<ul>
<li>Buddhism: Its History and Literature, by T.W. Rhys Davids</li>
<li>Buddhist India, by T.W. Rhys Davids</li>
<li>Early Buddhist Monachism (600 B.C. - 100 B.C.), by Sukumar Dutt</li>
<li>History of Buddhism in Ceylon: The Anurādhapura Period, 3rd Century BC – 10th Century AC, by Walpola Rahula</li>
<li>History of Indian Buddhism: From the Origins to the Śaka Era, by Étienne Lamotte</li>
<li>The Buddhist Religion: A Historical Introduction, by Richard H. Robinson</li>
<li>The History of Buddhist Thought, by Edward J. Thomas</li>
<li>Theravada Buddhism: A Social History from Ancient Benares to Modern Colombo: (Second Edition), by Richard F. Gombrich</li>
<li>Indian Buddhism (A.K Warder), </li>
<li>History of Indian Buddhism (Hirakawa Akira), </li>
<li>How Buddhism Began (Gombrich). </li>
<li>The Birth of Insight (Erik Braun). </li>
<li>The Origin of Buddhist Meditation (Alexander Wynne), </li>
<li>Buddha and Buddhist Synods in India and Abroad (Amarnath Thakur). </li>
<li>Bones, Stones, and Buddhist Monks: Collected Papers on the Archaeology, Epigraphy, and Texts of Monastic Buddhism in India (Gregory Schopen).</li>
</ul>

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<p>I'd like to read about the history of Buddhism. Which book or books would you recommend?</p>

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Which is a good book to read about history of Buddhism?
# Which is a good book to read about history of Buddhism?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-06-30)

I'd like to read about the history of Buddhism. Which book or books would you recommend?

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2017-06-30. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

* Buddhism: Its History and Literature, by T.W. Rhys Davids
* Buddhist India, by T.W. Rhys Davids
* Early Buddhist Monachism (600 B.C. - 100 B.C.), by Sukumar Dutt
* History of Buddhism in Ceylon: The Anurādhapura Period, 3rd Century BC – 10th Century AC, by Walpola Rahula
* History of Indian Buddhism: From the Origins to the Śaka Era, by Étienne Lamotte
* The Buddhist Religion: A Historical Introduction, by Richard H. Robinson
* The History of Buddhist Thought, by Edward J. Thomas
* Theravada Buddhism: A Social History from Ancient Benares to Modern Colombo: (Second Edition), by Richard F. Gombrich
* Indian Buddhism (A.K Warder),
* History of Indian Buddhism (Hirakawa Akira),
* How Buddhism Began (Gombrich).
* The Birth of Insight (Erik Braun).
* The Origin of Buddhist Meditation (Alexander Wynne),
* Buddha and Buddhist Synods in India and Abroad (Amarnath Thakur).
* Bones, Stones, and Buddhist Monks: Collected Papers on the Archaeology, Epigraphy, and Texts of Monastic Buddhism in India (Gregory Schopen).

There is a more of such books at <http://www.ahandfulofleaves.org/>


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