Library Research Guides: World Religions: Buddhism

Buddhism

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Buddha, Jesus and Muhammad: A Comparative Study by Paul Gwynne
ISBN: 9781118465516
Publication Date: 2014
Buddha for Beginners by Stephen T. Asma (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781939994332
Publication Date: 2015
Buddhism: A Very Short Introduction by Damien Keown
ISBN: 9780192853868
Publication Date: 2000
Buddhism: One Teacher, Many Traditions by Dalai Lama XIV; Thubten Chodron; Henepola Gunaratana (Foreword by)
ISBN: 9781614291275
Publication Date: 2014
The Different Paths of Buddhism: A Narrative-Historical Introduction by Carl Olson
ISBN: 9780813535616
Publication Date: 2005
The Middle Way: Faith Grounded in Reason by Dalai Lama XIV; Thupten Jinpa (Translator)
ISBN: 9781614291565
Publication Date: 2014
The New Buddhism: The Western Transformation of an Ancient Tradition by James William Coleman
ISBN: 9780198030164
Publication Date: 2002

Full text eJournals are searchable through the library catalog or on the eJournals page.

Contemporary Buddhism by Routledge
Publication Date: 2003 to present (with a 18 Month delay)

Publishes articles on the current state of Buddhism from across the human sciences.
Interdisciplinary Journal of Research on Religion by Baylor University
Publication Date: 2005-present

IJRR was founded to publish very high quality, original research on religion by scholars, regardless of their field of specialization.
Journal of Global Buddhism by Prof. Dr. Martin Baumann, General Editor
Publication Date: 2000-current

The Journal of Global Buddhism is an open access, peer reviewed scholarly journal established to promote the study of the globalization of Buddhism, both historical and contemporary, and its transnational and transcontinental interrelatedness.

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Buddhism

The Buddha: The Story of Siddhartha
This documentary for PBS by filmmaker David Grubin and narrated by Richard Gere, tells the story of the Buddha’s life, a journey especially relevant to our own bewildering times of violent change and spiritual confusion.
Buddhism
Using architecture and art, this program studies the birth of Buddhism in India and its spread to other lands where it has flourished.
Buddhism: The Noble Path-Let's Look at World Religions
This program offers a profile of Siddhartha Gautama Buddha and an overview of teachings found in the Tripitaka, then takes viewers to the ordination of a Thai Buddhist monk. With stops at Sarnath and Bodh Gaya along the way, the video covers the Three Jewels, the Eightfold Noble Path, and differences between the Theravada and Mahayana schools.
Essentials of Faith: Buddhism
This program presents ways of articulating Buddhist thought from six straightforward and insightful practitioners who explain parallels and distinctions between Buddhist traditions.
Indian Roots of Tibetan Buddhism
His Holiness the Dalai Lama and other experts speak about the Indian roots of Tibetan Buddhism and culture, including developing a Tibetan written language to facilitate the transfer of knowledge in the 7th century.
Journey into Buddhism Series
These visually stunning documentaries are cinematic pilgrimages to legendary places in Southeast Asia and Tibet, including the spiritual wonders of Laos, Thailand, Burma, Bali, Cambodia, Java, and central Tibet. Distributed by PBS Distribution. 3-part series, 81–89 minutes each.
The Life of the Buddha
This remarkably accessible program dramatizes the life of the one who, beneath a tree at Bodh Gaya, transcended life’s misfortunes and sufferings and became known, forevermore, as Buddha.
A Separate Peace: Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, and Shintoism -
This program examines the structure and major tenets of these four eastern religious philosophies...Shintoism, a Japanese religion, is presented as a form of animism in which nature is composed of a multitude of deities: the kami. Shintoism’s coexistence in Japan with Buddhism is explained as follows: "Shintoism is in charge of birth and marriage; Buddhism is in charge of death."
What is Buddhism?
With more than 300 million followers worldwide, Buddhists follow a path towards enlightenment in what is as much a religion, as it is a way of life.

Access to Insight: Readings in Theravada Buddhism
Access to Insight is an HTML website dedicated to providing accurate, reliable, and useful information concerning the practice and study of Theravada Buddhism, as it has been handed down to us through both the written word of the Pali canon and the living example of the Sangha.
Ancient Buddhist Texts
Materials from the early and medieval Buddhist tradition covering texts in Pāli and Sanskrit; line by line (interlinear) texts and translations; translations in English only; studies of grammar, prosody and compilation; maps, reference works and audio files.
BuddhaNet: Buddhist Education and Information Network
BuddhaNet is a non-sectarian organisation, offering its services to all Buddhist traditions. It aims to facilitate a significant Buddhist presence in the ever-expanding realm of computer communications technology, applying this technology to helping make the Buddha's teachings freely available to all.
Buddhist Digital Resource Center
The Buddhist Digital Resource Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to seeking out, preserving, organizing, and disseminating Buddhist literature.
His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Information about the Dalai Lama.
Resources for the Study of Buddhism
Compiled by Prof. Ron Epstein, Intitute for World Religions in Berkeley, California.
DharmaNet
Texts, audio, video, e-books, materials for self-study and more.

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