Theravada Books

New and Published Books

1. The Notion of Ditthi in Theravada Buddhism

   The Point of View

   By Paul Fuller

   Series: Routledge Critical Studies in Buddhism

   The notion of 'view' or 'opinion' (ditthi) as an obstacle to 'seeing things as they are' is a central concept in Buddhist thought. This book considers the two ways in which the notion of views are usually understood. Are we to understand right-view as a correction of wrong-views (the opposition...

   Published November 14th 2012 by Routledge
2. Studying Buddhism in Practice

   Edited by John S. Harding

   Series: Studying Religions in Practice

   This book introduces the rich realities of the Buddhist tradition and the academic approaches through which they are studied. Based on personal experiences of Buddhism on the ground, it provides a reflective context within which religious practices can be understood and appreciated. The engaging...

   Published December 1st 2011 by Routledge
3. Theravada Buddhism and the British Encounter

   Religious, Missionary and Colonial Experience in Nineteenth Century Sri Lanka

   By Elizabeth Harris

   Series: Routledge Critical Studies in Buddhism

   This major new work explores the British encounter with Buddhism in nineteenth century Sri Lanka, examining the way Buddhism was represented and constructed in the eyes of the British scholars, officials, travellers and religious seekers who first encountered it. Tracing the three main historical...

   Published April 28th 2009 by Routledge
4. Theravada Buddhism

   A Social History from Ancient Benares to Modern Colombo, 2nd Edition

   By Richard Gombrich, Richard F. Gombrich

   Series: The Library of Religious Beliefs and Practices

   Written by the leading authority on Theravada Buddhism, this up-dated edition takes into account recent research to include the controversies over the date of the Buddha and current social and political developments in Sri Lanka. Gombrich explores the legacy of the Buddha's predecessors and the...

   Published June 18th 2006 by Routledge
5. Pain and Its Ending

   The Four Noble Truths in the Theravada Buddhist Canon

   By Carol Anderson

   Series: Routledge Critical Studies in Buddhism

   Demonstrates how the four noble truths are used thorughout the Pali canon as a symbol of Buddha's enlightenment and as a doctrine within a larger network of Buddha's teachings. Their unique nature rests in their function as a proposition and as a symbol in the Theravada canon....

   Published June 10th 1999 by Routledge
6. The Reflexive Nature of Awareness

   A Tibetan Madhyamaka Defence

   By Paul Williams

   Series: Routledge Critical Studies in Buddhism

   Places the controversy initiated by the Tibetan Tsong kha pa - who elaborated on one of the eight difficult points in understanding Madhyamaka philosophy - in its Indian and Tibetan context....

   Published October 28th 1997 by Routledge
7. A Survey of Vinaya Literature

   By Charles S. Prebish

   Series: Routledge Critical Studies in Buddhism

   The most important research tool for vinaya studies. Covers both primary and secondary sources in Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan, and Chinese as well as modern sources in English, French, German and Japanese....

   Published December 5th 1996 by Routledge