Research Guides: Asian Religions: Buddhism

Buddhism

Brill's Encyclopedia of Buddhism.
Edited by Jonathan A. Silk.
Koninklijke Brill NV, 2015-present.
2 volumes and continuing.
Buddhism (Oxford Bibliographies Online).
Hundreds of research guides created by professors and librarians on different aspects of Buddhism. Each guide lists the most important works on a topic.
Encyclopedia of Buddhism.
Edited by Damien Keown and Charles S. Prebish.
Routledge, 2007.
Over 300 signed articles on Buddhist history, schools, texts, concepts, rituals, and places.
The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism
Edited by Robert E. Buswell and Donald S. Lopez.
Princeton University Press, 2013.
Historical Dictionary of Buddhism
By Carl Olson
Scarecrow Press, 2009.
A concise multilingual dictionary of terms related to the Buddha and Buddhism, this book includes a chronology of the religion, an outline of Buddhist scriptures, and an extensive bibliography of primary and secondary sources broken down by topic.
The Buddhist Handbook: A Complete Guide to Buddhist Schools, Teaching, Practice, History.
By J. Snelling.
Century, 1987.
Snelling examines the Buddha’s life and teachings, the Buddhist worldview and practices, and the history of the religion, current development of the faith, and biographies of prominent Buddhists. It includes an index and a bibliography.
The online version is available on the Internet Archive, a trusted source, but one for which it is necessary to create a free account and login.
BuddhaNet - Buddhist Information Network.
A searchable site providing resources such as Buddhist history, iconography, ceremonies, sects, readings, directories and links to major Buddhist sites.
Guide to Buddhist Philosophy.
By K.K. Inada [et al].
G.K. Hall, c1985.
The guide provides annotated entries to more than 1,000 primary and secondary sources on Buddhist doctrines and philosophy. The majority of the works included are written in English. There are detailed subject and author/title indexes.
The online version is available on the Internet Archive, a trusted source, but one for which it is necessary to create a free account and login.
Buddhist Spirituality: Inidan, Southeast Asian, Tibetan, Early Chinese.
Edited by T. Yoshinori.
Crossroad, 1997.
Discusses the history and spiritual aspects of the different Buddhist sects and how each interprets the terms and teaching of the Buddha. It includes indexes, glossary, and bibliography.
The online version is available on the Internet Archive, a trusted source, but one for which it is necessary to create a free account and login.
Buddhist Spirituality: Later China, Korea, Japan, and the Modern World
Edited by T. Yoshinori.
Crossroad, 1999.
The online version is available on the Internet Archive, a trusted source, but one for which it is necessary to create a free account and login.