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The collection does not strive to host a copy or link to every work ever published about Buddhism.
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That would as undesirable as it is impossible.
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The collection instead strives to offer a high-quality, representative selection in keeping with the University's mission **to provide a free, undergraduate-style curriculum in Buddhist Studies with a focus on [Early Buddhism](https://www.buddhistinquiry.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Early-Buddhism.pdf) to the English-speaking world.**
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The collection instead strives to offer a high-quality, representative selection in keeping with the University's mission **to provide a free, undergraduate-style curriculum in Buddhist Studies with a focus on [Early Buddhism](https://web.archive.org/web/20231130212016/https://www.buddhistinquiry.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Early-Buddhism.pdf) to the English-speaking world.**
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To that end, works found on the internet are accepted into the library on a five-point scale and are sorted into subtopics (aka "folders" or "tags") for easy access. The rest of this document will outline how that is done.
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Walpola Rahula's book has had a dramatic impact on the shape of Buddhist thought in the West but its interest is far from merely historical: it remains one of the most lucid and sympathetic introductions available in English, even today. Recommended for newcomers to Buddhism or anyone looking for a solid grounding in Buddhist doctrine.
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You can also find the book read out loud [on YouTube](https://youtu.be/sl3jKFTKkuI){:ga-event-value="1"},
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or you can order a physical copy of the book **for free** by contacting [the Corporate Body of the Buddha Educational Foundation](https://www.budaedu.org/en/book/).
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or you can order a physical copy of the book **for free** by contacting [the Corporate Body of the Buddha Educational Foundation](https://www-old.budaedu.org/en/book/).
We can roughly divide the history of Buddhism into three periods: its [early growth in India](/tags/indian), its spread across Asia, and finally [its global spread West](/tags/west) in the modern era.
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This new section of our library delves deeper into those middle ages where Buddhism spread across the Silk Roads and split into the many varieties we know today.
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# Theravāda's Roots
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**New Bibliography: [The History of the Theravāda](/tags/theravada-roots)**
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**The Bibliography: [The History of the Theravāda](/tags/theravada-roots)**
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For those uninterested in the Mahāyana developments, this bibliography covers many episodes in the medieval history of "Southern Buddhism."
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Many interesting episodes in the medieval history of "Southern Buddhism."
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**Where to start**
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The bibliography focuses largely on the Theravāda's Pāli texts and the sometimes surprising politics surrounding them.
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The bibliography focuses largely on the Pāli texts and the sometimes surprising politics surrounding them.
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-[Of Beggars and Buddhas: Politics and Humor in the Thai Jatakas](https://buddhistuniversity.net/content/av/beggars-and-buddhas-politics-humor-in-vessantara-jataka-in-thailand_bowie-katherine-a)
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- In this interview, Katherine Bowie explains how _funny_ the Vessantara Jataka was to traditional Thai villagers, giving us a peak into the lively culture surrounding Theravāda's seemingly-austere literature.
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# The Theravāda Canon
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**New Bibliographies: [Rebirth Stories](/tags/rebirth-stories) and [Canonical Poetry](/tags/canonical-poetry) and [Abhidhamma Studies](/tags/abhidhamma)**
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**The Bibliographies: [Rebirth Stories](/tags/rebirth-stories) and [Canonical Poetry](/tags/canonical-poetry) and [Abhidhamma Studies](/tags/abhidhamma)**
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For those interested in just diving right into the Pāli texts themselves, we're pleased to now provide two bibliographies on the Khuddakanikāya and one on the Abhidhamma Piṭaka.
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# The Media and Your Mind
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**New Bibliographies: [Media Studies](/tags/media) and [The Intellect](/tags/intellect)**
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**The Bibliographies: [Media Studies](/tags/media) and [The Intellect](/tags/intellect)**
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In today's ever-connected world, media literacy is more important than ever.
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I'm happy to announce today the launch of two new sections of our library on the general (secular) philosophy of mind as well as on how different mediums affect us.
- In this paper, Scheffer et al explain the psychology of such "harmful beliefs" and what, according to science, actually works to get people out of them.
Motilal Banarsidass Publishing House (MLBD) is an Indian academic publishing house, founded in Delhi, India in 1903, focusing on Asian religions and Indian culture.
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