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A Buddhist Bible
by Dwight Goddard (1st ed.) [1932]
This anthology has had a huge influence on the spread of
Buddhism in the English-speaking world.
An edited (but not watered-down) collection of key Zen documents,
a favorite of Jack Kerouac.
Buddha, the Gospel
Buddha, the Word 101,164 bytes
These are collections of files harvested from the Internet on these popular Buddhist topics:
Tibetan Buddhism: Archives
Zen Buddhism: Archives
Journal Articles about Buddhism
This is a collection of academic journal articles about Buddhism
from the 19th Century, contributed thanks to Chris Weimer.
The Smokey the Bear Sutra
by Gary Snyder.
This is a much beloved short poem about the relationship between
Buddhism and ecology, written by one of the 'beat' era poets,
simultaneously funny and profound.
The Creed of Buddha
by Edmond Holmes [1908]
A Pantheist looks at contemporary Western views of Buddhism.
Southern Buddhism
The Dhammapada and The Sutta Nipâta,
Dhammapada tr. by Max Müller;
Sutta-Nipâta tr. by V. Fausböll [1881]
(Sacred Books of the East, vol. 10)
Buddhist Suttas
Translated from Pâli by T.W. Rhys Davids [1881]
(Sacred Books of the East, Vol. 11)
Vinaya Texts (Part I)
Translated from the Pâli by T.W. Rhys Davids
and Herman Oldenberg. [1881]
The Pâtimokkha and The Mahâvagga, I-IV.
(Sacred Books of the East, Vol. 13).
Vinaya Texts (Part II)
Translated from the Pâli by T.W. Rhys Davids
and Herman Oldenberg. [1882]
The Mahâvagga, V-X, and The Kullavagga, I-III.
(Sacred Books of the East, Vol. 17).
Vinaya Texts (Part III)
Translated from the Pâli by T.W. Rhys Davids
and Herman Oldenberg. [1885]
The Kullavagga, IV-XII.
(Sacred Books of the East, Vol. 20).
The Questions of King Milinda
translated by T. W. Rhys Davids
Part I (SBE35) [1890]
Part II (SBE36) [1894]
Dialogues of the Buddha
(The Dîgha-Nikâya)
Translated from the Pâli by T.W. Rhys Davids;
London, H. Frowde, Oxford University Press [1899]
Volume II of the Sacred Books of the Buddhists.
Buddhism in Translations
by Henry Clarke Warren [1896]
This is a often-cited scholarly anthology of translations of key Theravada
Buddhist documents.
The Udâna
Translated by Dawsonne Melanchthon Strong [1902]
(Redacted by Chris Weimer)
Psalms of the Sisters
by Caroline A. F. Rhys Davids [1909]
(Thanks to Mary Mark Ockerbloom of
A Celebration
of Women Writers)
Jataka
The Jataka is a huge collection of fables framed as previous incarnations of the Buddha, many of which either have parallels or derivatives in western folklore and literature. Although the Jataka is not considered part of the canonical Buddhist scripture, it is very popular.
The Jataka, Vol. I
tr. by Robert Chalmers [1895]
This is the first of six volumes of the complete Cowell translation
of the Jataka.
The Jataka, Vol. II
tr. by W. H. D. Rouse [1895]
This is the second of six volumes of the complete Cowell translation
of the Jataka.
Indian Fairy Tales
by Joseph Jacobs [1912]
This collection of Indian folklore, retold for younger
readers 'of all ages', includes many stories
from the Jataka, a Buddhist compilation of fables.
This is another a collection of Jataka stories, fables about previous incarnations of the Buddha, usually as an animal, retold for younger readers.
Northern Buddhism
The Fo-Sho-Hing-Tsan-King
A Life of Buddha by Asvaghosha Bodhisattva,
translated from Sanskrit into Chinese by Dharmaraksha A.D. 420,
and From Chinese into English
by Samuel Beal
(Sacred Books of the East Vol. 19) [1883]
Buddhist Mahâyâna Texts
[1894]
Translated by E.B. Cowell, F Max Müller, and J Kakakusu.
(Sacred Books of the East, Volume 49)
This includes the Diamond Sutra.
Saddharma-pundarîka (The Lotus Sutra)
Translated By H. Kern (Sacred Books of the East Vol. 21) [1884]
She-rab Dong-bu (The Tree of Wisdom)
by Nagarjuna; edited and translated by W. L. Cambell [1919]
An influential Tibetan Buddhist text.
Açvaghosha's Discourse on the Awakening of Faith in the Mahâyâna
translated by Teitaro Suzuki [1900]
The Awakening of Faith of Ashvagosha translated by Timothy Richard [1907]
Buddhism In Tibet
by Emil Schlaginteweit [1863]
A comprehensive look at Tibetan Buddhism.
The Religion of the Samurai
by Kaiten Nukariya [1913]
This book focuses on Northern (Mahayana) Buddhism,
and Zen Buddhism in particular. It includes a wealth of detail
as well as very lucid explanations of Zen Buddhist concepts.
Manual of Zen Buddhism
by Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki. [1935]
Suzuki is one of the most popular 20th century writers about Zen Buddhism.
This book is an anthology of texts relating to Zen.
Includes the famous 'Ox-Herder' illustrations.
Zen for Americans
by Soyen Shaku,
translated by Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki. [1906]
A collection of essays on Buddhism, includes The Sutra of Forty-Two Chapters.
Mysticism, Christian and Buddhist
by Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki. [1957, not renewed]
Suzuki compares and contrasts Buddhism with Meister Eckhart's mystical outlook.
Gleanings In Buddha-Fields by Lafcadio Hearn [1897].
The Nō Plays of Japan
by Arthur Waley [1921].
Translations of a selection of Nō dramas, which
have deep connections with Japanese Buddhism, Shinto, and Japanese
folklore.
KAKUZO OKAKURA
The Book of Tea
by Kakuzo Okakura
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This book discusses the aesthetics of the Japanese Tea Ceremony, and
its connection to the Japanese world-view as a whole.
The Ideals of the East
by Kakuzo Okakura [1904]
Learn about the evolution of Japanese art and its relationship to Buddhism.
Links
For more translations of Southern Buddhist texts, we highly recommend Access to Insight [External Site].
