Scrolls (Vermes) | Jewish | 🔒 Local only 7,811 passages |
| Siddhartha (Hesse) | Buddhist | 🔒 Local only |
| Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna | Hindu | 🔒 Local only |
| Think and Grow Rich | Philosophy | 🔒 Local only |
Tier 1 — Critical Gaps
Foundational texts whose absence is a glaring hole in the library.
| Text | Tradition | Why Critical | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| I Ching (Book of Changes) | Chinese | THE divination/wisdom text of Chinese civilization | Manual sacred-texts.com/ich/ |
| Guru Granth Sahib | Sikh | THE Sikh scripture — have commentary but not the text itself | Manual sacred-texts.com/skh/granth/ |
| Heart Sutra | Buddhist | Most recited Mahayana text (260 characters) | Manual sacred-texts.com/bud/ |
| Hatha Yoga Pradipika | Hindu | Foundation of all yoga practice | Manual sacred-texts.com/hin/ |
| Avatamsaka Sutra (selections) | Buddhist | Basis of Huayan/Kegon — foundational Mahayana | Manual sacred-texts.com/bud/ |
| Prajnaparamita in 8,000 Lines | Buddhist | "Mother of all Buddhas" — the core Mahayana source text | Manual sacred-texts.com/bud/ |
| Sahih Bukhari | Islam | Most authoritative Sunni hadith collection | Manual sunnah.com |
| Sahih Muslim | Islam | Second most authoritative hadith | Manual sunnah.com |
| Zohar (selections) | Jewish | Central Kabbalah text | Manual sacred-texts.com/jud/ |
| Mishnah | Jewish | Foundation of rabbinic Judaism | Manual sacred-texts.com/jud/ |
| Tattvartha Sutra | Jain | Only text accepted by ALL Jain sects | Manual sacred-texts.com/jai/ |
| Meister Eckhart Sermons | Christian | Greatest Christian mystic — not on Gutenberg | Manual ccel.org or archive.org |
Tier 2 — Important Additions
Major texts that would significantly strengthen existing traditions.
| Text | Tradition | Why Important | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Ghazali Ihya Ulum al-Din | Islam | Greatest Islamic theological work | Manual archive.org |
| Ibn Arabi Fusus al-Hikam | Islam | Most important Sufi metaphysical text | Manual archive.org |
| Ibn Khaldun Muqaddimah | Islam | Invented sociology/historiography | Manual archive.org |
| Hafiz Divan | Islam | Greatest Persian poet alongside Rumi | Manual sacred-texts.com/isl/ |
| Platform Sutra | Buddhist | Foundational Zen text — sixth patriarch Huineng | Manual sacred-texts.com/bud/ |
| Bodhicaryavatara (Shantideva) | Buddhist | Way of the Bodhisattva — core Tibetan Buddhist text | Manual archive.org |
| Vimalakirti Sutra | Buddhist | Key Mahayana text on lay enlightenment | Manual sacred-texts.com/bud/ |
| Lankavatara Sutra | Buddhist | Foundational for Zen/Chan Buddhism | Manual sacred-texts.com/bud/ |
| Pseudo-Dionysius Mystical Theology | Christian | Shaped all Christian mysticism | Manual ccel.org |
| Philokalia (selections) | Christian | Eastern Orthodox spirituality anthology | Manual archive.org |
| Ashtavakra Gita | Hindu | Radical Advaita Vedanta text | Manual sacred-texts.com/hin/ |
| Brahma Sutras | Hindu | Vedanta triple canon (with Gita + Upanishads) | Manual sacred-texts.com/hin/ |
| Vivekachudamani (Shankara) | Hindu | "Crest-Jewel of Discrimination" | Manual sacred-texts.com/hin/ |
| Devi Bhagavata Purana | Hindu | Central Shakta/goddess tradition text | Manual sacred-texts.com/hin/ |
| Kalpa Sutra | Jain | Lives of the Jinas — key Jain hagiography | Manual sacred-texts.com/jai/ |
| Liezi | Chinese | Third great Taoist classic | Manual archive.org |
| Book of Rites (Li Ji) | Chinese | Confucian Five Classics | Manual sacred-texts.com/cfu/ |
| Classic of History (Shu Jing) | Chinese | Confucian Five Classics | Manual sacred-texts.com/cfu/ |
| Records of the Grand Historian | Chinese | Sima Qian — China's foundational history | Manual archive.org |
Tier 3 — Would Strengthen the Collection
Notable texts that round out the library but aren't urgent gaps.
| Text | Tradition | Why Notable | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milindapanha | Buddhist | Greco-Buddhist philosophical dialogue | Manual sacred-texts.com/bud/ |
| Book of Common Prayer | Christian | Foundational Anglican liturgy | Manual archive.org |
| Arthashastra (Kautilya) | Hindu | Indian political philosophy — "Indian Machiavelli" | Manual archive.org |
| Narada Bhakti Sutras | Hindu | Foundational devotional text | Manual sacred-texts.com/hin/ |
| Spring and Autumn Annals | Chinese | Confucian Five Classics | Manual sacred-texts.com/cfu/ |
| Journey to the West | Chinese | One of Four Great Chinese Novels | Manual archive.org |
| Dream of the Red Chamber | Chinese | Greatest Chinese novel | Manual archive.org |
| Nahjul Balagha (better source) | Islam | Current OCR version has artifacts — find cleaner source | Quality upgrade |
| Hegel Phenomenology of Spirit | Philosophy | Foundation of Continental philosophy | Not on Gutenberg |
| Newton Principia | Science | Most important scientific work ever written | No plain text |
| Euclid Elements | Science | Most influential textbook ever — only LaTeX on Gutenberg | TeX only |
| Galileo Dialogue on Two World Systems | Science | Launched modern science | Not on Gutenberg |
| Black Elk Speaks | Indigenous | Most important Native American spiritual text | Copyrighted |
| Heidegger Being and Time | Philosophy | Essential existentialism | Copyrighted |
| Simone Weil Gravity and Grace | Philosophy | Mystical philosophy | Copyrighted |
Quality Wishlist (removed for integrity reasons)
These texts were in the library but removed because they fell below the 95% passage-verification threshold. They can be restored once better raw sources are found.
| Text | Issue |
|---|---|
| Shahnameh (Zimmern) | Zimmern translation not in raw sources |
| Han Feizi | Space-separated footnotes throughout raw |
| Xunzi | OCR-corrupted Internet Archive scan |
| Aristotle Politics | Wrong edition raw link |
| Five Stages of Greek Religion | Heavy scholarly apparatus markers |
| Sutta-Nipata (Fausboll) | Pali formatting issues |
| Devils of Loudun | OCR caret markers throughout |
| Ambedkar Castes in India | Inline footnotes with spaces |
| Chinese Mystic (Lionel Giles) | Multiple passage artifacts |
| Mahabharata (Ganguli short) | Only 18 passages, better version exists |
How to Add a Wishlist Text
1. Download the text from the source in your browser 2. Save as .txt in 02_raw_sources/Library_/SacredTexts.com/ (or appropriate dir) 3. Tell Claude: "ingest [filename]" 4. Pipeline runs automatically: python 05_scripts/tag_frontmatter.py --write python 05_scripts/export_reader_data.py python 05_scripts/gzip_web_data.py cd 03_web_app && git add ... && git push