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Basic buddhist concepts are discussed in thematic excerpts taken from selected texts.

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Books on Buddhism

Click here for a list of all our books on Buddhism from a variety of traditions.
Books from the Theravada and Insight Meditation traditions can be found here, including works by Sharon Salzberg, Larry Rosenberg, and Ajahn Chah.
Click here for books on Tibetan Buddhism, including books on Dzogchen, Mahamudra, Vajrayana and Tantra, and meditation practice. Also included are books by Chögyam Trungpa and Pema Chödrön.
Click here for books on Zen and Zen practice, including classic scriptures, koan collections, and advice from teachers on applying Zen to everday life.
“Thus shall ye think of all this fleeting world:
A star at dawn, a bubble in a stream;
A flash of lightning in a summer cloud,
A flickering lamp, a phantom, and a dream.”

—Adapted from the Diamond Sutra, translated by A. F. Price

Selected from Teachings of the Buddha