Leselisten er retningsgivende for kunnskapen studenten forventes ? tilegne seg i l?pet av kurset.
Harvey, Peter: An Introduction to Buddhism: Teachings, History and Practices, 1990. Cambridge University Press. s 1 - 321.
Trainor, Kevin (red): Buddhisme: Et illustrert oversiktsverk, Oslo 2001/2002. N.W.Damm og S?n A/S. s 1 - 240.
Williams, Paul Routledge: Mah'y'na Buddhism. The Doctrinal Foundations, London 1989. s 1 - 290.
Regional buddhisme
Bechert, H. and R. Gombrich (eds): The World of Buddhism: Buddhist Monks and Nuns in Society and Culture, London 1984. Thames and Hudson. Utvalgte artikler, spesifisert under.
Sri Lanka, Burma og Thailand
Bechert, Heinz: To be a Burmese is to be a Buddhist: Buddhism in Burma, i "World of Buddhism...", s 147 - 158.
Bunnang, Jane: The Way of the Monk and the Way of the World: Buddhism in Thailand, Laos and Cambodia, i "World of Buddhism...", s 159 - 170.
Carrithers, Michael B: They will be Lords upon the Island: Buddhism in Sri Lanka, i "World of Buddhism...", s 133 - 146.
Kina, Vietnam og Korea
Zürcher, Erik: Beyond the Jade Gate: Buddhism in China, Vietnam and Korea, i "World of Buddhism...", s 193 - 212.
* Welch, Holmes: Buddhism since the Cultural Revolution, i China Quarterly, vol 40, 1969:127-136 (nettversjon tilgjengelig).
Japan
Heinemann, Robert K.: This World and the other Power: Contrasting Paths to Deliverance in Japan, i "World of Buddhism...", s 212 - 231.
Sentral-Asia
Hinüber, Oskar von: Expansion to the North: Afghanistan and Central Asia, i "World of Buddhism...", s 99 - 108.
Nepal
Lienhard, Siegfried: Nepal: The Survival of Indian Buddhism in a Himalayan Kingdom, i "World of Buddhism...", s 108 - 115.
Tibet
Kv?rne, Per: Tibet: the Rise and the Fall of a Monastic Tradition, i "World of Buddhism...", s 253 - 271.
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