A series of hundreds of substantial (40–80 page, 4.8x7.2-inch) booklets on a wide variety of topics published by BPS, The Wheel contained some of the best medium-length writing on Theravada Buddhism in English from the 60s through the 90s. With the dramatically lowering cost of self-publishing, however, and the equally expanding market for trade books on Buddhism, their niche gradually closed and the last Wheel was published in 2002, leaving behind a legacy of writing that has fortunately now been digitized and released for free distribution.

In the library:

  1. Vedānta and Buddhism (1950) – Helmuth von Glasenapp

    Featured in the course, " Nibbāna: The Goal of Buddhist Practice"

  2. Buddhism and Science: Three Essays (1958) – K. N. Jayatilleke, Robert F. Spencer, and Wu Shu

  3. Kālāma Sutta: The Buddha’s Charter of Free Inquiry (1959) – Soma Thera

  4. Anattā and Nibbāna: Egolessness and Deliverance (1959) – Ven. Nyanaponika Thera

    Featured in the course, " Nibbāna: The Goal of Buddhist Practice"

  5. Everyman’s Ethics: Four Discourses of the Buddha (1959) – Ven Nārada Mahāthera

  6. Women in Early Buddhist Literature (1961) – I. B. Horner

  7. Buddhism and the Age of Science: Two Addresses (1962) – U Chan Htoon

    Featured in the course, " Buddhism 101"

  8. Escape to Reality (1962) – Ananda Pereira

    Featured in the course, " The Practice of Buddhism"

  9. The Discourse on the Snake Simile: Alagaddūpama Sutta with Introduction and Notes (1963) – Ven. Nyanaponika Thera

  10. Pathways of Buddhist Thought: Four Essays (1963) – Bhikkhu Ñāṇamoli Thera

  11. The Mirror of the Dhamma: A Manual of Buddhist Chanting and Devotional Texts (1963) – Ven Nārada Mahāthera and Bhikkhu Kassapa

  12. The Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta: Its Application To Modern Life (1963) – V. F. Gunaratna

  13. The Simile of the Cloth and The Discourse on Effacement: Two Discourses of the Buddha (1963) – Ven. Nyanaponika Thera

    Featured in the course, " Buddhist Ethics"

  14. The Ratthapala Sutta (1967) – Bhikkhu Ñāṇamoli Thera

  15. The Buddha’s Last Bequest: A Translation from the Chinese Tipiṭaka (1967) – Laurence Khantipālo Mills

  16. Practical Advice for Meditators (1968) – Laurence Khantipālo Mills

  17. The Message of the Saints: Thera-Therī-Gāthā (1969) – V. F. Gunaratna

  18. The Buddhist Wheel Symbol (1969) – T. B. Karunaratne

    Featured in the course, " Buddhism as a Religion"

  19. Rebirth Explained (1971) – V. F. Gunaratna

  20. The Noble Quest (1974) – I. B. Horner

  21. Lay Buddhist Practice: The Shrine Room, Uposatha Day, Rains Residence (1974) – Laurence Khantipālo Mills

    Featured in the course, " Buddhism as a Religion"

  22. Buddhism and Sex (1975) – Maurice Walshe

    Featured in the course, " Buddhist Ethics"

  23. The Miracle of Mindfulness (1975) – Thích Nhất Hạnh

    Featured in the course, " Buddhism 101"

  24. The Worn-out Skin: Reflections on the Uraga Sutta (1977) – Ven. Nyanaponika Thera

  25. The Buddha’s Words on Kamma: Four Discourses of the Buddha from the Majjhima Nikāya (1977) – Bhikkhu Ñāṇamoli Thera

  26. The Contemporary Relevance of Buddhist Philosophy (1969) – K. N. Jayatilleke

  27. Nourishing the Roots: Essays on Buddhist Ethics (1978) – Bhikkhu Bodhi

    Featured in the course, " Buddhist Ethics"

  28. The Exposition of Non-Conflict: MN 139 (1979) – Bhikkhu Ñāṇamoli Thera

    Featured in the course, " Buddhist Ethics"

  29. Transcendental Dependent Arising (1980) – Bhikkhu Bodhi

  30. Going for Refuge and Taking the Precepts (1981) – Bhikkhu Bodhi

  31. Buddhism and Social Action (1981) – Ken Jones

  32. Buddhist Women at the Time of the Buddha (1982) – Hellmuth Hecker

  33. The Buddhist Layman: Four Essays (1982) – Robert Bogoda, Susan E. Jootla, and Maurice Walshe

  34. The Paccekabuddha: A Buddhist Ascetic (1983) – Ria Kloppenborg

  35. The Noble Eightfold Path: The Way to the End of Suffering (1984) – Bhikkhu Bodhi

    Featured in the course, " Buddhism 101"

  36. The Discourse on Right View: The Sammādiṭṭhi Sutta and its Commentary (1986) – Bhikkhu Ñāṇamoli Thera

  37. Buddhist Perspectives on the Ecocrisis (1987) – H. H. the 14th Dalai Lama, Lily de Silva, Padmasiri de Silva and others

  38. Inspiration from Enlightened Nuns (1984) – Susan E. Jootla

  39. Dāna: The Practice of Giving (1990) – Susan E. Jootla, Lily de Silva, Maurice Walshe, Nina van Gorkom, and Ācariya Dhammapāla

    Featured in the course, " Buddhist Ethics"

  40. Satipaṭṭhana Vipassanā: Insight through Mindfulness (1957) – Mahāsi Sayadaw

  41. The Message of the Velāma Sutta (1990) – Susan E. Jootla

  42. The Lion’s Roar: Two Discourses of the Buddha (1994) – Bhikkhu Ñāṇamoli Thera

    Featured in the course, " An Introduction to Buddhist Philosophy"

  43. A Simple Guide to Life (1994) – Robert Bogoda

  44. Teacher of the Devas (1997) – Susan E. Jootla

    Featured in the course, " The Buddha"

  45. The Message in the Teachings of Kamma, Rebirth, & Saṃsāra: A Gateway to Deeper Understanding (1998) – Ashin Ottama

  46. The Buddha’s Teachings in His Own Words (1999) – Bhikkhu Ñāṇamoli Thera

  47. The Buddha and His Dhamma (1999) – Bhikkhu Bodhi

    Featured in the course, " Buddhism 101"

  48. The Therīgāthā: A Revaluation (2000) – Vijitha Rajapakse

  49. Facing the Future: Four Essays on the Social Relevance of Buddhism (2000) – Bhikkhu Bodhi

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