Recommended Books
Recommended books about Buddhism, Dhamma and Meditation
List recommended by Bhante Buddharakkhita
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Mindfulness in Plain English, by Bhante Gunaratana
The Heart of Buddhist Meditation, by Nyanaponika Thera
The Four Foundations of Mindfulness, by Sayadaw U Silananda
In This Very Life, by Sayadaw U Pandita
Practical Insight Meditation, Mahasi Sayadaw
Satipatthana-The Direct path to realisation, by Ven Analayo
What the Buddha Taught, by Walpole Rahula
Insight Mediation, by Joseph Goldstein
The Experience of Insight, by Joseph Goldstein
One Dharma, by Joseph Goldstein
A Path with Heart, by Jack Kornfield
Seeking the Heart of Wisdom, by Joseph Goldstein & Jack Kornfield
Lovingkindness, by Sharon Salzberg
Faith, by Sharon Salzberg
List Recommended by Ven. Tri Haong in Chuang Yen Monastery
Level one reading list
1. Old Path, White Clouds, by Thich Nhat Hanh.ISBN 0938077260
2. Heart of the Buddha's Teaching, by Thich Nhat Hanh.ISBN 0767903692
3. Tree of Enlightenment, by Peter della Santina
available online at www.buddhanet.net/pdf_file/tree-enlightenment.pdf
4. Buddhist Religions: A Historical Introduction, by Richard H. Robinson, Willard L.
Johnson, and Thanissaro Bhikkhu, ISBN 0534558585
5. For a Future to Be Possible: Buddhist Ethics for Everyday Life, by Thich Nhat
Hanh,ISBN 1888375663
6. Vision and Transformation, by Sangharakshita, ISBN 0904766446
online at http://www.sangharakshita.org/bookshelf/vision-transformation.pdf
7. Living Dharma, by Jack Kornfield (formerly published as Living Buddhist Masters)
ISBN 1570621381
8. The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying, by Sogyal RinpocheISBN 0062508342
9. Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind, by Shunryu Suzuki, ISBN 1590302672
10.Finding Our True Home: Living in the Pure Land Here and Now, by Thich Nhat
Hanh,ISBN 1888375345
Level two reading List
1. In the Buddha's Words: An Anthology of Discourses from the Pali Canon, by Bhikkhu
Bodhi (ISBN 0861714911)
2. A Buddhist Bible, by Dwight Goddard; introduction by Robert Aitken (ISBN 0807059110)
3. Living Buddha, Living Christ, by Thich Nhat Hanh (ISBN 1573225681)
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4. Opening the Heart of the Cosmos, by Thich Nhat Hanh (ISBN 1888375337)
5. Dhammapada: http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/kn/dhp/index.html
6. Lotus Sutra: http://lotus.nichirenshu.org/lotus/sutra/english/hokke-idx.htm (Burton Watson
translation; also available as a book)
7. Vimalakirti Sutra:http://www2.kenyon.edu/Depts/Religion/Fac/Adler/Reln260/Vimalakirti.htm
8. Satipatthana Sutta: http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/mn/mn.010.than.html
9. Anapanasati Sutta: http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/mn/mn.118.than.html
10. Transformation and Healing: Sutra on the Four Establishments of Mindfulness, by
Thich Nhat Hanh (ISBN 1888375620)
11. Breathe! You Are Alive: Sutra on the Full Awareness of Breathing, by Thich Nhat Hanh
(ISBN 0938077937)
12. Heart Sutra
13. Diamond Sutra
14. Lankavatra Sutra
15. Sutra of HUi Neng
16. Surangama Sutra
Level three Reading List
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A History of God, Karen Amstrong, New York, 1993 (ISBN: 0345384563)
Transformation at the Base, Thich Nhat Hanh, Berkeley, 2001 (ISBN: 1888375140)
Buddhism & Science, Alan Wallace, New York, 2003 (ISBN: 0231123345)
The Quantum and the Lotus, Matthieu Ricard, New York, 2001 (ISBN: 0609608541)
5. The Avatamsaka Sutra – The Flower Ornament Scripture, Thomas Cleary, Boston,
1993 (ISBN: 0877739404)
6. The Universe in a Single Atom: The Convergence of Science and Spirituality, H. H. The
Dalai Lama(ISBN 0767920813)
7. A Comprehensive Manual of Abhidhamma, Bhikkhu Bodhi (ISBN 1928706029)
8. Understanding Our Minds: 50 Verses on Buddhist Psychology, Thich Nhat Hanh (ISBN
1888375302) (This book is in hardcover under a different title: Transformation at the Base: Fifty
Verses on the Nature of Consciousness.)
9. The Fundamental Wisdom of the Middle Way: Nagarjuna's Mulamadhyamakakarika, Jay L.
Garfield(translator) (ISBN 0195093364)
10. The Flower Ornament Scripture: A Translation of the Avatamsaka Sutra, Thomas Cleary
(translator)(ISBN 0877739404)
11. The Way of the Bodhisattva: (Bodhicaryavatara), (Revised Edition) Padmakara Translation
Group(translator) (ISBN 1590303881)
12. Living Buddha, Living Christ Living Buddha, Living Christ, by Thich Nhat Hanh
13. The Universe in a Single Atom: The Convergence of Science and Spirituality, H. H. The Dalai
Lama
Reading list for Spanish Dharma class
LEVEL ONE:Basic Teachings of Buddhism
1. Lo que Buda enseñó (What Buddha Thaught): Walpola Rahula
2. Budismo Mahayana: Fernando Tola y Carmen Dragonetti
3. Ensayos sobre Budismo (Essay about Buddhism)
4. La Clave del Zen (The Zen keys): TNH
5. La Naturaleza de Buddha (BuddhaNature) Shobogenzo: Abe Maso
6. El Camino del Tao (The Way's Tao) Alan Watts
7. Living Buddha Living Christ, TH
8. Budismo Zen (Manual of Buddhism Zen), Budismo Zen (Buddhism Zen)]DT
suzuki's Book, Manual de
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LEVEL TWO:Suttas and Sutras
The Pali Suttas
• Satipathanna Sutra: Spanish (s) Author Thich Nhat Hanh (TNH).
• (http://www.librosbudistas.com/descargas/PAL.pdf) that includes the
Metta, Kalama, and Dhammacakkappavattana suttas, among others.
• Dharmapada: Aut: Narada Thera.
Mahayana Sutras
• Heart Sutra: TNH
• La Esencia del Amor (Diamond Sutra): TNH
• Sutra of Hue Neng: Tan Jing
• Lotus Sutra: Fernando Tola y Carmen Dragonetti
• Vimalakirti Sutra (http://www.librosbudistas.com/descargas/vimalakirtinirdesa.pdf).
YEAR THREE:Yogacara, Madhyamika, Avatamsaka
Way of the Bodhisattva (http://www.amazon.com/Guia-Las-Obras-DelBodhisatva/dp/849331482X/ref=sr_11_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1231636682&sr=11-1).
Samantabhadra: Sutra
The following English texts should also be used if Spanish-language texts cannot be found:
Abhidhamma in Daily Life, Nina Van Gorkom
(http://mail.saigon.com/~anson/ebud/ninaabhidhamma/
nina-abhi-00.htm)
Transformation at the Base, TNH
Avatamsaka Sutra (The Flower Ornament Scripture, J.C. Cleary)
Useful website for books recommendation
http://www.bhavanasociety.org/list/category/Books/
http://www.baus.org/baus/index.html (Chuang Yen Monastery)
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/ (readings in Theravada Buddism)
http://www.bodhimonastery.net/bm/ (Bhikkhu Bodhi’s classes)
http://www.bluecliffmonastery.org/
http://www.buddhanet.net/audio-chant.htm
http://video.lwdh.org.tw/index.html
http://www.saetawwin2.org/home.html (Living Meditation, Living Insight, by Dr. Thynn, thynn)
The pali canon , by wisdom publisher.
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