[Buddha-l] Introducing Buddhism

[curt]

I personally think the list that Peter Harvey put together for his 
graduate level introductory course on Buddhist Traditions is excellent:  
http://www.sunderland.ac.uk/buddhist/budm01books.html. In particular the 
books listed by Harvey, Gethin and Williams are probably where anyone 
who is up to it should start.

- Curt

Malcolm Dean wrote:
> Recently someone new to the list asked about books on Buddhism.
> Scavenging on Amazon.com, I was reminded of their "Listmania" feature.
> Several lists shown there are aimed at beginners - some with an
> emphasis on Zen, others on classics from the region, and so on.
>
> Given the high level of scholarship available on this list, I wonder
> if we might develop a consensus bibliography of essential books,
> possibly divided into categories. This list could be sent in response
> to inquiries from newbies, and it could be posted on the Web and on
> Listmania.
>
> Whaddaya say?
>
> Malcolm Dean
> Los Angeles
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