Buddhist books ..... a personal collection
Tibet & Tibetan Buddhism Archive
The following is a listing of Buddhist related books I have collected over the last three decades. They are arranged chronologically, from most recent to oldest. There is a focus on Tibetan Buddhism and the plight of Tibetan culture under Chinese occupation since 1949.
2013
Venerable Master Hsing Yun, The Biography of Sakyamuni Buddha, Buddha's Light Publishing, Los Angeles, 2013, 448p. Includes foldout map.
2012
Vishvapani Bloomfield, Gautama Buddha: The Life and Teachings of the Awakened One, Quercus, London, 2012, 388p. Biography.
John Peacock, The Tibetan Way of Life and Death, DK Publishing, London, 2012, 144p. Profusely illustrated introduction to Tibetan Buddhist culture.
2010
Geshe Kesang Gyatso, The New Meditation Book: Meditations to make our life happy and meaningful, Tharpa Publications, Ulverston, 216p. Tibetan Buddhism.
2009
Desmond Biddulph and Darcy Flynn, Teachings of the Buddha: The Wisdom of the Dharma, from the Pali Canon to the Sutra, Duncan Baird Publishers, London, 2009, 176p. Illustrated with black and white photographs.
2008
Pico Iyer, The Open Road: The Global Journey of the Fourteenth Dalai Lama, Bloomsbury Publishing, London, 2008, 275p. Political and religious biography. Tibetan Buddhism.
Robert Thurman, Why the Dalai Lama Matters: His Act of Truth as the Solution for China, Tibet and the World, Beyond Worlds Publishing and Atria Books, New York, 2008, 232p.
2007
Tom Lowenstein, Treasures of the Buddha: The Glories of Sacred Asia, Duncan Baird Publishers, London, 2007, 224p. A history of Asian Buddhist art. Profusely illustrated in colour.
2004
Charles Allen, Duel in the Snows: The True Story of the Younghusband Mission to Lhasa, 1904, John Murray, London, 350p. History of British incursion into Tibet during 1904.
Donald S. Lopez Jr., Buddhist Scriptures, Penguin Classics, London, 2004, 556p. Compilation of ancient texts.
Michael Palin, Himalaya, Weidenfeld & Nicholson, London, 2004, 288p. Profusely illustrated. Based on the BBC Television series.
2003
Mabel H. Cabot, Vanish Kingdoms: A Woman in Tibet, China & Mongolia, 1921-1925, Aperture, 2003, 192p. An historical account of the travels of Janet E. Wulsin and her husband Frederick Wulsin. Profusely illustrated with black and white and coloured photographs.
Don Farber, Tibetan Buddhist Life, The Tibet Fund, DK Publishing, London, 2003, 192p. Overview of Tibetan Buddhist culture, with colour illustrations + index.
Adrian Feldman (Thubten Gyatso), The Perfect Mirror: Reflections on Truth and Illusion, Lothian Books, South Melbourne, 226p. Account of the conversion of an Australian doctor to Tibetan Buddhism.
Francoise Pommaret, Tibet: Turning the Wheel of Life, Thames and Hudson, London, 2003, 160p. Introductory text to Tibetan culture. Profusely illustrated. A handy, pocket-sized guide.
Treasures from the Celestial Peak: The Wellington Wang Collection of Tibetan Buddhist Art, National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taiwan, September 2003, 427p. Profusely illustrated catalogue of museum items.
2001
Jackie Menzies (curator), Buddha: Radiant Awakening, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 2001, 192p. Exhibition catalogue. Profusely illustrated in colour.
1999
Rachel Storm, The Encyclopedia of Eastern Mythology, Hermes House, London, 1999, 256p. Profusely illustrated + index.
Michael Willis, Tibet: Life, Myth and Art, Duncan Baird Publishers, London, 1999, 144p. With an Introduction by His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Brief overview of Tibetan Buddhist culture, with colour illustrations + index.
Monarchy and the Buddhist Way: Tibetan Buddhist Ritual Implements in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, 1999, 225p. Profusely illustrated catalogue of museum items.
1997
Ian A. Baker, The Tibetan Art of Healing, Thames and Hudson, London, 1997, 192p. Preface by Deepak Chopra and paintings by Romio Shrestha. Profusely illustrated in colour.
Palden Gyatso, Fire Under the Snow: Testimony of a Tibetan Prisoner, The Harvill Press, London, 1997, 232p. Introduction by His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
1992
Mary Craig, Tears of Blood: A Cry for Tibet, Harper Collins, 1992, 374p. Forward by His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Political and religious biographical history of modern Tibet.
1982
Charles Allen, A Mountain in Tibet: The search for Mount Kalais and the sources of the Great Rivers of India, Andre Deutsch, 1982, 255p. History.
1916
John Claude White, Lhasa - The Mecca of the Buddhist Faith, National Geographic Magazine, New York, May 1916. Foldout photograph in sepia, featuring the Potala Palace.
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Tibet & Tibetan Buddhism Archive
Last updated: 5 September 2023
Michael Organ, Australia
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