THE WORD OF THE BUDDHA - This superb little work by the eminent German scholar-monk is probably the best compact sourcebook in English on the Buddha’s basic teachings, all expounded in his own words. Translated into a dozen languages, it is now in its 16th English edition, yet still reads as fresh, clear, and vigorous as if it were just written.
This book is an attempt to look at Buddhism from an intellectual prospective. As the texts of Buddhism are so vast a newcomer to Buddhism will find it difficult to understand the basics of Buddhism as rituals associated with Buddhism may confuse them.
The Blueprint Of Happiness - Buddhism can bring happiness, contentment and liberation from suffering to all who study and practice it. So states the author. A very brief and inspiring introduction to Buddhism by one of its occidental representatives..
Handbook of the Buddhist - As a Buddhist what you ought to keep in mind, what needs to be practiced and chanted daily and what should be learned – all this is found within the pages of this translated treatise of the most learned thera by Mr. D.J.Percy Silva.
This is, more than a subject that should be merely left to the care of the students of Asian Culture and Comparative religions . In the present civilization of widespread social turmoil with so many clouds of future universal insecurity gathering around, thinkers in every field of learning should give their mind to the study of this subject, for , through the influence of knowledge it imparts, humanity on this Earth can yet find it possible to survive for many centuries to come.