Books about Buddhism. Welcome to the Buddhism part of the library. Here you will thousands of books from all branches of Buddhism.
The Sublime Attitudes (brahmaviharas) are the Buddha’s primary heart teachings — the ones that connect most directly with our desire for true happiness. They’re the qualities of heart that motivated … Read more and download PDF
The Heightened Mind: The Buddha’s path consists of three trainings: training in heightened virtue; in heightened mind, or concentration; and in heightened discernment. Although all three are essential for Awakening, the … Read more and download PDF
Beyond Coping with the subtitle: A Study Guide on Aging, Illness, Death, & Separation consist of five passages derived from the Pali Canon. The book gives specific advice on how to deal … Read more and download PDF
The Basic Method of Meditation by Ajahn Brahmavamso is a guide to getting started with meditation practice. Unlike many of the books here it is for the absolute beginner. Ajahn … Read more and download PDF
Meditations VOL I-V by Thanissaro Bhikkhu (Geoffrey DeGraff) in an impressive collection of dhamma talks held at the Metta Forest Monastery over years on a range of topics. The talks are very … Read more and download PDF
With each and every breath – A guide to meditation by Thanissaro Bhikku. The meditation techniques taught in this book are skills aimed at solving the mind’s most basic problem: the stress … Read more and download PDF
The Buddhist Monastic Code I and II is an impressive work both in virtue and extent. On nearly 2.000 pages the rules of monks in the Theravada traditions are outlined. This book is … Read more and download PDF
The Long Discourse about the Ways of Attending to Mindfulness is a translation directly from the Pali Canon undertaken Anandajoti Bhikku in 2005. I has been revised in 2011 and will … Read more and download PDF
Mindfulness while Breathing is here presented in a new translation from 2008 by Anandajo Bhikkhu. The original title in the Pali Canon is The Anapanasati Sutta (we have several other … Read more and download PDF