Smiles of the Baby Buddha (cover image)
I’m hoping to flesh this out over the next few months with actual book reviews, but until then, here’s a list of books that may interest readers of this blog. If you’re here in Korea, you can probably find most of these at Kyobo books in any of your major cities, or online through: whatthebook.com or seoulselection.com. If you’re back home, you can try amazon.com but you might have better luck through hanbooks.com. A few of these titles I dug out of the library at Dongguk University and they’re out of print at the moment. If you’re really keen to read them, give me a shout and I can loan them to you.
Gyeongju: a Field Guide to History (cover image)
Gyeongju Guide Books
Gyeongju: A Field Guide to History published by the Korean Cultural and Historical Society (available here)
Smiles of the Baby Buddha: Appreciating the Cultural Heritage of Kyongju by Yu Hong-june (available here or here).
Korea’s Golden Age: Cultural Spirit of Shilla in Kyongju by Edward B. Adams (available here)
Namsan: Discovering the Ancient Wonder of Kyongju’s Mt. Namsan by Yun Kyong-nyol (available here)
"Korea Bug" by J. Scott Burgeson
General Korean Culture
Korea Unmasked : In Search of the Country, the Society and the People by Won-bok Rhie
Korea Bug by J. Scott Burgeson
Folk Tales from Korea by Jeong Inseop
Folk Art and Magic: Shamanism in Korea by Alan Carter Covell
Fifty Wonders of Korea, Volume 1: culture and Art Ed. by Korea Spirit and Culture Promotion Project
"Tower of Ants" by Choi In-ho, Trans. Yoo-Jung Kong
Modern Korean Literature
Still Life With Rice by Helie Lee
Tower of Ants by Choi In-ho, Trans. Yoo-Jung Kong
Dictee by Theresa Hak Kyung Cha
My Innocent Uncle by Ch’ae Man-shik
Three Days in That Autum by Pak Wanseo
Chinatown by Oh Jung Hee
Korean Buddhism
Korean Buddhism pub. by Chogye Order of Korean Buddhism
Buddhist Thought in Korea Ed. By The Korean Buddhist Research Institute
The History and Culture of Buddhism In Korea Ed. by The Korean Buddhist Research Institute
Won Hyo’s Theory of Harmonization by Young B. Oh
A Buddah from Korea: The Zen Teachings of T’aego trans. J. C. Clearly
Opening the Eye: Dharma messages by Ven. Song Chol, Trans. By Brian Barry
Seon (Zen) Buddhism
The Platform sutra of the Sixth Patriarch
The Way of Zen by Alan Watts
"What the Buddha Taught" by Walpola Rahula
General Buddhism
What the Buddha Taught by Walpola Rahula
Eight Mindful Steps to Happiness: Walking the Buddha’s Path by Bhante Henepola Gunaratana
The Power of Compassion by the Dalai Lama
Reflections on a Mountain Lake: Teachings on Practical Buddhism by Venerable Tenzin Palmo
