List of books related to Buddhism

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From Buddhist Encyclopedia

The following is a list of books related to Buddhism:

Introductions and general texts

• Bechert, H., & Gombrich, R. (Eds.). (1991). The world of Buddhism. London: Thames & Hudson. ISBN 0-500-27628-5

• Gethin, R. (1998). The foundations of Buddhism. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-289223-1

• Harvey, P. (1990). An introduction to Buddhism: Teachings, history and practices. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-31333-3

• Sangharakshita (2001). A Survey of Buddhism (ninth edition). Windhorse Publications. ISBN 0-904766-93-4

• Williams, P., & Tribe, A. (2000). Buddhist thought: A complete introduction to the Indian tradition. London: Routledge. ISBN 0-415-20701-0

Nikaya Buddhism

• Histories
  • Early Indian Buddhism
    • Warder, A. K. (2000). Indian Buddhism. Motilal Banarsidass. ISBN 81-208-1741-9

Mahayana Buddhism (General)

• Primary texts
  • Santideva (2002), The Bodhicaryavatara (trans. Kate Crosby and Andrew Skilton), Windhorse Publications. ISBN 1-899579-49-4
  • Prajñāparamitā literature
    • Conze, Edward. Buddhist Wisdom : The Diamond Sutra and The Heart Sutra. ISBN 0-375-72600-4
  • Early East Asian Buddhism
    • . Muller, A. Charles. The Sutra of Perfect Enlightenment: Korean Buddhism's Guide to Meditation. Albany: SUNY Press, 1999.

• Secondary texts
  • Williams, P. (1989). Mahayana Buddhism: The doctrinal foundations. London: Routledge. ISBN 0-415-02537-0

Madhyamaka

• See Translations of Nagarjuna

Zen

• Primary Texts
  • Rinzai
    • Watson, Burton, tr. (1999). The Zen Teachings of Master Lin-Chi. Columbia University Press. ISBN 0-231-11485-0
  • Soto
    • Waddell]and Abe, trs. (2002) The Heart of Dogen's Shobogenzo. State Univ of New York Press. ISBN 0-7914-5242-5

• Histories
  • Dumoulin, Heinrich. A History of Zen Buddhism.

• Western writings on Zen
  • Merton, Thomas. Mystics and Zen Masters.
  • Janwillem van de Wetering
    • (1971) The Empty Mirror: Experiences in a Japanese Zen Monastery. St. Martin's Press. ISBN 0-312-20774-3
    • (1975) A glimpse of nothingness: Experiences in an American Zen Community. St. Martin's Press. ISBN 0-312-20945-2
    • (1999) Afterzen: Experiences of a Zen Student Out on His Ear, St. Martin's Press. ISBN 0-312-27261-8
  • Adam Genkaku Fisher
    • (2007) Answer Your Love Letters: Footnotes to a Zen Practice. AuthorHouse.

Children's Books

• • Janwillem van de Wetering. (1978) Little Owl: An Eightfold Buddhist Admonition. Houghton Mifflin. ISBN 0-395-26456-1

Misc.

• Books that mention Buddhism or Buddhist thinkers
  • Michael H. Hart, The 100, Carol Publishing Group, July 1992, paperback, 576 pages, ISBN 0-8065-1350-0
  • " Revival of Buddhism in India and Role of Dr.B.R.Ambedkar" by Bhagwan Das and published by Dalit Today Prakashan, 18/455, Indira Nagar,Lucknow(U.P.) India.
  • "Mirror Mind" - Written by a Singapore autistic, ISBN 981-05-4778-1

Buddhist publishers

Several publishers specialise in books on Buddhism

• Dharma Publishing
• Shambhala Publications
• Snow Lion Publications
• Tharpa Publications
• Windhorse Publications
• Wisdom Publications