List of books related to Buddhism

The following is a list of books related to Buddhism:

Introductions and general texts

• Buddhism for Boring People, Daniel Scharpenburg, (2012) ISBN 978-1468006940
• Unleash Your Buddha Nature, Daniel Scharpenburg, (2011) ISBN 978-1463591700
• Lotus in Hand: an introduction to Buddhism, Raj Arumugam, (2010)
• The Golden Buddha: a meditation, Raj Arumugam, (2010)
• Kisa Gotami: a mother's sorrow, Raj Arumugam, (2010)
• The World of Buddhism. Bechert, H., & Gombrich, R. (Eds.). (1991). London: Thames & Hudson. ISBN 0-500-27628-5
• Noble Eightfold Path: Way to the End of Suffering. Bhikkhu Bodhi (1984, Buddhist Publication Society; 2000, Pariyatti). ISBN 978-1-928706-07-6
• The Life of the Buddha. Bhikkhu Nanamoli (1993, Buddhist Publication Society; 2000, Pariyatti). ISBN 978-1-928706-12-0
• The foundations of Buddhism. Gethin, R. (1998). Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-289223-1
• An introduction to Buddhism: Teachings, history and practices. Harvey, P. (1990). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-31333-3
• A Survey of Buddhism (ninth edition). Sangharakshita (2001). Windhorse Publications. ISBN 0-904766-93-4
• The Clock of Vipassana has Struck. Sayagyi U Ba Khin, edited by Pierluigi Confalonieri (1993): Pariyatti ISBN 978-0-9649484-6-4
• The Essentials of Buddha-Dhamma in Meditative Practice. Sayagyi U Ba Khin (1991): Pariyatti. ISBN 99999-00006
• Buddhist thought: A complete introduction to the Indian tradition. Williams, P., & Tribe, A. (2000). London: Routledge. ISBN 0-415-20701-0

Nikaya Buddhism

Histories

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

Theravada Buddhism

Primary texts

• 1985, Vipassana Research Institute; 1996, Pariyatti. Mahāsatipatthāna Sutta: The Great Discourse on the Establishing of Awareness. ISBN 978-0-9649484-0-2

Secondary texts

• Bhikkhu Bodhi (1993, Buddhist Publication Society; 2000, Pariyatti). A Comprehensive Manual of Abhidhamma. ISBN 978-1-928706-02-1
• Buddhaghosa, (translated by Bhikkhu Nanamoli) (1975, Buddhist Publication Society; 1999, Pariyatti). The Path of Purification. ISBN 978-1-928706-7
• Goenka, S. N. (1987, Vipassana Research Institute; 2000, Pariyatti). The Discourse Summaries of S.N. Goenka. ISBN 978-1-928706-09-0
• Ñāṇavīra Thera (2010). Notes on Dhamma. Path Press Publications. ISBN 978-94-6090-001-3
• Nyanaponika Thera (1986, Rider & Co. Ltd; 1993, Buddhist Publication Society; 2000, Pariyatti). The Vision of Dhamma. ISBN 978-1-928706-03-8

Mahayana Buddhism (General)

Primary texts

• The Bodhicaryavatara. Santideva (2002), (trans. Kate Crosby and Andrew Skilton), Windhorse Publications. ISBN 1-899579-49-4

Prajñāparamitā literature

• Buddhist Wisdom: The Diamond Sutra and The Heart Sutra. Edward Conze. ISBN 0-375-72600-4
• The Surangama Sutra. Buddhist Text Translation Society, ISBN 978-0-88139-962-2, 2009. [1]
• Avatamsaka Sutra. Buddhist Text Translation Society. [2]

Secondary texts

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

Madhyamaka

• See Translations of Nagarjuna

Zen

Primary texts

Rinzai and Sōtō

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

Histories

• A History of Zen Buddhism, Heinrich Dumoulin

Western writings on Zen

• Mystics and Zen Masters, Thomas Merton
• The Empty Mirror: Experiences in a Japanese Zen Monastery, Janwillem van de Wetering (1971). St. Martin's Press. ISBN 0-312-20774-3
• A glimpse of nothingness: Experiences in an American Zen Community, Janwillem van de Wetering (1975). St. Martin's Press. ISBN 0-312-20945-2
• Afterzen: Experiences of a Zen Student Out on His Ear, Janwillem van de Wetering (1999). St. Martin's Press. ISBN 0-312-27261-8

Children's books

• Little Owl: An Eightfold Buddhist Admonition, Janwillem van de Wetering, (1978). Houghton Mifflin. ISBN 0-395-26456-1
• Peaceful Piggy Meditation, (2–8 yrs), Kerry Lee Maclean
• The Monkey and the Crocodile, (2–8 yrs), Paul Galdone
• The Rumor: A Jataka Tale, (2–8 yrs), Jan Thornhill (illustrator)
• The Mountains of Tibet, (4–10 yrs), Mordecai Gerstein
• Prince Siddhartha: Story..., (7–12 yrs), Jonathan Landaw
• A Pebble for Your Pocket, (7–12 yrs), Thich Nhat Hanh
• Kindness: A Treasury..., (9–12 yrs), Sarah Conover and Valerie Wahl
• Under the Bodhi Tree, Buddhist Text Translation Society. ISBN 0-88139-319-3 [3]

Miscellaneous

Books that mention Buddhism or Buddhist thinkers

• Unleash your Buddha Nature, Scharpenburg,Daniel, 2011 [4]
• The 100, Michael H. Hart, 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, Bhagwan Das, Dalit Today Prakashan, 18/455, Indira Nagar, Lucknow (U.P.) India.
• Mirror Mind – Written by a Singapore autistic, ISBN 981-05-4778-1 [5]

Buddhist themed DVDs

• Little Buddha, English, 1994
• Seven Years in Tibet, English, 1997
• Kundun, English, 1997
• Asoka, Subtitles, 2001
• Life of Buddha, English, 2001
• Travelers and Magicians, Subtitles, 2003

Buddhist publishers

Several publishers specialize in books on Buddhism

• Buddhist Publication Society
• Buddhist Text Translation Society
• Dharma Publishing
• Kechara Media & Publications
• Pali Text Society
• Pariyatti
• Path Press Publications
• Shambhala Publications
• Snow Lion Publications
• Tharpa Publications
• Windhorse Publications
• Wisdom Publications
• Shang Shung Publications
• Awaken Publishing and Design