ANTIOCH EDUCATION ABROAD BUDDHIST STUDIES IN BODH GAYA Summer Reading and Film List 2 !!

F"r t#"se "$ %"u #a&e #ad little 'a()gr"und in Budd#ist *#il"s"*#% "r #ist"r%+ ,e str"ngl% re("mmend t#at %"u read t#e $"ll",ing '"")s 'e$"re t#e *r"gram 'eginsRichard H. Robinson, Willard L. Johnson, and Thanissaro Bhikkhu (Geoffrey DeGraff), Buddhist Religions: A Historical Introduction, .t# editi"n (Belmon , !"# Wads$or h %ublishin&, '(()). Ru*er Ge hin. The Foundations of Buddhism. +,ford -ni.ersi y %ress, /001. 2 2 2

/e re("mmend t#at e&er%"ne g"ing t" B"d# Ga%a t#is $all read at least "ne '"") $r"m $"ur "ut "$ t#e $"ll",ing se&en (ateg"ries/) 3ndian !ul ure and Reli&ion William Dalrym*le. Nine Lives: In Search of the Sacred in odern India. 4no*f, '(/(.

5ancy "uer 6alk. Living Hinduisms: An !"#lorer$s %uide. Wads$or h, '((7 Heinrich 8immer. &ths and S&m'ols in Indian Art and (ivili)ation. Har*er, /09'.

Joanne Wa&horne, ed. %ods of Flesh, %ods of Stone. !olumbia -ni.ersi y %ress, /007. 6red W. !lo hey. Religion in India: A Historical Introduction. Rou led&e, '((7. ".L. Basham. The *onder That *as India. %icador, '((). : anley Wol*er . India. -ni.ersi y of !alifornia %ress, '((). ;olly "i ken, ed. eeting the Buddha: +n ,ilgrimage in Buddhist India. Ri.erhead Books, /00).

') Buddhis !ul ure and His ory %e er Har.ey. An Introduction to Buddhism: Teachings, Histor& and ,ractices. Wisdom, /00(. John %o$ers. Introduction to Ti'etan Buddhism. :no$ Lion, /00). Richard Gombrich. Theravada Buddhism. Rou led&e < 4e&an, /011. Richard %il&rim. Buddhism and the Arts of -a#an. "nima %ress, /01/. 4ei h Do$man. The Sacred Life of Ti'et . Thorsons %ublishers, /001. "rnold 4o ler, ed. The !ngaged Buddhist Reader. %aralla, %ress, /007. =) Li.es of he Buddha H. W. :chumann. The Historical Buddha. "rcana %en&uin Books, /010. Bhikkhu 5anamoli. Life of the Buddha. Wisdom, '((/. ;arie Byles. Foot#rints of %autama the Buddha. >ues Books, /00). Dherab !hod?in 4ohn. The A.a/ened +ne: A Life of the Buddha . :hambhala, /00@. Dee*ak !ho*ra. Buddha: A Stor& of !nlightenment. Har*er, '((9. Thich 5ah Hahn. +ld ,ath, *hite (louds. %aralla, %ress, /00/. @) ;edi a ion !ho 4yi 5yima Rin*oche. ,resent Fresh *a/efulness. Ran&Aun& Beshe, '(('. Bon&ey ;in&yur Rin*oche, The -o& of Living. Three Ri.ers %ress, '((9. Thich 5ha Hanh. The Heart of 0nderstanding. %aralla, %ress, /011. Rober "i ken. Ta/ing the ,ath of 1en. 5or h %oin %ress, /01'. J. Golds ein < J. 4ornfield. See/ing the Heart of *isdom. :hambhala, /019. Cenerable H. Gunara ana. indfulness in ,lain !nglish. Wisdom, /00/.

)) Women in Buddhism 4arma Lekshe Tsomo, ed. Buddhist *omen Across (ultures: Reali)ations. :-5B %ress, /000. :id Bro$n. The -ourne& of +ne Buddhist Nun. :-5B %ress, '((/. Janice Willis. 2reaming e: An African3American *oman= s Buddhist -ourne&. Ri.erhead Books, '((/. Tsul rim "llione. *omen of *isdom. Rou led&e < 4e&an, /01@. :usan ;urco . The First Buddhist *omen. %aralla, %ress, /00/. 7) ;odern 3ndia !ollins < La*ierre. Freedom at idnight. Cikas, '((=.

"mar ya :en. The Argumentative Indian: *ritings on Indian (ulture, Histor& and Identit&. %en&uin, '((). Dd$ard Luce. In S#ite of the %ods: the Rise of :u&a a Bose and "yesha Jalal. 9) 5o.els, %oe ry, and "d.en ure "mi a. Ghosh. The %lass ,alace. Rudyard 4i*lin&. 4im. %e er ;a hiessen. The Sno. Leo#ard. Lama Go.inda. The *a& of the *hite (louds. 4amala ;arkandaya. Nectar in a Sieve. Hermann Hesse. Siddhartha. :alman Rushdie. idnight5s (hildren. odern India . "nchor Books, '((1.

odern South Asia. Rou led&e, '((@.

Gi a ;eh a. A River Sutra. %ico 3yer. 6ideo Night in 4athmandu. James +EReilly < Larry Hab&&er, eds. Travelers$ Tales India: True Stories

:u&&es ed Cie$in&# 6ilms abou 3ndia

In addition to the reading &ou .ill do this summer, .e thought that &ou might en7o& seeing some of the films listed 'elo.. These .ill hel# &ou to 'ecome familiar .ith the histor&, culture, sound of the languages, gestures, and .a&s of relating that are usual in India. This list is 7ust a start, 'ut .e can highl& recommend all of these films. The& should 'e availa'le through Netflic/s, &our college or local #u'lic li'rar&. Gandhi, /01' Direc ed by Richard " enborou&h, $i h Ben 4in&sly as Gandhi %assa&e o 3ndia, /01@ Based on he no.el by D.;. 6ors er, /0'@ :hakes*eare Wallah (B<W) Darly ;erchan F3.ory film se in 3ndia of he /07(Gs "*u Trilo&y, :a yaAi RayEs classic (B<W) H%a her %anchaliH (/0))), H"*araAi oH (/0)9), and HThe World of "*uH (/0)0) La&aan, '((' Bolly$ood hi and academy a$ard nominee, se in .illa&e 3ndia, a**ro,. /11( ;onsoon Weddin&, '((' Direc ed by ;ira 5air, fea ures a $eddin& in an u**er class Delhi family. Bandi >ueen, /00@ True s ory of a $oman Irobin hoodJ from rural 3ndia. 4undun, /001 Direc ed by ;ar in :corsese, he life of H.H. he Dalai Lama u* o /0)0. Wa er, '(() Direc ed by Dee*a ;eh a, he life of $ido$s li.in& in 3ndia durin& he /0=(Es. The 5amesake, '((9 Direc ed by ;ira 5air, he immi&ran e,*erience of an 3ndian family in he -:. :lumdo& ;illionaire, '((1 Direc ed by Danny Boyle, +scar $innin& ra&s o riches s ory from he slums of ;umbai. The : ory of 3ndia, '((0 "n ou s andin& si, *ar BB! documen ary on he his ory, cul ure, and reli&ions of 3ndia.