The Buddhist Religion: A Historical Introduction

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his selection is drawn primarily from the large body of academic litera-
ture on Buddhism, augmented with popular works where the academic
literature has gaps. These works provide material that will supplement
the discussion in this text, in some cases agreeing with the interpretations pre-
sented here, in some cases not. Citations are gathered under the chapters to
which they are most relevant, preceded by a list applicable to the entire text.
Study aides for this book can be found on the World Wide Web at
http:/ /www.wp.com/buddrel. Also, three of the best sites on the Internet
for materials on Buddhism are:

http:/ I coombs.anu.edu.au/WWWVL-Buddhism.htrnl

http:/ /www.newciv.org/TigerTeam

http:/ /world.std.comrmetta/

GENERAL BOOKS ON BUDDHISM

Auboyer, Jeannine. Buddha: A Pictorial
History of His Life and Legacy. New
York: Crossroad, 1983.
Basham, A. L. The Wonder That Was India.
New York: Macmillan, 1954.

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Bechert, Heinz, and Richard Gombrich,

eds. The World of Buddhism: Monks and

Nuns in Sodety and Culture. London:

Thames and Hudson, 1984.

Cabezon, Jose Ignacio, ed. Buddhism, Sex-

uality, and Gender. Albany: SUNY

Press, 1992.