The Buddhist Handbook: A Complete Guide to Buddhist Schools, Teaching,… (edição: 1992)

About the author: quoting and summarizing from the back leaf of the book, "John Snelling was born in Wales in 1943 and brought up there and in London and Canterbury. . .He has been involved in Buddhism since the early 1970s, practicing mainly in the Zen and Theravada schools. From 1980 until 1984 he was general secretary of the Buddhist Society, London, and from 1980 until 1987 editor of The Middle Way, the Society's quarterly journal." Snelling has written several other books.

About the book: quoting from the back cover of the book, "This is the first definitive guide to the complete panorama of Buddhist teaching, practice, schools, and history. One of the fastest growing religions in the world, Buddhism includes within its scope numerous traditions. The Buddhist Handbook provides a comprehensive and nonsectarian survey of these traditions and their contemporary exponents throughout the world, providing necessary information for those who wish to explore the various options thoroughly and find one that is suited to their needs. For those already practicing in a particular school of Buddhism, it offers illuminating insight into the teachings of other schools for a more holistic view."