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The Gospel of Buddha: Compiled from Ancient Records
byPaul Carus [1909]
A modern retelling of the Buddha's work and life.
Buddha, the Word
byPaul Carus
Amitabha
byPaul Carus [1906]
Buddhist concepts of God, non-violence, and religious tolerance.
The Buddhist Catechism
byHenry S. Olcott (42nd. ed.) [1908]
A unity platform for Buddhists, drawn up by Buddhism's first modern western convert.
The Creed of Buddha
byEdmond Holmes (2nd. ed.) [1919]
A Pantheist looks at contemporary Western views of Buddhism.
The Life of Buddha
byAndre Ferdinand Herold [1922], tr. byPaul C. Blum [1927]
A good introduction to the life and works of Buddha.
A Buddhist Bible
byDwight Goddard (1st ed.) [1932]
An edited (but not watered-down) collection of key Zen documents, a favorite of Jack Kerouac. This anthology has had a huge influence on the spread of Buddhism in the English-speaking world.
The Smokey the Bear Sutra
byGary Snyder.
A much beloved short poem about the relationship between Buddhism and ecology, written by one of the 'beat' era poets, simultaneously funny and profound.
The Dhammapada and The Sutta Nipâta (SBE10),
Dhammapada tr. byMax Müller; Sutta-Nipâta tr. byV. Fausböll [1881]
Buddhist Suttas (SBE11)
Translated from Pâli byT.W. Rhys Davids [1881]
Vinaya Texts (Part I) (SBE13)
Translated from the Pâli byT.W. Rhys Davids andHerman Oldenberg. [1881]
The Pâtimokkha and The Mahâvagga, I-IV.
Vinaya Texts (Part II) (SBE17)
Translated from the Pâli byT.W. Rhys Davids andHerman Oldenberg. [1882]
The Mahâvagga, V-X, and TheKullavagga, I-III.
Vinaya Texts (Part III) (SBE20)
Translated from the Pâli byT.W. Rhys Davids andHerman Oldenberg. [1885]
TheKullavagga, IV-XII.
The Questions of King Milinda
translated byT. W. Rhys Davids
The Questions of King Milinda, Part I (SBE35) [1890]
The Questions of King Milinda, Part II (SBE36) [1894]
Dialogues of the Buddha
(The Dîgha-Nikâya)
Translated from the Pâli byT.W. Rhys Davids; London, H. Frowde, Oxford University Press [1899]
Volume II of the Sacred Books of the Buddhists.
Buddhism in Translations
byHenry Clarke Warren [1896]
A often-cited scholarly anthology of translations of key Theravada Buddhist documents. (thanks to Chris Weimer)
The Udâna
Translated byDawsonne Melanchthon Strong [1902]
(thanks to Chris Weimer)
Psalms of the Sisters
byCaroline A. F. Rhys Davids [1909]
(Thanks to Mary Mark Ockerbloom ofA Celebration of Women Writers)
The Buddha's Way of Virtue
tr. byW.D.C. Wagiswara andK.J. Saunders [1920]
A translation of the Dhammapada, one of the central Buddhist sacred texts.
Jataka
The Jataka is a huge collection of fables framed as previous incarnations of the Buddha, many of which either have parallels or derivatives in western folklore and literature. Although the Jataka is not considered part of the canonical Buddhist scripture, it is very popular. Each tale usually has a concise moral, and the entire collection is a browsers' delight.
The Jataka, Vol. I
tr. byRobert Chalmers ed.E.B. Cowell [1895]
The first of six volumes of the complete Cowell translation of the Jataka.
The Jataka, Vol. II
tr. byW. H. D. Rouse ed.E.B. Cowell [1895]
The second of six volumes of the complete Cowell translation of the Jataka.
The Jataka, Vol. III
tr. byH.T. Francis, ed.E.B. Cowell [1897]
The third of six volumes of the complete Cowell translation of the Jataka.
The Jataka, Vol. IV
tr. byW.H.D. Rouse, ed.E.B. Cowell [1901]
The fourth of six volumes of the complete Cowell translation of the Jataka.
The Jataka, Vol. V
tr. byH.T. Francis, ed.E.B. Cowell [1905]
The fifth of six volumes of the complete Cowell translation of the Jataka.
The Jataka, Vol. VI
tr. byE.B. Cowell, andW.H.D. Rouse [1907]
The sixth and final volume of the complete Cowell translation of the Jataka.
Indian Fairy Tales
byJoseph Jacobs [1912]
A collection of Indian folklore, retold for younger readers 'of all ages', includes many stories from the Jataka, a Buddhist compilation of fables.
Jataka Tales
byEllen C. Babbit [1912]
A collection of Jataka stories, fables about previous incarnations of the Buddha, usually as an animal, retold for younger readers.
Buddhist Scriptures
byE. J. Thomas [1913]
A short collection of Buddhist scripture, from the Wisdom of the East series.
The Fo-Sho-Hing-Tsan-King (SBE19)
A Life of Buddha byAsvaghosha Bodhisattva, translated from Sanskrit into Chinese byDharmaraksha A.D. 420, and From Chinese into English bySamuel Beal [1883]
Buddhist Mahâyâna Texts (SBE 49)
[1894]
Translated byE.B. Cowell,F. Max Müller, andJ. Kakakusu.
Includes theDiamond Sutra.
Saddharma-pundarîka (The Lotus Sutra) (SBE 21)
tr. byH. Kern [1884]
She-rab Dong-bu (The Tree of Wisdom)
by Nagarjuna; edited and translated byW. L. Cambell [1919]
An influential Tibetan Buddhist text.
Esoteric Teachings of the Tibetan Tantra
edited and translated byC.A. Musés [1961]
Includes Seven Initation Rituals of the Tibetan Tantra, the Six Yogas of Naropa, plus the Vow of Mahamudra.
Açvaghosha's Discourse on the Awakening of Faith in the Mahâyâna
tr. byTeitaro Suzuki [1900]
The Awakening of Faith of Ashvagosha
tr. byTimothy Richard [1907]
The Path of Light
tr. byL.D. Barnett [1909]
A translation of the Bodhicharyavatara of Santideva, a key Mahayana Buddhist text.
The Gateless Gate
byEkai [Huikai], calledMu-mon, tr. byNyogen Senzaki andPaul Reps [1934]
One of the classic collections of Zen Buddhist Koans.
Chinese Buddhism
byJoseph Edkins [1893]
A comprehensive discussion of Chinese Buddhism.
Buddhism In Tibet
byEmil Schlaginteweit [1863]
One of the few 19th century books about Tibetan Buddhism.
The Religion of the Samurai
byKaiten Nukariya [1913]
This book focuses on Northern (Mahayana) Buddhism, and Zen Buddhism in particular. It includes a wealth of detail as well as very lucid explanations of Zen Buddhist concepts.
Shinran and His Work: Studies in Shinshu Theology
byArthur Lloyd [1910]
A Christian scholar explores Shinshu Buddhism. Includes text and translation of the Shoshinge of Shinran Shonen, with extended commentary.
The Creed of Half Japan
byArthur Lloyd [1911]
A comprehensive history of Mahayana Buddhism, particularly in Japan, and possible ties to Gnosticism and early Christianity. Includes two translated texts from the Nichiren school.
Principal Teachings of the True Sect of Pure Land
byYejitsu Okusa [1915]
The history and practice of Pure Land Buddhism in Japan.
Buddhist Psalms
byS. Yamabe andL. Adams Beck [1921]
A key Pure Land text, by the founder of the most popular form of Buddhism in Japan.
Manual of Zen Buddhism
byDaisetz Teitaro Suzuki. [1935]
An anthology of texts relating to Zen.
Suzuki was one of the most popular 20th century writers about Zen Buddhism. Includes the famous'Ox-Herder' illustrations.
Zen for Americans
bySoyen Shaku, translated byDaisetz Teitaro Suzuki. [1906]
A collection of essays on Buddhism.
IncludesThe Sutra of Forty-Two Chapters.
Mysticism, Christian and Buddhist
byDaisetz Teitaro Suzuki. [1957, not renewed]
Suzuki compares and contrasts Buddhism with Meister Eckhart's mystical outlook.
Gleanings In Buddha-Fields
byLafcadio Hearn [1897].
The Nō Plays of Japan
byArthur Waley [1921].
Translations of a selection of Nō dramas, which have deep connections with Japanese Buddhism, Shinto, and Japanese folklore.
Buddhism and Immortality
byWilliam Sturgis Bigelow [1908].
A essay on Karma and Nirvana in the light of Darwin and Emerson.
India in Primitive Christianity
byArthur Lillie [1909].
What are the links between Buddhism and early Christianity?
The Way to Nirvana
byL. de la Vallée Poussin [1917].
Investigating Buddhist thought on rebirth and transcendence.
KAKUZO OKAKURA
The Book of Tea
byKakuzo Okakura [1906]
The aesthetics of the Japanese Tea Ceremony, and its connection to the Japanese world-view as a whole.
The Ideals of the East
byKakuzo Okakura [1904]
The evolution of Japanese art and its relationship to Buddhism.
Journal Articles about Buddhism
A collection of academic journal articles about Buddhism from the 19th Century.
These are collections of files harvested from the Internet on these popular Buddhist topics:
Tibetan Buddhism: Archives
Zen Buddhism: Archives
For more translations of Southern Buddhist texts, we highly recommendAccess to Insight [External Site].
