NB: Underlined texts are those used in our study groups. Texts marked in Italic are those representing specific but useful background information. Unmarked texts are of a general nature but contain interesting associated information.
Early History & Teachings- Rahula, Walpola. ' What the Buddha Taught'. New York: Grove Press, 1959.
- 'The Jataka Mala Tales' Translated by T. Francis and E. J. Thomas. Jaico Publicising Co Bombay (India) 1970. Speyer, J.S. tr.
- 'Jatakamala: Garland of Birth Stories'. Sacred Books of the Buddhists, No. 1. London, 1895.
- 'The Life of the Buddha' Nanamoli Bhikku.
- Visuddhimagga'. tr.(Buddhaghosa's) The Path of Purification (Visuddhimagga). Buddhist Publication Society. Sri Lanka. 1976. (a)Vols. I and II. Berkeley: Shambala, 1976.
- E.Conze 'Buddhist Texts Through The Ages'. B.Cassirer. 1952.
- 'Buddhist Thought in India'. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1967.
- 'Buddhist Wisdom'. London: Allen and Unwin, 1958.
Development Studies and the Mahayana
- Takakusu, Junjiro. 'The Essentials of Buddhist Philosophy'. 1947. Rpt., Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1956.
- 'Bodhicaryavatara' Translated as 'Entering the Path of Enlightenment' by M L Matics. G Allen & Allen Ltd, 1971 (GB)
- E.Conze. 'Buddhist Scriptures'.Penguin Classic. r/p 1969. Memoirs of a Modern Gnostic'(Pts 1+2)Samizdat.Co.Sherborne. Dorset.1979.
- 'The Central Conception of Buddhism'.Stcherbatsky, Th. Calcutta: Susil Gupta, 1932.
- 'The Eternal Legacy'. Sangharakshita. Pub: Tharpa Publications.1985.
- 'Buddhist Sutras'. Kogen Mizuno. Kosei Publishing Co. Tokyo.1982. A
useful and detailed introduction to the wide variety and range of Sutras.
Useful Bibliography of Chinese and Japanese Sutras.
Studies in the Yogacara
- '7 Works of Vasubhandu' Trans by S.Anacker. Motilal Banarsidass. 1984.
- Chatterjee, A.K. 'The Yogacara Idealism' Varanasi: Banaras Hindu University Press, 1962.
- Kalupahana.D. The Principles of Buddhist Psychology' State University of |N.York. 1987
- 'Mind Only'. T.E.Wood. Motilal Banarsidass.(India)1994
- 'Cheng Wei Shih Er Shih Lun'. Trans. Wei Tat. Wei Shih Er Shih Lun Publication Commitee. Hong Kong. 1973
- 'A Buddhist Doctrine of Experience'.T.Kochmuttom. Delhi. 1982
Studies in Esoteric Buddhism
- 'Practice & Teachings of Shingon Buddhism' Shifu T.Dukes. 1973.British Shingon Buddhist Association. 1978-1991 Kongoryuji Temple.1992.
- 'A Sourcebook of Shingon Buddhism' Cambridge University Buddhist group & Mushindokai (London) 1972,1973,1974-5,1976-7 GB. Kongoryuji temple 1978-1993
- 'The Bodhisattva Warriors.Shifu Nagaboshi Tomio. S.Weiser Inc.
(USA) 1994.
Associated texts
- 'Art and Ritual in Ancient Greece' Jane Harrison. Pub:B.C.A.(London) circa 1985
- 'Buddhist Thought & Ritual'. MLDB (Reprint) India. 2001.
- 'Acting as a Way of Salvation'. MLDB (India) 2001.
- Shifu T.Dukes. 'The Buddhist Warrior'. Journal of the World Federation of Buddhists. Thailand. Thailand. 1979.
- 'Chinese Hand Analysis' S.Weiser Inc (New York) USA 1989. Rider & Co (Aquarian press) (GB) 1988
- 'Chinese Yoga' Vol: 1 (Healing/Diagnosis) & Vol: 2. (Therapies/practices) Chinese Yoga Federation (Peking/London) 1970. R/P 1972-92
- 'Mushindo Kempo' Lexington Press.London.1972 (Unpublished M/S) distributed privately.
- 'Mushindo Kempo Advanced Manual' Cambridge University Karate Club. 1971-2 R/P Hakurenji Temple 1972-79. Mushindokai. 1980-92. Kongoryuji Temple 1993 (Reprinted bi-annually)
- 'Mushindo Daijiten' - The larger septalingual dictionary of terms, sayings and sources in their English, Sanskrit, Tibetan, Latin, Greek, Chinese, Japanese/Okinawan forms (with illustrations). Kongoryuji Temple 1995. PC Disc form 1996,8,9
- Study Courses (past & present) at British Academic Institutions
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