Good books to read
We have collected key and recommended books about Buddhism – in English and Norwegian, as well as the forest tradition to which the society belongs.
Buddha’s complete teachings
Bhikkhu Bodhi and Nanamoli, as well as Maurice Walshe have translated the four books of the Buddha’s complete teachings from the Pali language, published by Wisdom Publications, Boston, USA:
The Long Discourses of the BuddhaAuthor: Bhikkhu Bodhi. Language: English. ISBN: 9780861711031. Link: Amazon
The Middle Length Discourses of the BuddhaAuthor: Bhikkhu Nanamoli & Bhikkhu Bodhi. Language: English. ISBN: 086171072X. Link: Amazon
The Numerical Discourses of the BuddhaAuthor: Bhikkhu Bodhi. Language: English. ISBN: 161429040. Link: Amazon
The Connected Discourses of the BuddhaAuthor: Bhikkhu Bodhi. Language: English. ISBN: 9780861713318. Link: Amazon
Collections of Buddha’s teachings
Bhikkhu Bodhi, along with others, has published several books in which important topics from the Buddha are extracted around a particular theme:
The Buddha’s Teachings on Social and Communal HarmonyAuthor: Bhikkhu Bodhi. Language: English. ISBN: 1614293732. Link: Amazon
Great Disciples of the Buddha: Their Lives, Their Works, Their LegacyAuthor: Nyanaponika, Hellmuth Hecker, Bhikkhu Bodhi. Language: English. ISBN: 0861713818. Link: Amazon
Noble Truths, Noble Path: The Heart Essence of the Buddha’s Original TeachingsAuthor: Bhikkhu Bodhi. Language: English. ISBN: 1614299188. Link: Amazon
In the Buddha’s Words: An Anthology of Discourses from the Pali CanonAuthor: Bhikkhu Bodhi. Language: English. ISBN: 0861714911. Link: Amazon
SuttaCentral.net
SuttaCentral is an online project for early Buddhist texts based in Australia. The text collection contains a complete translation of the Buddha’s teachings in English, many Norwegian translations, as well as texts in several other languages, published under a creative commons license. The founders were Rod Bucknell, John Kelly and Bhante Sujato.
Ajahn Chah – the forest tradition
Ajahn Chah was a teacher to many seniors today, including Western teachers Ajahn Brahm (Australia), Ajahn Amaro (England), Ajahn Pasanno (California).
The Collected Teachings of Ajahn ChahAuthor: unknown. Language: English. ISBN: unknown. Link: Download
Stillness FlowingAuthor: Ajahn Chah. Translator: Ajahn Jayasaro. Language: English. ISBN: unknown. Link: Download.
Everything Arises, Everything Falls AwayAuthor: Ajahn Chah. Translator: Paul Breiter. Language: English. ISBN: 1590302176. Link: Amazon
Food for the Heart: The Collected Teachings of Ajahn ChahAuthor: Ajahn Chah. Translator: unknown. Language: English. ISBN: 0861713230. Link: Amazon
Being Dharma: The Essence of the Buddha’s TeachingsAuthor: Ajahn Chah. Translator: Paul Breiter. Language: English. ISBN: 1570628084. Link: Amazon
Ajahn Brahm – the forest tradition
Ajahn Brahm is the teacher of Norwegian Ajahn Nitho, and spiritual advisor to the Buddhist Society of Norway. He has published many books describing spiritual development on many different levels. The book “Kindfulness” is recommended as a handbook in basic meditation for beginners.
Mindfulness, Bliss, and Beyond: A Meditator’s HandbookAuthor: Ajahn Brahm. Language: English. ISBN: 0861712757. Link: Amazon
Who Ordered This Truckload of Dung?: Inspiring Stories for Welcoming Life’s DifficultiesAuthor: Ajahn Brahm. Language: English. ISBN: 9780861712786. Link: Amazon
Don’t Worry, Be Grumpy: Inspiring Stories for Making the Most of Each MomentAuthor: Ajahn Brahm. Language: English. ISBN: 1614291675. Link: Amazon
Bear Awareness: Questions and Answers on Taming Your Wild MindAuthor: Ajahn Brahm. Language: English. ISBN: 1614292566. Link: Amazon
Buddhist books in Norwegian
We have some good Buddhist books published in Norwegian, mainly from author Kåre A. Lie – who is the foremost translator of Buddha’s teachings in Norway.
Introduksjon til buddhismenAuthor: Chris Pauling. Language: Norwegian. ISBN: 9788290787078. Link: Ark
