Gendun Chopel, In the Forest of Faded Wisdom: 104 Poems by Gendun Chopel, a bilingual edition, edited and translated by Donal S. Lopez, Jr. (Chicago & London: U. of Chicago Press, 2009).
Donald S. Lopez, Jr., ed., Buddhism in Practice (Princeton Readings in Religions) (Princeton: Princeton U. Press, 1995).
Donald S. Lopez, Jr., Buddhism and Science: A Guide for the Perplexed (Chicago & London: U. of Chicago Press, 2008) (This book's "central claim is a modest one. It is that in order to understand the conjunction of the terms Buddhism and Science, it is necessary to understand something of the history of the conjunction," Id. at xi. "From the traditional perspective, the Buddhist truth is timeless; the Buddha understood the nature of reality fully at the moment of his enlightenment, and nothing beyond that reality has been discovered since. From this perspective, then, the purpose of all Buddhist doctrine and practice that have developed over the two and a half millennia is to make manifest the content of the Buddha's enlightenment. From the historical perspective, the content of the Buddha's enlightenment is irretrievable, and what is called Buddhism has developed in myriad forms across centuries and continents with these forms linked by their retrospective gaze to the solitary sage seated beneath a tree. From either perspective, in order to make this 'Buddhism' compatible with 'Science,' Buddhism must be severely restricted, eliminating much of what has been deemed essential, whatever that might be, to the exalted monks and ordinary laypeople who have gone for refuge to the Buddha over the course of more than two thousand years." "If something is lost, what is gained? This book surveys the long history of the discourse of Buddhism and Science in an effort to understand why we yearn for the teachings of an itinerent mendicant in Iron Age India, even one of such profound insights, to somehow anticipate the formulae of Einstein." Id. at xii-xiii. "The term aryan appears in the Buddha's first sermon, where he speaks of the ariyamagga and ariyacca. These terms have long been rendered as 'noble path' and 'noble truth.' What they mean in the original Pali is something of a grammatical conundrum. But for the long tradition of commentary at least, it seems clear that this famous translation is inaccurate: it is not the truths that are noble, but rather those who understand them. Suffering, origin, cessation, and path are truths, or facts, only for those who are somehow 'noble.' For all other, they are not true." Id. at 81.).
Donald S. Lopez, Jr., ed., Buddhist Scriptures (Penguin Classics) (New York: Penguin Books, 2004).
Donald S. Lopez, Jr., ed., Critical Terms for the Study of Buddhism (Chicago & London: U. of Chicago Press, 2005) (From the back cover: "Over the past century, Buddhism has been embraced in the West, both as an alternative religion and as an alternative to religion. This volume provides a unique introduction to Buddhism by examining categories essential for a nuanced understanding of its traditions. Each of the fifteen essays uses a fundamental term to illuminate both the theory and the practice of Buddhism in traditional Buddhist societies and in the realms of modernity. Through incisive discussions or topics ranging from art, word, and ritual to sex, power, and death, the authors offer new directions for the understanding of Buddhism in the twenty-first century. The result is not only an invaluable resource for the classroom but an essential book for anyone seriously inserted Buddhism and Asian religions." In addition to Lopez, contributors are Ryuichi Abe, Timothy Barrett, Gustavo Benavides, Carl W. Bielefeld, Timothy Brook, Janet Gyatso, Marilyn Ivy, Charles Lachman, Reiko Ohnuma, William Pietz, Craig J. Reynolds, Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick, Robert H. Sharf, and Jacqueline I. Stone.).
Donald S. Lopez, Jr., Elaborations on Emptiness: Uses of The Heart Sutra (Princeton: Princeton U. Press, 1996).
Donald S. Lopez, Jr., The Madman's Middle Way: Reflections on Reality of the Tibetan Monk Gendun Chopel (Buddhism and Modernity) (Chicago & London: U. of Chicago Press, 2006).
Donald S. Lopez, Jr., ed., A Modern Buddhist Bible: Essential Readings from East and West (Boston: Beacon Press, 2002) ("It is perhaps best to consider modern Buddhism not as a universal religion beyond sectarian borders, but as itself a Buddhist sect. There is Thai Buddhism, there is Tibetan Buddhism, there is Korean Buddhism, and there is Modern Buddhism. Unlike previous forms of national Buddhism, this new Buddhism does not stand in a relation of mutual exclusion to these other forms. One may be a Chinese Buddhist and also be a modern Buddhist. Yet one may also be a Chinese Buddhist without being a modern Buddhist. Like other Buddhist sects, modern Buddhism has its own linage, its own doctrines, its own practices . . . And like other Buddhist sects, modern Buddhism has it own canon of sacred scriptures . . . " Id. at xxxix.).
Donald S. Lopez, Jr., ed., Religions of Asia in Practice: An Anthology (Princeton Readings in Religions) (Princeton & Oxford: Princeton U. Press, 2002).
Donald S. Lopez, Jr., ed., Religions of Tibet in Practice (Princeton Readings in Religions) (Princeton: Princeton U. Press, 1997).
Donald S. Lopez, The Story of Buddhism: A Concise Guide to Its History and Teachings (New York: HarperSanFrancisco/HarperCollins, 2001) ("Unlike many mantras that seem to have no semantic meaning, Vajrasattva's mantra can be translated. It means, 'Om Vajrasattva, keep your pledge, Vajrasattva, reside in me. Make me firm. Make me satisfied. Fulfill me. Make me compassionate. Grant me all powers. Make my mind virtuous in all deeds. Hum ha ha ha ha hoh. All the blessed tathagatas, do not abandon me, make me indivisible. Great pledge being. Ah hum.' " Id. at 90-91. "But there is also another challenge, the challenge provided by the dharma, which makes the remarkable claim that it is possible to live a life untainted by what are called the eight worldly concerns: gain and loss, fame and disgrace, praise and blame, happiness and sorrow." Id. at 256.).
