Selected Works

Middle Land, Middle Way: A Pilgrim’s Guide to the Buddha’s India (1992) – Bhante Shravasti Dhammika

The Navel of the Earth: The History and Significance of Bodh Gaya (1996) – Bhante Shravasti Dhammika

The surprising history of the Diamond Seat—and the drama surrounding it—in the centuries after the Buddha first sat there.

Broken Buddha: Critical Reflections on Theravada and a Plea for a New Buddhism (2006) – Bhante Shravasti Dhammika

An excoriating but faithful look “behind the scenes” at some of the problems of contemporary Theravada in South(east) Asia.

Mt Kailash: A Pilgrim’s Companion (2020) – Bhante Shravasti Dhammika

Traditional Indian geography was always a strange amalgam of a few facts and a lot of fiction. But facts there are.

A Study of the Buddha’s Travels (2020) – Bhante Shravasti Dhammika