Philosophy of Buddhism Books

New and Published Books

1. Exploring Buddhism

   By Christmas Humphreys

   Series: Routledge Revivals

   The Buddhist field of knowledge is now so vast that few can master all of it, and the study and application of its principles must be a matter of choice. One may choose the magnificent moral philosophy of Theravada, the oldest school, or the Zen training of Japan; or special themes such as the...

   Published February 21st 2012 by Routledge
2. How Buddhism Began

   The Conditioned Genesis of the Early Teachings

   By Richard F. Gombrich

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

   Written by one of the world's top scholars in the field of Pali Buddhism, this new and updated edition of How Buddhism Began, discusses various important doctrines and themes in early Buddhism. It takes 'early Buddhism' to be that reflected in the Pali canon, and to some extent assumes that...

   Published December 12th 2011 by Routledge
3. Buddhist Thought

   A Complete Introduction to the Indian Tradition, 2nd Edition

   By Paul Williams, Anthony Tribe, Alexander Wynne

   This book serves as an accessible and reliable survey for students wishing to gain familiarity with the basic ideas of Buddhist philosophical and religious thought, and with some of the recent research in the field. It guides readers towards a richer understanding of the central concepts of...

   Published November 9th 2011 by Routledge
4. An Introduction to Indian Philosophy

   Perspectives on Reality, Knowledge, and Freedom

   By Bina Gupta

   An Introduction to Indian Philosophy offers a profound yet accessible survey of the development of India’s philosophical tradition. Beginning with the formation of Brahmanical, Jaina, Materialist, and Buddhist traditions, Bina Gupta guides the reader through the classical schools of Indian thought,...

   Published August 2nd 2011 by Routledge
5. Early Buddhist Metaphysics

   The Making of a Philosophical Tradition

   By Noa Ronkin

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

   Early Buddhist Metaphysics provides a philosophical account of the major doctrinal shift in the history of early Theravada tradition in India: the transition from the earliest stratum of Buddhist thought to the systematic and allegedly scholastic philosophy of the Pali Abhidhamma movement....

   Published February 9th 2011 by Routledge
6. The Philosophy of Desire in the Buddhist Pali Canon

   By David Webster

   Series: Routledge Critical Studies in Buddhism

   David Webster explores the notion of desire as found in the Buddhist Pali Canon. Beginning by addressing the idea of a 'paradox of desire', whereby we must desire to end desire, the varieties of desire that are articulated in the Pali texts are examined. A range of views of desire, as found in...

   Published January 19th 2011 by Routledge
7. Moral Theory in Santideva's Siksasamuccaya

   Cultivating the Fruits of Virtue

   By Barbra R. Clayton

   Series: Routledge Critical Studies in Buddhism

   This important text analyzes the moral theory of the seventh century Indian Mahayana master, Santideva, author of the well-known religious poem, the Bodhicaryavatara (Entering the Path of Enlightenment) as well as the significant, but relatively overlooked, Siksasamuccaya (Compendium of...

   Published September 11th 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. Nothingness: Tadao Ando's Christian Sacred Space

   By Jin Baek

   Based around an interview with Tadao Ando, this book explores the influence of the Buddhist concept of nothingness on Ando’s Christian architecture, and sheds new light on the cultural significance of the buildings of one of the world’s leading contemporary architects. Specifically, this book...

   Published June 14th 2009 by Routledge
10. The Buddhist Theory of Self-Cognition

    By Zhihua Yao

    Series: Routledge Critical Studies in Buddhism

    This highly original work explores the concept of self-awareness or self-consciousness in Buddhist thought. Its central thesis is that the Buddhist theory of self-cognition originated in a soteriological discussion of omniscience among the Mahasamghikas, and then evolved into a topic of...

    Published April 28th 2009 by Routledge