The following is a list of books related to Buddhism:

Introductions and general texts

• Bechert, H., & Gombrich, R. (Eds.). (1991). The world of Buddhism. London: Thames & Hudson. ISBN 0500276285

• Gethin, R. (1998). The foundations of Buddhism. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0192892231

• Harvey, P. (1990). An introduction to Buddhism: Teachings, history and practices. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0521313333

• Sangharakshita (2001). A Survey of Buddhism (ninth edition). Windhorse Publications. ISBN 0904766934

• Williams, P., & Tribe, A. (2000). Buddhist thought: A complete introduction to the Indian tradition. London: Routledge. ISBN 0415207010

Nikaya Buddhism

• Histories
  • Early Indian Buddhism
    • Warder, A. K. (2000). Indian Buddhism. Motilal Banarsidass. ISBN 8120817419

Mahayana Buddhism (General)

• Primary texts
  • Santideva (2002), The Bodhicaryavatara (trans. Kate Crosby and Andrew Skilton), Windhorse Publications. ISBN 1899579494
  • Prajāparamitā literature
    • Conze, Edward. Buddhist Wisdom : The Diamond Sutra and The Heart Sutra. ISBN 0375726004
  • Early East Asian Buddhism
    • . Muller, A. Charles. The Sutra of Perfect Enlightenment: Korean Buddhism's Guide to Meditation. Albany: SUNY Press, 1999.

• Secondary texts
  • Williams, P. (1989). Mahayana Buddhism: The doctrinal foundations. London: Routledge. ISBN 0415025370

Madhyamaka

• See Translations of Nagarjuna

Zen

• Primary Texts
  • Rinzai
    • Watson, Burton, tr. (1999). The Zen Teachings of Master Lin-Chi . Columbia University Press. ISBN 0231114850
  • Soto
    • Waddell and Abe , trs. (2002) The Heart of Dogen's Shobogenzo. State Univ of New York Press. ISBN 0791452425

• Histories
  • Dumoulin, Heinrich . A History of Zen Buddhism.

• Western writings on Zen
  • Merton, Thomas. Mystics and Zen Masters.
  • Janwillem van de Wetering
    • (1971) The Empty Mirror: Experiences in a Japanese Zen Monastery. St. Martin's Press. ISBN 0312207743
    • (1975) A glimpse of nothingness: Experiences in an American Zen Community. St. Martin's Press. ISBN 0312209452
    • (1999) Afterzen: Experiences of a Zen Student Out on His Ear, St. Martin's Press. ISBN 0312272618

Children's Books

• • Janwillem van de Wetering. (1978) Little Owl: An Eightfold Buddhist Admonition. Houghton Mifflin. ISBN 0395264561

Misc.

• Books that mention Buddhism or Buddhist thinkers
  • Michael H. Hart, The 100, Carol Publishing Group, July 1992, paperback, 576 pages, ISBN 0806513500

Buddhist publishers

Several publishers specialise in books on Buddhism

• Dharma Publishing
• Shambhala Publications
• Snow Lion Publications
• Windhorse Publications
• Wisdom Publications