Buddhist Books at the Ottawa Public Library


The Ottawa Public Library has a wide range of materials on Buddhism. Many but not all of the books are classified in 294.3 and you can also browse the topic in the library catalogue by doing a Subject begins with basic search using the term “Buddhism”. Below is a small selection of books that you can borrow from the Library’s collection.


Introductory

Being nobody, going nowhere: meditations on the Buddhist path, Ayya Khema, Wisdom, 1987.
Buddhism plain and simple
, Steve Hagen, Broadway, 1999.
Buddhism: a concise introduction
, Huston Smith, Harper, 2003.
Eight mindful steps to happiness
, Bhante Gunaratana, Wisdom, 2001.
Everything Buddhism book
, Jacky Sach, Adams, 2003.
Introduction to Buddhism: teachings, history, practices
, Peter Harvey, Cambridge, 1997.
Introduction to Buddhist ethics
, Peter Harvey, Cambridge, 2000.
Light on enlightenment: revolutionary teachings on the inner life
, Christopher Titmuss, Shambhala, 1999.
Living Buddhism
, Andrew Powell, U of California, 1989.
What the Buddha taught
, Walpola Rahula, Grove, 1974.


Discourses of the Buddha

Connected discourses of the Buddha, translated by Bhikkhu Bodhi, PTS, 2000.
Dhammapada
, various translations.
First discourse of the Buddha, Rewata Dhamma, Wisdom, 1997.
In the Buddha’s words, an anthology of discourses
, translated by Bhikkhu Bodhi, Wisdom, 2005.
Itivuttaka
, translated by Thanissaro Bhikkhu, 2001.
Long discourses of the Buddha
, translated by Maurice Walshe, Wisdom, 1995.
Middle length discourses of the Buddha
, translated by Bhikkhus Nanamoli and Bodhi, Wisdom, 2001.
Numerical discourses of the Buddha
, translated by Bhikkhus Nyanaponika and Bodhi, AltaMira, 1999.


Dhamma Talks (transcribed)

Being dharma: the essence of the Buddha’s teachings, Achaan Chah, Shambhala, 2001.
Food for the heart: the collected teachings of Ajahn Chah
, Achaan Chah, Wisdom, 2002.
Mind and the way: Buddhist reflections on life
, Ajahn Sumedho, Wisdom, 1995.
Pure and simple: teachings of a Thai Buddhist laywoman
, Nanayon, Wisdom, 2005.
Sound of silence: selected teachings
, Sumedho Bhikkhu, Wisdom, 2007.
Straight from the heart: thirteen talks on the practice of meditation
, Maha Boowa, 1987.


Essays

Landscapes of wonder: discovering Buddhist Dhamma in the world around us, Nyanasobhano Bhikkhu, Wisdom, 1998.
Spectrum of Buddhism: writings
, Piyadassi Thera, Jivinda, 1991.
Vision of dhamma: Buddhist writings
, Nyanaponika Thera, Rider, 1986.


Biographies

Buddha, Karen Armstrong, Viking, 2001.
Great disciples of the Buddha: their lives, their works, their legacy
, Nyanaponika Thera and Hellmuth Hecker, Wisdom, 1997.
I give you my life: autobiography of a western Buddhist nun
, Ayya Khema, Shambhala, 1998.
Journey to mindfulness: the autobiography of Bhante G
, Bhante Gunaratana, Wisdom, 2003.
One night’s shelter: from home to homelessness
, Yogavacara Rahula, Nalanda, 2002.
Rude awakenings: two Englishmen on foot in Buddhism’s holy land
, Ajahn Sucitto, Wisdom, 2006.
Silent rain: talks and travels
, Amaro Bhikkhu, Sanghapala, 1996.
Venerable Acariya Mun
, Acariya Maha Boowa, Forest Dhamma, 2004.


Meditation

Breath by breath: the liberating practice of insight meditation, Larry Rosenberg, Shambhala, 1998.
Heart of Buddhist meditation
, Nyanaponika Thera, Weiser, 1965.
Insight meditation: the practice of freedom
, Joseph Goldstein, Shambhala, 1993.
Lovingkindness: the revolutionary art of happiness
, Sharon Salzberg, Shambhala, 1995.
Meditator’s atlas: a roadmap of the inner world
, Matthew Flickstein, Wisdom, 2007.
Mindfulness, bliss, and beyond: a meditator’s handbook
, Ajahn Brahm, Wisdom, 2006.
Mindfulness in plain English
, Bhante Gunaratana, Wisdom, 2002.


Women

First Buddhist women, Susan Murcott, Parallax, 1991.
Opening the lotus: a woman’s guide to Buddhism
, Sandy Boucher, Beacon, 1997.


Magazines

Best Buddhist writing (1x/year)
Shambhala sun
(6x/year)
Tricycle: the Buddhist review
(4x/year)

December 2007