Suggested Reading List
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The following is a list of Zen Buddhist books that could form the core of a solid Buddhist Library.
Starred items are required reading for Novices.
The following is a list of Zen Buddhist books that could form the core of a solid Buddhist Library.
Starred items are required reading for Novices.
1. Entry
Books that may provide a good beginning place to enter the
wealth and depth of Buddhist literature.
* The Unborn, The Life and Teaching of Zen Master Bankei 1622 - 1693. Trans. Norman Waddell. San Francisco, CA: North Point Press, 1984.
* Bankei Zen: Translations from the Record of Bankei. Trans. Peter Haskel; Yoshito Hakeda, Editor. New York: Grove Press, 1984.
* What the Buddha Taught. Walpola Rahula. New York: Grove/Atlantic. 1994.
Being Nobody, Going Nowhere: Meditations on the Buddhist Path. Ayya Khema. Boston. Wisdom, 1987.
Zen Seeds. Reflections of a Female Priest. Shundo Aoyama. Tokyo: Kosei, 1990.
The Wisdom of the Buddha. Jean Boisselier. New York: Henry N. Abrahams, 1993.
Three Pillars of Zen. Philip Kapleau. New York: Anchor, 1989.
Zen Mind, Beginners Mind. Shunryu Suzuki. Boston: Shambhala. 1977.
* The Unborn, The Life and Teaching of Zen Master Bankei 1622 - 1693. Trans. Norman Waddell. San Francisco, CA: North Point Press, 1984.
* Bankei Zen: Translations from the Record of Bankei. Trans. Peter Haskel; Yoshito Hakeda, Editor. New York: Grove Press, 1984.
* What the Buddha Taught. Walpola Rahula. New York: Grove/Atlantic. 1994.
Being Nobody, Going Nowhere: Meditations on the Buddhist Path. Ayya Khema. Boston. Wisdom, 1987.
Zen Seeds. Reflections of a Female Priest. Shundo Aoyama. Tokyo: Kosei, 1990.
The Wisdom of the Buddha. Jean Boisselier. New York: Henry N. Abrahams, 1993.
Three Pillars of Zen. Philip Kapleau. New York: Anchor, 1989.
Zen Mind, Beginners Mind. Shunryu Suzuki. Boston: Shambhala. 1977.
2. Bernie Glassman
Listed in order of priority.
* Infinite Circle: Teachings in Zen. Boston: Shambhala. 2003.
Instructions to the Cook: A Zen Master's Lessons in Living a Life that Matters. Bernie Glassman with Rick Fields. New York: Crown Publishing. 1997
* The Hazy Moon of Enlightenment. Taizan Maezumi and Bernie Glassman, Somerville, MA: Wisdom.
On Zen Practice: Body, Breath and Mind, Taizan Maezumi & Bernie Glassman, Boston: Wisdom Publications. 2002.
* Infinite Circle: Teachings in Zen. Boston: Shambhala. 2003.
Instructions to the Cook: A Zen Master's Lessons in Living a Life that Matters. Bernie Glassman with Rick Fields. New York: Crown Publishing. 1997
* The Hazy Moon of Enlightenment. Taizan Maezumi and Bernie Glassman, Somerville, MA: Wisdom.
On Zen Practice: Body, Breath and Mind, Taizan Maezumi & Bernie Glassman, Boston: Wisdom Publications. 2002.
3. Dogen
There are many Dogen books. These may be more
accessible.
A Primer of Soto Zen. Trans. of Dogen's Shobogenzo Zuimonki. Reiho Masunaga. Honolulu: The University Press of Hawaii, 1971.
Refining Your Life. From The Zen Kitchen to Enlightenment, Dogen and Uchiyama. New York: Weatherhill, 1983.
How to Raise an Ox. Zen Practice as Taught in Zen Master Dogen's Shobogenzo. Including Ten Newly Translated Essays Francis Dojun Cook. Los Angeles, California: Center Publications, 1978.
Sounds of Valley Streems. Enlightenment in Dogen's Zen. Translation of Nine Essays from Shobogenzo Francis H. Cook. New York: State University of New York Press, 1989.
Shobogenzo. Zen Essays Dogen. Trans. Thomas Cleary. Honolulu: The University Press of Hawaii,1986.
Moon in a Dewdrop: Writings of Zen Master Dogen. Trans. Kazuaki Tanahashi,;New York: North Point Press. 1995.
* Master Dogen's Shobogenzo. (In four volumes. Trans Gudo Nishijima & Chodo Cross. Woods Hole, MA: Windbell Publications, 1994.
The Heart of Dogen's Shobogenzo. Norman Waddell & Abe Masao, Albany: State University of New York Press. 1989.
Flowers Fall: A Commentary on Dogen's Genjokoan. Hakuun Yasutani, New York: Random House. 1996.
A Primer of Soto Zen. Trans. of Dogen's Shobogenzo Zuimonki. Reiho Masunaga. Honolulu: The University Press of Hawaii, 1971.
Refining Your Life. From The Zen Kitchen to Enlightenment, Dogen and Uchiyama. New York: Weatherhill, 1983.
How to Raise an Ox. Zen Practice as Taught in Zen Master Dogen's Shobogenzo. Including Ten Newly Translated Essays Francis Dojun Cook. Los Angeles, California: Center Publications, 1978.
Sounds of Valley Streems. Enlightenment in Dogen's Zen. Translation of Nine Essays from Shobogenzo Francis H. Cook. New York: State University of New York Press, 1989.
Shobogenzo. Zen Essays Dogen. Trans. Thomas Cleary. Honolulu: The University Press of Hawaii,1986.
Moon in a Dewdrop: Writings of Zen Master Dogen. Trans. Kazuaki Tanahashi,;New York: North Point Press. 1995.
* Master Dogen's Shobogenzo. (In four volumes. Trans Gudo Nishijima & Chodo Cross. Woods Hole, MA: Windbell Publications, 1994.
The Heart of Dogen's Shobogenzo. Norman Waddell & Abe Masao, Albany: State University of New York Press. 1989.
Flowers Fall: A Commentary on Dogen's Genjokoan. Hakuun Yasutani, New York: Random House. 1996.
4. Koan Collections
There are several translations of the Mumonkan, perhaps the
most famous, and most used by teachers for study.
* Gateless Gate. Trans Koun Yamada. Tuscon: The University of Arizona Press, 1990.
The Gateless Barrier: Trans. Robert Aiken San Francisco: North Point Press, 1991.
No Barrier. Trans. Thomas Cleary. New York: Bantam, 1993.
Zen Comments on the Mumonkan. Trans. Zenkei Shibayama. Boston: Shambhala, 2000.
* Book of Serenity: One Hundred Zen Dialogues. Trans. Thomas Cleary, Boston: Shambhala. 2005.
* The Blue Cliff Record. J.C. Cleary, & Thomas. Cleary, Boston: Shambhala. 2005.
* Gateless Gate. Trans Koun Yamada. Tuscon: The University of Arizona Press, 1990.
The Gateless Barrier: Trans. Robert Aiken San Francisco: North Point Press, 1991.
No Barrier. Trans. Thomas Cleary. New York: Bantam, 1993.
Zen Comments on the Mumonkan. Trans. Zenkei Shibayama. Boston: Shambhala, 2000.
* Book of Serenity: One Hundred Zen Dialogues. Trans. Thomas Cleary, Boston: Shambhala. 2005.
* The Blue Cliff Record. J.C. Cleary, & Thomas. Cleary, Boston: Shambhala. 2005.
5. Sutras
These books contain the teachings of Shakyamuni Buddha,
* The Diamond Sutra. Commentary Mu Soeng. Boston: Wisdom, 2000.
* Thre Three Fold Lotus Sutra: Innumerable Meanings, The Lotus Flower of the Wonderful Law, and Meditation on the Bodhisattva Universal Virtue. Trans Bunno Kato, Yoshiro Tamura, and Kojiro Miyasaka with revisions by W. E. Soothill, Wilhelm Schiffer, and Pier P. Del Campana. Tokyo: Kosei Publishing Co., 1987.
* The Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Lines & Its Verse Summary. Trans. Edward Conze. Bolinas, California: Four Seasons Foundatuion,1975.
The Large Sutra on Perfect Wisdom with the Division of the Abhisamayalankara. Trans. and ed. Edward Conze. Berkeley: University of California Press, Chicago, Illinois. 1984.
* The Dhammapada. There are many translations of this wonderful text and teaching of Shakyamuni Buddha. Three are listed not in order of preference.
* The Diamond Sutra. Commentary Mu Soeng. Boston: Wisdom, 2000.
* Thre Three Fold Lotus Sutra: Innumerable Meanings, The Lotus Flower of the Wonderful Law, and Meditation on the Bodhisattva Universal Virtue. Trans Bunno Kato, Yoshiro Tamura, and Kojiro Miyasaka with revisions by W. E. Soothill, Wilhelm Schiffer, and Pier P. Del Campana. Tokyo: Kosei Publishing Co., 1987.
* The Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Lines & Its Verse Summary. Trans. Edward Conze. Bolinas, California: Four Seasons Foundatuion,1975.
The Large Sutra on Perfect Wisdom with the Division of the Abhisamayalankara. Trans. and ed. Edward Conze. Berkeley: University of California Press, Chicago, Illinois. 1984.
* The Dhammapada. There are many translations of this wonderful text and teaching of Shakyamuni Buddha. Three are listed not in order of preference.
Dhammapada. Trans. Thomas Byrom. Boston:
Shambhala, 1993.
Dhammapada. Translated into Pali by dGe'dun
Chos-'phal. Translated into English from the Tibetan by Dharma Publishing
staff. Berkeley, CA: Dharma Publishing, 1985.
Dhammapada. Trans. Thanissaro Bhikkhu (Geoffrey DeGraff). This
version is available, free for downloading on the Internet:http://www.accesstoinsight.org.
You will also find translations of most of the Pali canon on this site,
also free for downloading.
The Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha. A new translation of the Majjhima Nikaya. Trans. Bhikkhu Bodhi. Boston: Wisdom Publications, 1995.
The Connected Discourses of the Buddha. A new translation of the Samyutta Nikaya. Trans. Bhikkhu Bodhi. Boston: Wisdom Publications, 2000.
Thus Have I Heard, The Long Discourses of the Buddha. A new translation of theDigha Nikaya. Trans. Maurice Walshei. Boston: Wisdom Publications, 1987.
The Lankavatara Sutra, A Mahayana Text. Trans. from the Sanskrit by Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki. Bolder, CO: Prajñā Press.
Buddhist Suttas. Trans from the Pali by T. W. Rhys Davids. New York, NY: Dover Publications, Inc. 10014.
Buddhist Tests Through the Ages. Trans. and edited Edward Conze in collaboration with I. B. Horner, David Snellgrove, and Arthur Waley. Boston Shambhala,1990.
Zen Words from the Heart: Hakuin's Commentary on the Heart Sutra. Norman Waddell, New York: Random House. 1996.
Buddhist Wisdom: The Diamond Sutra and the Heart Sutra. Edward Conze, New York: Knopf. 2001.
Scripture of the Lotus Blossom of the Fine Dharma: The Lotus Sutra. Leon Hurvitz,New York: Columbia University Press. 1976.
6. Books by Great Buddhist Teachers
The Awakening of Faith, Attributed to Ashvaghosha, Trans.
Yoshito S. Hakeda. New York: Columbia University Press, 1967.
The Holy Teaching of Vimalakirti: Mahayana Scripture. Trans. Robert A. F. Thurman, University Park, PA: Penn State Press. 2001.
The Hundred Thousand Songs of Milarepa (Volumes I & II). Trans. and annotated by Garma C. C. Chang. Boston: Shambala, 1977.
* The Path of Purification (Visuddhimagga). Bhadantacariya Buddhaghosa. Trans. from the Pali by Bikkhu Nyanamoli. In two volumes. Boston: Shambala, 1976.
A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life Bodhisattvacharyavatara. Shantideva Three major translations of this major work:
The Holy Teaching of Vimalakirti: Mahayana Scripture. Trans. Robert A. F. Thurman, University Park, PA: Penn State Press. 2001.
The Hundred Thousand Songs of Milarepa (Volumes I & II). Trans. and annotated by Garma C. C. Chang. Boston: Shambala, 1977.
* The Path of Purification (Visuddhimagga). Bhadantacariya Buddhaghosa. Trans. from the Pali by Bikkhu Nyanamoli. In two volumes. Boston: Shambala, 1976.
A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life Bodhisattvacharyavatara. Shantideva Three major translations of this major work:
Trans. Stephen Batchelor. Dharamasala: LIbrary of
Tibetan Works and Archives, 1992.
Trans. Kate Crosby and Andrew Skilton. Okford: Oxford University Press, 1995.
Trans. Vesna A. Wallace and B. Alan Wallace. Ithaca, NY: Snow Lion, 1997.
Trans. Kate Crosby and Andrew Skilton. Okford: Oxford University Press, 1995.
Trans. Vesna A. Wallace and B. Alan Wallace. Ithaca, NY: Snow Lion, 1997.
A Flash of Lightning in the Dark of Night. A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life. Dalai Lama. Boston: Shambhala, 1994.
7. Finally, two valuable reference books
Zen Buddhism: A History, vol 1: India and China, vol 2:
Japan. Heinrich Dumoulin. New York: Macmillan, 1990.
The Shambala Dictionary of Buddhism and Zen. Boston: Shambhala, 1991
The Shambala Dictionary of Buddhism and Zen. Boston: Shambhala, 1991
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