Post books and texts related to Buddhism.
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Here are some books on Buddhism, I really like old books because they run from the commercial self-help and almost new-age hippie nature of modern publications on Buddhism - let that for the practice of Buddhism itself.
HISTORY & SCHOLARLY
>The Essence of Buddhism, P. Lakshimi Narasu>>https://archive.org/details/essenceofbuddhis015612mbpOriginally published in 1907, it's a good introductory read to Buddhism's history, philosophy and the social practices of societies influenced by it - especially India. It deals with every area but the focus is really on Theravada (Hanayama), so if you're into Mahayana or lamism (i.e. Tibetan buddhism) you may find it a bit lacking.
>Outlines of Mahayana Buddhism (1907)>>https://archive.org/details/outlinesmahanab00suzugoog>>PDF:https://ia601406.us.archive.org/25/items/outlinesmahanab00suzugoog/outlinesmahanab00suzugoog.pdfA Jap's book on Mahayana Buddhism, a pretty good read if you want to understand it from the view of a practitioner of that school of thought.
>Studies in Japanese Buddhism, August Karl Reischauer>>https://archive.org/details/studiesinjapane02reisgoog>>PDF: https://ia600404.us.archive.org/10/items/studiesinjapane02reisgoog/studiesinjapane02reisgoog.pdfOriginally published in 1917, nice book if you want insights on the history, development and thinking of Japanese Buddhism (Mahayana/Zen) and it's historical influence in Japanese ethics and it's place in the Japanese Life (at least until before they were nuked) from the perspective of foreigners. Worth a read if you're interested in Japanese Buddhism.
>Buddhism and Buddhists in China by Lewis Hodous>>http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/8390Originally Published in 1933, A book on Chinese Buddhism, its history and influence in Chinese society, culture and everyday life (before Mao). Another really nice read.
BUDDHIST TEXTS
>The Dhammapada>>PDF:http://www.buddhanet.net/pdf_file/scrndhamma.pdf - Buddhist Publication Society of Sri Lanka's Version. >>PDF:https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2017 - Frederich Max Müller version. >>https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35185 - Frank Lee Woodward Translation, with footnotes.>>Online Version Illustrated and commentated: http://www.buddhanet.net/dhammapada/Dhammapada or the way of Dharma, supposedly left by Buddha himself. One of the canonical books of theravada.
>The Lotus Sutra>>PDF: http://www.bdkamerica.org/digital/dBET_T0262_LotusSutra_2007.pdfOne of the most influential Sutras of the Chinese Buddhist Canon.
>Taishō Revised Tripiṭaka>>http://www.bdk.or.jp/bdk/digitaldl.htmlAn herculean effort to translate the Chinese Buddhist (aka Mahayana) Canon, they offer their translations free for download here.
>Mahayana Texts (1894)>>PDF Part 1: https://archive.org/download/buddhistmahy01cowe/buddhistmahy01cowe.pdf>>PDF PArt 2: https://archive.org/download/buddhistmahy02cowe/buddhistmahy02cowe.pdfA small collection of Mahayana texts containing the Buddha-karita of Asvaghosha, translated from the Sanskrit by E. B. Cowell. The larger Sukhâvatî-vyûha, the smaller Sukhâvatî-vyûha, the Vagrakkedikâ, the larger Pragñâ-pâramitâ-hridaya-sûtra, the smaller Pragñâ-pâramitâ-hridaya-sûtra, translated by F. Max Müller. The Amitâyur dhyâna-sûtra, translated by J. Takakusu
>Buddhism in Translation by Henry Clarke Warren>>https://archive.org/details/buddhismintrans03warrgoog>>PDF: https://ia700407.us.archive.org/29/items/buddhismintrans03warrgoog/buddhismintrans03warrgoog.pdfIt contains a variety of classical texts dealing with central aspects and concepts of Buddhism translated and with commentary.
>The True Teaching, Practice, and Realization of the Pure Land Way>>PDF: http://www.bdk.or.jp/pdf/bdk/digitaldl/dBET_T2646_Kyogyoshinsho_2003.pdf>>Online commentated version: http://www.shinranworks.com/majorexpositions.htmA series of texts written by the Japanese monk Shinran Shonin on the teaching, practice and enlightenment by the founder of Pure-Land Buddhism. Shiran was, at his time, a weird monk that ate meat and married - his objective, as he said, was to show that Buddhism was for everybody, not just ascetics - he set the precedence for behavior in Japanese monks, the only Buddhist monks that get married.
>Jodo wasan. : The hymns on the pure land (aka Buddhist Psalms)>>https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/7015>>Online commentated version: http://www.shinranworks.com/hymns.htmA series of hymns written by the Japanese monk Shinran Shonin the founder of Shin sect of Pure-Land Buddhism. Good for reading and reflection.