History of Buddhism Books

New and Published Books

1. Cross-disciplinary Perspectives on a Contested Buddhist Site

   Bodh Gaya Jataka

   Edited by David Geary, Matthew Sayers, Abhishek Singh Amar

   Series: Routledge South Asian Religion Series

   Bodh Gaya in the North Indian state of Bihar has long been recognized as the place where the Buddha achieved enlightenment. This book brings together the recent work of twelve scholars from a variety of disciplines - anthropology, art history, history, and religion – to highlight their...

   Published April 25th 2012 by Routledge
2. Introducing Tibetan Buddhism

   By Geoffrey Samuel

   Series: World Religions

   This lively introduction is the ideal starting point for students wishing to undertake a comprehensive study of Tibetan religion. It covers the development and influence of Tibetan Buddhism and the key schools and traditions, including Bon. Geoffrey Samuel helps students get to grips with a complex...

   Published April 12th 2012 by Routledge
3. Buddhist Monasticism in East Asia

   Places of Practice

   Edited by James A. Benn, Lori Meeks, James Robson

   Series: Routledge Critical Studies in Buddhism

   The area of Buddhist monasticism has long attracted the interest of Buddhist studies scholars and historians, but the interpretation of the nature and function of monasteries across diverse cultures and vast historical periods remains a focus for debate. This book provides a multifaceted discussion...

   Published September 15th 2011 by Routledge
4. Mindfulness in Early Buddhism

   New Approaches through Psychology and Textual Analysis of Pali, Chinese and Sanskrit Sources

   By Tse-fu Kuan

   Series: Routledge Critical Studies in Buddhism

   This book identifies what is meant by sati (smrti), usually translated as ‘mindfulness’, in early Buddhism, and examines its soteriological functions and its central role in the early Buddhist practice and philosophy. Using textual analysis and criticism, it takes new approaches to the...

   Published September 15th 2011 by Routledge
5. The Cultural Practices of Modern Chinese Buddhism

   Attuning the Dharma

   By Francesca Tarocco

   Series: Routledge Critical Studies in Buddhism

   Buddhism in China during the late Qing and Republican period remained a powerful cultural and religious force. Francesca Tarocco is a rising star in this field and offers an innovative high-quality piece of work that presents a new perspective on the influence of Buddhism on Chinese culture....

   Published February 23rd 2011 by Routledge
6. Mipham's Dialectics and the Debates on Emptiness

   To Be, Not to Be or Neither

   By Karma Phuntsho

   Series: Routledge Critical Studies in Buddhism - Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies

   This is an introduction to the Buddhist philosophy of Emptiness which explores a number of themes in connection with the concept of Emptiness, a highly technical but very central notion in Indo-Tibetan Buddhism. It examines the critique by the leading Nyingma school philosopher Mipham (...

   Published September 16th 2010 by Routledge
7. The Concept of the Buddha

   Its Evolution from Early Buddhism to the Trikaya Theory

   By Guang Xing

   Series: Routledge Critical Studies in Buddhism

   Guang Xing gives an analysis of one of the fundamental Mahayana Buddhist teachings, namely the three bodies of the Buddha (the trikaya Theory), which is considered the foundation of Mahayana philosophy. He examines how and why the philosophical concept of three bodies was formed,...

   Published September 16th 2010 by Routledge
8. Introducing Buddhism

   2nd Edition

   By Damien Keown, Charles S. Prebish

   Series: World Religions

   Introducing Buddhism is the ideal resource for all students beginning the study of this fascinating religious tradition. It explains the religion’s key teachings and traces its historical development and geographical spread of from its foundations up to present day. Charles S. Prebish and Damien...

   Published December 1st 2009 by Routledge
9. Julian of Norwich

   Visionary or Mystic?

   By Kevin Magill

   Series: Routledge Studies in Medieval Religion and Culture

   Julian of Norwich was a fourteenth-century woman who at the age of thirty had a series of vivid visions centred around the crucified Christ. Twenty years later, while living as an anchoress in a church, she is believed to have set out these visions in a text called the Showing of Love. Going...

   Published January 29th 2009 by Routledge
10. Religion, Medicine and the Human Embryo in Tibet

    By Frances Garrett

    Series: Routledge Critical Studies in Buddhism

    This book explores the cultural history of embryology in Tibet, in culture, religion, art and literature, and what this reveals about its medicine and religion. Filling a significant gap in the literature this is the first in-depth exploration of Tibetan medical history in the English language. It...

    Published April 24th 2008 by Routledge