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This is a list of writers on Buddhism. The list is intended to include only those writers who have written books about Buddhism , and about whom there is already a Wikipedia article. Each entry needs to indicate the writer's most well-known work.
The Buddha and His Dhamma was first published in 1957 in the year following Ambedkar's death on 6 December 1956. Written in English, the book has been translated to many languages, including Hindi, Gujarati, Telugu, Tamil, Marathi, Malayalam, Bengali and Kannada.
Buddhist Tantras are key texts in Vajrayana Buddhism, which is the dominant form of Buddhism in Tibet, Bhutan and Mongolia. They can be found in the Chinese canon, but even more so in the Tibetan Kangyur which contains translations of almost 500 tantras .
Books about Buddhism in Japan (3 C, 4 P) S. Buddhism studies books (1 C, 12 P) T. Books about Tibetan Buddhism (1 C, 7 P) Z. Books about Zen (1 C, 6 P)
Ian Johnson (born 1961), [1] known by his Dharma name Maitreyabandhu, is a British Buddhist writer and poet who lives and works at the London Buddhist Centre. [2] He has written a number of books on Buddhism. His poetry has been published by Bloodaxe and awarded the Keats-Shelley Prize [3] and the Geoffrey Dearmer Award. [1]
It contains Easwaran's translation of the Dhammapada, a Buddhist scripture traditionally ascribed to the Buddha himself. The book also contains a substantial overall introduction of about 70 pages, [3] together with introductory notes to each of the Dhammapada 's 26 chapters. English-language editions have also been published in the UK and ...
Jayatilleke is best known as the author of the book Early Buddhist Theory of Knowledge, Perhaps the Greatest Book written by a Sri Lankan in the 20th Century [2] a work that has been described as a "masterpiece", [3] and as "an outstanding contribution to the history of Indian philosophy".
What the Buddha Taught, by Theravadin Walpola Rahula, is a widely used introductory book on Buddhism. [1] Using quotes from the sutras, Rahula gives his personal interpretation of what he regards to be Buddhism's essential teachings, including the Four Noble Truths, the Buddhist mind, the Noble Eightfold Path, meditation and mental development, and the world today.
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