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BUDDHISM IN GENERAL

  • Arnau, John. Essential Buddhism. Madrid: Editorial Alliance, 2017.
  • Borges, Jorge Luis with Alicia Jurado. What is Buddhism? Madrid: Editorial Alliance (1976), 2000.
  • Conze, Edward. A Brief History of Buddhism. Madrid: Editorial Alliance, 1993.
  • Conze, Edward. Buddhism: its essence and its development. Mexico: FCE, 1978.
  • Faure, Bernard. The topics of Buddhism. Barcelona: Ed. Kairos, 2012.
  • Harvey, Peter. Buddhism. Madrid: Akal Cambridge, 2006.
  • Lopez, Donald S. Buddhism: an introduction to its history and its teachings. Barcelona: Ed. Kairos, 2009.
  • Paniker, Agustín. The Three Jewels. Barcelona: Ed. Kairos, 2018.
  • Rahula, Walpola. What the Buddha Taught. Buenos Aires: Ed. Kier, 2002.
  • Sangharakshita, Urgyem: An Overview of Buddhism, Dharma Editions, 2008
  • Tola, Fernando and Dragonetti, Carmen. Buddhist philosophy.Buenos Aires: The Forties, 2013.
  • Williams, Paul, Anthony Tribe and Alexander Wynne. Buddhist thought. A comprehensive introduction to Indian tradition.Barcelona: Ed. Herder, 2000.

BUDDHIST SCRIPTURES

Canon Pali

  • White, Alberto. The Dhammapada. The path of truth.Madrid: FCE. 2nd edition 2005.
  • Bodhi, Bhikkhu. In the words of the Buddha. An Anthology of Discourses from the Pali Canon. Spanish edition by Abraham Vélez de Cea, Aleix Ruiz Falqués and Ricardo Guerrero Diáñez. Barcelona: Ed. Kairos, 2019.
  • Dragonetti, Carmen Leonor & Tola, Fernando. Major Dialogues of the Buddha [Dhīga Nikāya]. Direct translation of Pāʻi. Madrid: Editorial Trotta, 2010.
  • Dragonetti, Carmen Leonor & Tola, Fernando. Udāna: the word of the Buddha. Direct translation of Pāʻi. Madrid: Editorial Trotta, 2006.
  • For Kranabahu, Ado. The Benares Sutra. The Buddha's first speech. Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta. Direct translation of Pāʻi. Barcelona: Editorial Kairós, 2014.
  • Solé-Leris, Amadeo and Vélez de Cea, Abraham. Majjhima Nikaya. The Buddha's average sermons direct translation of Pāʻi.Barcelona: Editorial Kairós, 2nd edition 2006.

THERAVADA BUDDHISM

  • Analayo, Bhikkhu. Satipatthana Meditation. A practical guide. Fernando Montesinos Pons (translator), Javier García Campayo (collaborator); Joseph Goldstein (collaborator). Bilbao: Desclée De Brouwer, 1st ed. 2019.
  • Analayo, Bhikkhu. Satipatthana. The Origins of Mindfulness. Barcelona: Siglantana, 2014.
  • Bodhi, Bhikkhu and Ricardo Guerrero. The Buddha Points the Way: The Noble Eightfold Path; the Buddha's Way to the End of Suffering. Madrid: Hispanic Association of Buddhism, 1st edition 2016.
  • Bodhi, Bhikkhu. Abhidhamma Compendium: Anuruddha's Abhidhammattha Sangaha. General Editor Bhikkhu Bodhi. Based on the Mahāthera Nārada U Rewata Dhamma edition. Spanish translation by U Nandisena. Mexico: Colegio de México, 1999.
  • Goldstein, Joseph and Kornfield, Jack. Vipassana. Barcelona: Ed. Kairos, 1996.
  • Gunaratana, Bhante H. The Book of Mindfulness. Barcelona: Ed. Kairos, 2012.
  • Gunaratana, Bhante H. Buddhist meditation. Barcelona: Ed. Kairos, 2013.
  • Nyanatiloka Mahathera. The Word of the Buddha. Barcelona: Indigo, 1991.
  • Sangharakshita, Urgyem: Living with Kindness: The Buddha's Teaching on Unconditional Love, Siglantana Publishing House, 2020.
  • Sole-Leris, Amadeo. Buddhist meditation. Barcelona: Martinez Roca: 1987.

MAHĀYĀNA BUDDHISM

  • Arnau, John The word in the face of emptiness. Nagarjuna's Philosophy. Mexico: FCE, 2005.
  • Arnau, John. Foundations of the Via Media. Direct translation from Sanskrit. Madrid: Siruela, 2004.
  • Soto Zen Buddhist Community. Buddhism. History and Doctrine. Volume I: The Origins of Buddhism. Madrid: Miraguano, 2006; Volume II: The great Mahâyâna vehicle, 2007; Volume III: El Zen, 2009.
  • Sangharakshita, Urgyem: The Bodhisattva Ideal, Editorial Pax, 2007.

Chan/Zen Buddhism

  • Cleary, Thomas. The Essence of Zen. Barcelona: Ed. Kairos, 1991.
  • Deshimaru, Taïsen.Dogen's Zen. Teachings of Master Eihei Dogen. Barcelona Ediunicación, 2002.
  • Deshimaru, Taïsen. The practice of Zen.Barcelona: Ed. Kairos, 1981.
  • Dogen, Eihei. Shobogenzo. Translation by Dokusho Villalba. Barcelona: Ed. Kairos, 2015.
  • Durckheim, Karlfried. Zen and us. Bilbao: Messenger, 1978.
  • Heisig, James W. Philosophers from nothing. An essay on the Kyoto school.Barcelona: Herder, 2002.
  • Huineng. Stratum Sutra. Translation by Laureano Ramírez. Barcelona: Ed. Kairos, 2000.
  • Suzuki, Daisetz T. Zen Buddhism. Barcelona: Ed. Kairos, 1986.
  • Suzuki, Daisetz T. Essays on Zen Buddhism(3 vols.) First, Second and Third Series (Buenos Aires: Ed. Kier, 1995/1986/1995), 4th. /3rd. /4th eds.
  • Suzuki, Daisetz T. The Zen monk's practice. Barcelona: Abraxas, 1998
  • Suzuki, Shunryu. Zen mind, beginner's mind.Madrid: Gaia Ediciones, 1970.
  • Watts, Alan. The Way of Zen. 2nd edition. Barcelona: Ediciones Edhasa, 2003.

VAJRAYANA BUDDHISM

  • Capriles, Elias. Buddhism and Dzogchen. Vitoria: La Llave, 2000.
  • The Tibetan Book of the Dead[Thos Grol's Bar]. Translation by Ramón Prats. Madrid: Siruela, 1999.
  • Kalu, Rinpoche. Foundations of Tibetan Buddhism. Barcelona: Ed. Kairos, 2005.
  • Look, Fernando. The Padmasambhava Teachings and Tibetan Buddhism. Barcelona: Ed. Kairos, 1998.
  • Trungpa, Chogyam. Shambhala. The Warrior's Sacred Path. Barcelona: Ed. Kairos, 1986.
  • Milarepa's life. Translation by Iñaki Preciado. Barcelona: Anagram, 1994.

OTHER BUDDHISM

Buddhism and Women

  • Rita M. Gross. Buddhism after patriarchy. Ed. Trotta, 1992.

Secular Buddhism

  • Batchelor, Stephen. Buddhism without beliefs.Madrid: Gaia editions, 1997.
  • Batchelor, Stephen. Confession of a Buddhist atheist.Vitoria: Ed. The Key, 2009.
  • Batchelor, Stephen. After Buddhism.Barcelona: Ed. Kairos, 2015.
  • Loy, David.Money, Sex, War and Karma. Barcelona: Ed. Kairos, 2008.
  • Loy, David.The Great Awakening. A Buddhist Social Theory. Barcelona: Ed. Kairos, 2003.
  • Loy, David. A New Buddhist Path. Barcelona: Ed. Kairos, 2016.

Buddhism and Psychology

  • Brewer, Judson. The anxious mind.Barcelona: Ed. Paidós, 2017.
  • Mill, Anthony. The tree and the couch. Dialogue between Psychoanalysis and Buddhism.D. T. Suzuki, A. Watts, E. Fromm, D. Lama, C. G. Jung, M. Abe, J. Kornfield, K. Horney and others. Barcelona: Ed. Kairos, 2004.
  • Suzuki, D.T. and Fromm, Erich. Zen Buddhism and Psychoanalysis. Mexico, F.C.E., 1964.
  • Welwood. John. Psychology of awakening. Barcelona: Ed. Kairos, 2000.