Introductions to Buddhism

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Because Buddhism has spread and taken root in a variety of times, places, cultures, and people, the ‘definition’ of Buddhism encompasses a wide spectrum. Here you’ll find a range of titles covering topics such as poetry, the Four Immeasurable, the guru principle, women in Buddhism, and Buddhism and social change.

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General Introductions

When Things Fall Apart

$19.95 - Paperback

By: Pema Chödrön

11,397 reviews on Amazon

A Beginner's Guide to Meditation

$19.95 - Paperback

By: Editors of the Shambhala Sun & Rod Meade Sperry

82 reviews on Amazon

Teachings of the Buddha

$18.95 - Paperback

By: Jack Kornfield

611 reviews on Amazon

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The Dhammapada

$18.95 - Paperback

By: Gil Fronsdal

787 reviews on Amazon

Introductions to Tibetan Buddhism

What Makes You Not a Buddhist

$19.95 - Paperback

By: Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse & Shambhala Publications

948 reviews on Amazon

An Introduction to Buddhism

$18.95 - Paperback

By: H.H. the Fourteenth Dalai Lama & Atisha

629 reviews on Amazon

Tibetan Buddhism

$21.95 - Paperback

By: Khenpo Sodargye & Wisdom and Compassion Translation Group

9 reviews on Amazon

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How Not to Miss the Point

$21.95 - Paperback

By: Jetsun Khandro Rinpoche & Shambhala Publications

34 reviews on Amazon

Introductions to Zen Buddhism

Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind

$19.95 - Paperback

By: Shunryu Suzuki

3,660 reviews on Amazon

Waking Up and Growing Up

$19.95 - Paperback

By: Diane Musho Hamilton & Gabriel Kaigen Wilson

4 reviews on Amazon

Zen Seeds

$17.95 - Paperback

By: Shundo Aoyama

56 reviews on Amazon

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What Is Zen?

$21.95 - Paperback

By: Norman Fischer & Susan Moon

111 reviews on Amazon

Introductions to Insight Meditation and Vipassana

Insight Meditation

$19.95 - Paperback

By: Joseph Goldstein

408 reviews on Amazon

Lovingkindness

$19.95 - Paperback

By: Sharon Salzberg

1,470 reviews on Amazon

The Experience of Insight

$19.95 - Paperback

By: Joseph Goldstein

274 reviews on Amazon

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Seeking the Heart of Wisdom

$19.95 - Paperback

By: Jack Kornfield & Joseph Goldstein

267 reviews on Amazon

Introductions to Theravada, the Buddhism of Southeast Asia

$24.95 - Paperback

$18.95 - Paperback

By: Sarah Shaw

14 reviews on Amazon

In the Cool Shade of Compassion

$29.95 - Paperback

By: Kamala Tiyavanich

11 reviews on Amazon

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Everything Arises, Everything Falls Away

$21.95 - Paperback

By: Ajahn Chah & Paul Breiter

155 reviews on Amazon

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