List of books related to Buddhism

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

Children's Books

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

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.
** [http://iautistic.com/autism-book-mirror-mind.php "Mirror Mind"] - Written by a Singapore autistic, ISBN 981-05-4778-1

* 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

* [http://www.bttsonline.org Buddhist Text Translation Society]
* [http://www.dharmapublishing.com Dharma Publishing]
* [http://www.shambhala.com Shambhala Publications]
* [http://www.snowlionpub.com Snow Lion Publications]
* [http://www.tharpa.com Tharpa Publications]
* [http://www.windhorsepublications.com Windhorse Publications]
* [http://www.wisdompubs.org Wisdom Publications]