Further Reading

The following books contain discussions of the relationship between the Buddha’s quest for awakening and the form and content of his teachings:

• Refuge
• The Wings to Awakening
• Skill in Questions
• Buddhist Romanticism, and
• The Buddhist Religions, fifth edition.
• Udāna: Exclamations provides a good introduction to the Buddha’s skill as an extemporaneous poet.
• The Buddha Smiles contains many delightful examples of his sense of humor.