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  1. Buddhism for Dummies

    1. Buddhism for Dummies

    Jonathan Landaw, Stephan Bodian
    Fits this list for its focus on buddhism and history.
  2. The Everything Buddhism Book

    2. The Everything Buddhism Book

    Arnie Kozak
    Fits this list for its focus on buddhism and history.
  3. Buddhism

    3. Buddhism

    Alan Watts, Alan W. Watts
    Fits this list for its focus on buddhism and religion.
  4. Buddhism Plain and Simple

    4. Buddhism Plain and Simple

    Steve Hagen
    Fits this list for its focus on buddhism.
  5. The Essential Buddhadhamma

    5. The Essential Buddhadhamma

    Bhikkhu P. A. Payutt, Bruce Evans
    Fits this list for its focus on buddhism.
  6. No-nonsense Buddhism for Beginners

    6. No-nonsense Buddhism for Beginners

    Noah Rasheta
    Fits this list for its focus on buddhism.
  7. Theravada Buddhism - Simple Guides

    7. Theravada Buddhism - Simple Guides

    Diana St. Ruth, Richard St. Ruth
    Fits this list for its focus on buddhism.
  8. Three Zen Sutras

    8. Three Zen Sutras

    Red Pine
    Fits this list for its focus on buddhism.
  9. Buddhism

    9. Buddhism

    His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Thubten Chodron
    Fits this list for its focus on buddhism.
  10. The Lotus Sutra

    10. The Lotus Sutra

    Gene Reeves
    Fits this list for its focus on buddhism.
  11. The Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha

    11. The Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha

    Bhikkhu Nanamoli, Bhikkhu Bodhi
    Fits this list for its focus on buddhism.
  12. The Gods Drink Whiskey

    12. The Gods Drink Whiskey

    Stephen T. Asma
    Fits this list for its focus on buddhism and history.
  13. Beyond Religion

    13. Beyond Religion

    Dalai Lama XIV, Alexander Norman
    Fits this list for its focus on religion.
  14. The Dhammapada

    14. The Dhammapada

    Eknath Easwaran, Anonymous
    Included for strong philosophy alignment with this buddhism history religion list.
  15. The Story of Buddhism

    15. The Story of Buddhism

    Donald S. Lopez Jr.
    Fits this list for its focus on buddhism and history.
  16. Jesus and Buddha

    16. Jesus and Buddha

    Marcus J. Borg, Marcus Borg
    Fits this list for its focus on buddhism.
  17. Buddhism

    17. Buddhism

    Philip Wilkinson, Peggy Morgan
    Fits this list for its focus on buddhism and history.
  18. Kūkai

    18. Kūkai

    Kūkai, Yoshito Hakeda
    Fits this list for its focus on buddhism and history.
  19. Meeting the Buddha

    19. Meeting the Buddha

    Molly Emma Aitken
    Fits this list for its focus on buddhism and history.
  20. Zen Roots

    20. Zen Roots

    Red Pine
    Included for strong gifts alignment with this buddhism history religion list.
  21. Socrates, Buddha, Confucius, Jesus

    21. Socrates, Buddha, Confucius, Jesus

    Karl Jaspers, Ralph Manheim
    Fits this list for its focus on buddhism and history.
  22. The Numerical Discourses of the Buddha

    22. The Numerical Discourses of the Buddha

    Bhikkhu Bodhi, Gautama Buddha
    Strong fit for this buddhism history religion list in the sacred writings lane.
  23. Against the Stream

    23. Against the Stream

    Noah Levine
    Fits this list for its focus on buddhism.
  24. Buddha: an Enlightened Life

    24. Buddha: an Enlightened Life

    Kieron Moore, Rajesh Nagulakonda
    Fits this list for its focus on religion.

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