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Unit 1J: World Religions 1: Buddhism
Hinduism
Sikhism
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Buddhism
The Buddhist Handbook: A
Complete Guide to Buddhist
Teaching and Practice
Buddhism: A Student’s Approach
to World Religions
The Buddha: A Very Short
Introduction
An Introduction to Buddhist Ethics
Side, D.
Snelling, J.
Harvey, P.
Carrithers, M.
Cush, D.
Name of Text
Author
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2001
1994
1998
Year of
Publication
2005
ISBN
0521556406
0192854534
0340546913
0712671129
1844892190
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Oxford University
Press
Cambridge
University Press
Hodder Education
Ebury Press
Hodder Education
Publisher
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Gombrich, R. F.
Lopez, D. S.
Theravada Buddhism
The Story of Buddhism: A Concise
Guide to its History and Teachings
Buddhism for AS Students
Buddhism Teachers’ Handbook
The Foundations of Buddhism
An Introduction to Buddhism:
Teaching, History and Practices
Buddhism
What the Buddha Taught
The Life of the Buddha
The Buddhist Tradition: In India,
China and Japan
The World of Buddhism: Buddhist
Monks and Nuns in Society and
Culture
British Buddhism
Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism
Buddhist Scriptures
Harvey, P.
Ericker, C.
Rahula, W.
Saddhatissa, H.
de Bary, W.T.
(ed.)
Bechert, H. &
Gombrich, R.
(eds.)
Bluck, R.
Powers, J.
Conze, E. &
Wyatt, T.
Dossett, W.
Dossett, W.
Gethin, R.
Name of Text
Author
2006
2007
1959
2003
2004
1998
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Snow Lion
Penguin
UWIC Press
UWIC Press
Oxford University
Press
Taylor and Francis Ltd
HarperOne
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2006
2002
0500276285
1991
0415365090
0060099275
1902724585
1902724593
0192892231
0415395151
1559392827
0140440887
0340620692
1851681426
004294094X
0394716965
0521313333
ISBN
1995
1997
1976
1988
Year of
Publication
1990
Cambridge University
Press
Hodder & Stoughton
Oneworld Publications
George Allen & Unwin
Random House USA
Inc
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Publisher
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The Buddha
Buddha’s Philosophy of Man
Heart of Buddhist Meditation:
A Handbook of Mental Training
Based on the Buddha’s Way of
Mindfulness
Buddhist Meditation: An
Introduction
Skilful Means: A Concept in
Mahayana Buddhism
The Heart of the Buddha’s
Teaching
Mahayana Buddhism: A Brief
Outline
Mahayana Buddhism
Ling, T.
Ling, T. (ed)
Nyanaponika, N.
Thera
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Hinnells, J. (ed.)
The New Penguin Handbook of
Living Religions
(Chapter on Buddhism by L.S.
Cousins)
General book with useful chapters on Buddhism
Williams, P.
Suzuki, B.
Thich Nhat Hanh
Pye, M.
Shaw, S.
Name of Text
Author
2000
1989
2004
1999
2003
2008
Year of
Publication
1985
1993
1998
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Penguin Books Ltd
Kessinger Publishing
Co
Taylor and Francis Ltd
Ebury Press
Taylor and Francis Ltd
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Gower Publishing Ltd
Orion Publishing Co
Buddhist Publication
Society
Publisher
0140514805
0415025370
0766186652
0712670033
0415314275
0415409004
0851172660
0460872079
9552401003
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Introducing Hinduism
An Introduction to Hinduism
The Blackwell Companion to
Hinduism
A Survey of Hinduism
Rodrigues, H.
Flood, G.
Flood, G.(ed)
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Hinduism: A Very Short
Introduction
Name of Text
Author
Klostermaier,
K.K.
Knot, K.
http//www.buddhanet.org
http//www.buddhamind.info
www.buddhistethics.org
www.lamayeshe.com
0791470822
0192853872
2000
0631215352
0521438780
0415392683
ISBN
2007
2003
1996
Year of
Publication
2006
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State University of
New York Press
Oxford University
Press
Cambridge University
Press
Blackwell
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Publisher
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An excellent site covering many aspects of Buddhism with links to other sites.
An interesting site put together by Venerable Kusalo as an interactive learning resource.
Excellent for learning about and learning from Buddhism.
Provides electronic articles on a range of ethical issues from the Journal of Buddhist Ethics
Archive of Mahayana and Tibetan Buddhist teachings from Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive
associated with the Foundation for the Preservation of Mahayana teachings
Websites
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Name of Text
The New Penguin Handbook of
Living Religions
(Chapter on Hinduism by
Simon Weightman)
The World’s Religions
Hindus: Their Religious Beliefs and
Practices
The Sacred Thread: Hinduism in
its Continuity and Diversity
Hinduism: Experiments in the
Sacred
Hinduism Past and Present
Lipner, J.
Brockington, J.L.
Knipe, D.
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Fuller, C.J.
Michaels, A.
The Camphor Flame: Popular
Hinduism and Society in India
Hinduism: A Cultural Perspective
Kinsley, D.R.
Biardeau, M.
The Sacred Cow: Evolution of
Classical Hinduism
Hinduism: The Anthropology of a
Civilisation
Basham, A.L.
Reading on Hinduism for AS and A Level
Smart, N.
Hinnells, J. (ed.)
General books with useful chapters on Hinduism
Author
2004
2004
1998
0712639462
0521637481
0140514805
ISBN
069112048X
0691089531
1577660110
0748608303
0415051819
019563389X
* currently outof-print but text
book may still
be used.
0133957322
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Princeton University
Press
Princeton University
Press
Waveland press
1996
1994
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Edinburgh University
Press
1993
1994
1990
1998
2000
Year of
Publication
Prentice Hall
Oxford University
Press
Ebury Press
Cambridge University
Press
Penguin Books Ltd
Publisher
Good on worship and
ritual
Very good
Detailed and erudite but
interesting sections on
Varnashrama dharma
and caste
Good for early history
and modern
developments
Very good
Good
Good
Useful for Vedic period
Okay
Good
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Viveka Press
Name of Text
Publisher
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Stutley, M. & J.
Roebuck, V.
Radhakrishnan,
S. & Moore, C.
Richards, G.
Kanitkar, V.P. &
Cole, W. O.
O’Flaherty, W. D.
Hinduism (Teach Yourself World
Faiths)
Textual Sources for the Study of
Hinduism
The Upanishads
A Source Book of Indian
Philosophy
A Source-Book of Modern
Hinduism
Hinduism
Dictionary of Hinduism
Year of
Publication
2002
1884852041
ISBN
0415211638
8121510740
0700703179
1996
1999
2003
0140447490
0691019584
2004
1967
0226618471
1988
0822100223
0719543622
1972
1988
0340859679
8120813308
2000
2003
0340669233
ISBN
1997
Year of
Publication
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Munshiram
Manoharlal
Publishers
Teach Yourself
Books
University of Chicago
Press
Penguin
Princeton University
Press
Routledge / Curzon
Reading on Hinduism for AS and A Level - continued
Gidoomal, R. &
Hodder & Stoughton
A Way of Life: Introducing
Thomson, R.
Hinduism
Hiriyanna, M.
Motilal Banarsidass
The Essentials of Indian
Philosophy
Hopkins, T.
Thomson Learning
The Hindu Religious Tradition
Jackson, R. &
John Murray
Approaches to Hinduism
Killingly, D.
Author
The Essentials of Hinduism: A
Comprehensive Overview of the
World’s Oldest Religion
Bhaskarananda,
S.
Publisher
Good
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Good commentary on
texts
Good introduction
Good commentary on
texts
Good for modern
movements
Good
Good source of
reference for key terms
Good on Vedic ritual
Good for ethnographic
studies of Hinduism in
Britain
Good general overview
Okay
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Author
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Themes and Issues in Hinduism
The Heart of Hinduism: A resource
pack for secondary teachers
Bowen, P. (ed)
Das, R.
Continuum
International
Publishing Group Ltd
ISKON
Publisher
Name of Text
The Sikhs: Their Religious Beliefs
and Practices
Meeting Sikhs
Teach Yourself Sikhism
Sikhs and Sikhism
The Sikhs: History, Religion and
Society
Author
Cole, W. O. &
Sambhi, P.S.
Barrow, J. (Ed.)
Cole, W. O.
McLeod, W. H.
McLeod, W. H.
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Useful sections on
‘Picturing God’ and
worship
More GCSE level but
good for basic
knowledge and insight
into ISKON
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1997
2003
2004
Year of
Publication
1998
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Christians Aware
Hodder Education
Oxford University Press
India
Columbia University
Press
Sussex Academic Press
Publisher
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1898723133
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http//www.hindunet.org
http//www.harekrishna.org
http://www.vivekananda.co.uk
http://www.vivekananda.btinternet.co.uk/glossary.html
www.hinduism.iskon.com
www.hinducounciluk.org
www.nchtuk.org
0952268612
0304338516
ISBN
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2002
Year of
Publication
1998
Websites
Good general source for all aspects
Hare Krishna home page
Vivekananda Centre London
Glossary of Hindu words with Pronunciation (Disable ActiveX control, leave sound on)
ISKON site with good overview of all aspects of Hinduism
Hindu Council UK for current affairs
National Council for Hindu Temples UK
Name of Text
Author
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1992
South Asia Books
An Encyclopaedia of Sikhism
Volume 1
An Encyclopaedia of Sikhism
Volume 2
An Encyclopaedia of Sikhism
Volume 3
An Encyclopaedia of Sikhism
Volume 4
A History of the Sikh People
The Heritage of the Sikhs
History of the Sikhs: 1469 – 1839
(Volume 1)
History of the Sikhs: 1839 – 2004
(Volume 2)
Singh, G.
Singh, H.
Singh, K.
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Singh, K.
Sikhs of the Punjab
Grewal, J. S.
2005
1994
2004
1998
1998
1998
1997
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Cambridge University
Press
Allied Publishers Pvt.
Ltd, India
Manohar
Oxford University
Press
Oxford University
Press India
South Asia Books
South Asia Books
1996
2005
Scarecrow Press
Historical Dictionary of Sikhism
South Asia Books
1990
1999
Motilal Banarsidass
Curzon Press
2003
1990
Year of
Publication
University of Chicago
Press
Penguin Books, India
Publisher
A Popular Dictionary of Sikhism
Textual Sources for the Study of
Sikhism
The Name of My Beloved: Verses
of the Sikh Gurus
Sri Guru Granth Sahib Discovered
Sikh History and Society
Singh, H.
Singh, H.
Singh, H.
Cole, W. O.,
Sambhi, P. S.
McLeod, W. H.
Encyclopaedias
Singh, H.
Dictionaries
Nikky-Guninder
Kaur Singh
Rahi, H. S.
McLeod, W. H.
Selected Scriptures
Author
0195673093
8173040648
0195673085
8170231396
0521637643
817380530X
8173803498
8173802041
8173801002
0810850885
0700702024
8120816137
0141007656
0226560856
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Name of Text
Who Is a Sikh? The Problem of
Sikh Identity
History of the Sikhs
McLeod, W. H.
1998
Routledge
1857283015
8173044015
0195659163
ISBN
Good
Good
Very good
User Guidance
Oxford University
Press
Low Price
Publications, India
Low Price Publications
Publisher
1998
Year of
Publication
1989
8175360836
0198265484
ISBN
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Very good
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The Sikh Religion: Its Gurus,
Sacred Writings and Authors
999
Morgan, P. &
Edinburgh University
1996
0748607099
Very good
Ethical Issues in Six Religious
Lawton, C. (ed.)
Press
Traditions
Sources for obtaining books from India
Sikh Missionary Society, 10 Featherstone Road, Southall, Middlesex, UB2 5AA. Tel: 0208-574-1902, Fax: 0208-574-1912. They also have a variety of
useful booklets.
Star Publishers, Distributors, 112 Whitfield Street, London, WIP 5RU. Tel: 020 7390 0622, Fax: 0207-388-2662, e-mail: [email protected]
Cunningham, J.
D.
Macauliffe, M. A.
2002
2003
Year of
Publication
Oxford University
Press (India)
Manohar, New Delhi
Publisher
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Sikhs of the Khalsa: A History of the
Khalsa Rahit
Sikh Identity: Continuity and
Change
The Sikh Diaspora: The Search for
Statehood
Author
Singh, P. &
Barrier, N. G.
Tatla, D.
Singh, D.
McLeod, W. H.
Modern Social and Political History
Author
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The Evolution of a Sikh
Community in Britain
Kalsi, S.S.
1992
1987
Oxford University
Press India
Leeds University
1989
Year of
Publication
South Asia Books
Publisher
0195618947
* currently out-of-print
but text book may still
be used.
1871363039
* currently out-of-print
but text book may still
be used.
0945921055
ISBN
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CD ROMs
Encyclopaedia of Sikhism, available from the Sikh Missionary Society, Southall. This has a security toggle which has to be attached to the printer or the CD
will not run. If you have a standalone computer this is fine, but you do need to check with your ICT Department first, or get a personal copy.
I Seek, Sikhism, available from I-Seek Ltd, PO Box 1015, Yateley, Hants, GU46 7ZR. It can be purchased for both standalone and network computers.
The Sikh Diaspora: Migration and
Experiences Beyond the Punjab
Sikhs in England: The
Development of a Migrant
Community
Name of Text
Barrier, N.G. &
Dusenbury, V.A.
Helweg, A.
Sikh Diaspora
Author
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Newspapers:
Besides local newspapers from towns like Solihull, Southall and Wolverhampton, the Sikh Times is a new fortnightly newspaper published in Birmingham but
for national distribution.
Sikh Missionary Society, Featherstone Road, Southall, Middlesex, stock a wide range of books on Sikhism, including those published in India, and also have
a wide selection of useful booklets that they publish themselves. Their e-mail address is: [email protected]
Book stores:
http//www.southasiabooks.com
Daily news:
http//www.tribuneindia.com
http//www.timesofindia.com
http//www.expressindia.com
Other Resources
Websites
Note: These sites change daily, however these are the best available at the time of printing
http//www.sikhs.org
http//www.sikh-history.com
http//www.sikhnet.com
http//www.allaboutsikhs.com
http//www.sikhstudent.org
http//www.sikhcybermuseum.org
http//www.sikhspirit.com
http//www.sikhmissionarysociety.org
Another useful website is:
This is a free subscription site that contains a summary of the newspaper articles about
Sikhism from various parts of the world, including India and the U.K. is updated daily.
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