List of writers on Buddhism

Buddha's statue near Belum Caves Andhra Pradesh India

This is a list of writers on Buddhism. The list is intended to include only those writers who have written books about Buddhism, and about whom there is already a Wikipedia article. Each entry needs to indicate the writer's most well-known work. Multiple works should be listed only if each work already has a Wikipedia article.

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Early Buddhism

Main article: Early Buddhism

Early Buddhism is the oldest Buddhism, before the split into several sects. The only surviving school is Theravada. Early Buddhism is still being studied by scholars.

Theravada Buddhism

Wat Chaiwatthanaram temple in the old city of Ayutthaya in Thailand.

Main article: Theravada

Dalit Buddhist movement (India)

Main article: Dalit Buddhist movement

Other Theravada writers

Politics

B. R. Ambedkar,Religious Leader, an Indian jurist, political leader, Buddhist activist, philosopher, thinker, anthropologist, historian, orator, prolific writer, economist, scholar, editor, revolutionary and the revivalist of Buddhism in India. He was also the chief architect of the Indian Constitution.
Aung San Suu Kyi, political activist

Scholars

Richard Gombrich

Mahayana Buddhism

Main article: Mahayana

Although Mahayana Buddhism is virtually extinct in India, its philosophical systems, namely the Madhyamaka and Yogacara are still being studied.

Chán/Zen

Bodhidharma and Huike

Main article: Zen

Teachers

Scholars

Edward Conze
Nishitani Keiji, Japanese philosopher
Nishida Kitaro, Japanese philosopher
Red Pine
D.T. Suzuki, Japanese scholar
Theodore Stcherbatsky, Russian, Wrote Buddhist Logic et al.

Other

Alan Watts, American philosopher and lecturer

Humanistic Buddhism (China)

Main article: Humanistic Buddhism

Yin Shun

Nichiren Buddhism (Japan)

Main article: Nichiren Buddhism

Vajrayana Buddhism

Main articles: Tantra and Vajrayana

Vajrayana originated as Tantra in India.

Tibetan Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhist monks at Rumtek Monastery in Sikkim

Vajrayana was introduced in Tibet, preferring Indian Buddhism over Chinese Buddhism, where it still survives.

Religious writers

Scholars

Western Buddhism

Main article: Western Buddhism

Writers of fiction and literature

Matsuo Bashō, Japanese poet and journalist
Jack Kerouac, US poet and novelist
Peter Matthiessen, US novelist
Jess Row, short story writer
Gary Snyder, US poet
Allen Ginsberg, US poet

Writing instructors

Natalie Goldberg

Buddhism topics

Outline Glossary Index

Foundations	Three Jewels Buddha Dharma Sangha Four Noble Truths Noble Eightfold Path Nirvana Middle Way

The Buddha	Tathāgata Birthday Four sights Physical characteristics Footprint Iconography in Laos and Thailand Films Miracles Family Suddhodāna (father) Māyā (mother) Mahapajapati Gotamī (aunt, adoptive mother) Yasodhara (wife) Rāhula (son) Ānanda (cousin) Devadatta (cousin) Places where the Buddha stayed Buddha in world religions

Key concepts	Dharma Three Marks of Existence Impermanence Dukkha Anatta Pratītyasamutpāda Skandha Karma Rebirth Saṃsāra Saṅkhāra Kleshas Ignorance Craving Five hindrances Ten Fetters Indriya Enlightenment Parinirvana Tathātā Dharmas Two truths doctrine Śūnyatā Bodhicitta Bodhisattva Buddha-nature Mindstream

Cosmology	Ten spiritual realms Six realms Heaven Human realm Asura realm Hungry Ghost realm Animal realm Hell Three planes of existence

Practices	Refuge Buddhist devotion Puja Offerings Prostration Chanting Merit Paritta Dāna Nekkhamma Śīla Five Precepts Bodhisattva vow Prātimokṣa Threefold Training Śīla Samadhi Prajñā Brahmavihara Mettā Karuṇā Mudita Upekkha Pāramitā Bodhipakkhiyādhammā Seven Factors of Enlightenment Sati Dhamma vicaya Pīti Passaddhi Vīrya Four Right Exertions Iddhipada Five Strengths Faith Mindfulness Satipatthana Dhyāna Bhavana Satya Sacca Meditation Mantras Kammaṭṭhāna Recollection Smarana Anapanasati Samatha Vipassana movement Shikantaza Zazen Kōan Mandala Tonglen Tantra Tertön Terma

Nirvana	Bodhi Buddhahood Pratyekabuddha Bodhisattva Four stages of enlightenment Sotāpanna Sakadagami Anāgāmi Arhat

Monasticism	Bhikkhu Bhikkhuni Śrāmaṇera Śrāmaṇerī Anagarika Ajahn Sayadaw Zen master Rōshi Lama Rinpoche Geshe Tulku Householder Upāsaka and Upāsikā Śrāvaka The ten principal disciples Shaolin Monastery

Major figures	Gautama Buddha Kaundinya Assaji Sāriputta Mahamoggallāna Mulian Ānanda Mahākassapa Anuruddha Mahākaccana Nanda Subhuti Punna Upali Mahapajapati Gotamī Khema Uppalavanna Asita Channa Yasa Buddhaghosa Nagasena Bodhidharma Nagarjuna Asanga Vasubandhu Atiśa Padmasambhava Nichiren Ambedkar Songtsen Gampo Emperor Wen of Sui Dalai Lama Panchen Lama Karmapa Shamarpa Naropa Xuanzang

Texts	Tripiṭaka Mahayana sutras Pāli Canon Chinese Buddhist canon Tibetan Buddhist canon

Branches	Theravada Mahayana Chan Buddhism Zen Seon Thiền Pure Land Tiantai Nichiren Madhyamaka Yogachara Navayana Vajrayana Tibetan Shingon Dzogchen Early Buddhist schools Pre-sectarian Buddhism Basic points unifying Theravāda and Mahāyāna

Countries	Afghanistan Bangladesh Bhutan Myanmar Cambodia China India Indonesia Japan Korea Laos Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Nepal Pakistan Philippines Russia Kalmykia Singapore Sri Lanka Taiwan Thailand Tibet Vietnam Middle East Iran Western countries Argentina Australia Brazil France United Kingdom United States Venezuela

History	Timeline Ashoka Buddhist councils History of Buddhism in India Decline of Buddhism in India Great Anti-Buddhist Persecution Greco-Buddhism Buddhism and the Roman world Buddhism in the West Silk Road transmission of Buddhism Persecution of Buddhists Banishment of Buddhist monks from Nepal Buddhist crisis Sinhalese Buddhist nationalism Buddhist modernism Vipassana movement 969 Movement Women in Buddhism

Philosophy	Abhidharma Logic Buddhology Eschatology Reality God Secular Buddhism Humanism Eight Consciousnesses Engaged Buddhism Socialism Economics Atomism Evolution Ethics The unanswered questions

Culture	Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi Temple of the Tooth Art Greco-Buddhist art Poetry Buddha statue Budai Symbolism Dharmachakra Flag Bhavacakra Swastika Thangka Prayer wheel Mala Mudra Mantra Om mani padme hum Funeral Music Holidays Vesak Uposatha Magha Puja Asalha Puja Rains retreat Kassaya Architecture Temple Vihara Wat Stupa Pagoda Candi Thai temple art and architecture Pilgrimage Lumbini Maya Devi Temple Bodh Gaya Sarnath Kushinagar Bodhi Tree Mahabodhi Temple Calendar Cuisine Vegetarianism

Miscellaneous	Lineage Maitreya Avalokiteśvara Guanyin Amitābha Brahmā Māra Dhammapada Vinaya Sutra Koliya Hinayana Sacred languages Pali Sanskrit Dharma talk Kalpa Abhijñā Ṛddhi Siddhi

Buddhism and:	Science Psychology Hinduism Jainism Judaism East Asian religions Christianity Influences Comparison Theosophy Gnosticism Violence Western philosophy

Lists	Buddhas Twenty-eight Buddhas Bodhisattvas Buddhists Suttas Books Temples Candi

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Modern Buddhist writers (19th century to date)

Buddhism Buddhism in the West Buddhist modernism

Theravada / Vipassana movement	Balangoda Ananda Maitreya Thero B. R. Ambedkar Charles Henry Allan Bennett Thanissaro Bhikkhu Bhikkhu Bodhi P.D. Premasiri Ajahn Chah Anagarika Dharmapala S. N. Goenka Joseph Goldstein Henepola Gunaratana Jack Kornfield Noah Levine Nyanatiloka Walpola Rahula Sharon Salzberg Sangharakshita Rahul Sankrityayan Ajahn Sumedho Ajahn Sucitto Nanavira Thera Nyanaponika Thera

Mahayana	Stephen Batchelor David Brazier Tanaka Chigaku Daisaku Ikeda Nikkyō Niwano Yin Shun

Vajrayana	Pema Chödrön Surya Das Anagarika Govinda Kelsang Gyatso Dalai Lama Namkhai Norbu Thinley Norbu Ole Nydahl Matthieu Ricard Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche Sogyal Rinpoche Thrangu Rinpoche Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche Robert Thurman Chögyam Trungpa

Zen	Reb Anderson Gil Fronsdal Steve Hagen Thích Nhất Hạnh Hsuan Hua Nan Huai-Chin Philip Kapleau Dainin Katagiri Taizan Maezumi Kitaro Nishida Shohaku Okumura Paul Reps Seung Sahn Daewon Seongcheol Sheng-yen D. T. Suzuki Shunryu Suzuki Brad Warner Alan Watts Hakuun Yasutani Han Yong-un Hsing Yun

Scholars	Alexander Berzin Lokesh Chandra Edward Conze Heinrich Dumoulin Walter Evans-Wentz Richard Gombrich Herbert V. Guenther Red Pine George de Roerich C. A. F. Rhys Davids T. W. Rhys Davids Theodore Stcherbatsky Lucien Stryk B. Alan Wallace

Westerners influenced by Buddhism	Alexandra David-Néel Helena Blavatsky Henry Steel Olcott Helena Roerich Alan Watts

Lists	List of modern Eastern religions writers List of writers on Buddhism

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List of writers on Buddhism

Early Buddhism

Theravada Buddhism

Dalit Buddhist movement (India)

Other Theravada writers

Politics

Scholars

Mahayana Buddhism

Chán/Zen

Teachers

Scholars

Other

Humanistic Buddhism (China)

Nichiren Buddhism (Japan)

Vajrayana Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism

Religious writers

Scholars

Western Buddhism

Writers of fiction and literature

Writing instructors

See also