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A review in the Journal of the American Academy of Religion considers the following worth mentioning.

Gethin, Foundations of Buddhism, Oxford University Press, 1998
Habito, Experiencing Buddhism, Orbis Books, 2005
Keown, Buddhism, Oxford University Press, 1996
Klostermaier, Buddhism, Oneworld Pub, 1999
Lopez, Buddhism, Penguin/Story of Buddhism, Harper, San Francisco, 2001
Mitchell, Buddhism, Oxford University Press, 2002, 2nd ed 2008
Olson, The Different Paths of Buddhism, Rutgers University Press, 2005
Prebish & Keown, Introducing Buddhism, ebook, Journal of Buddhist Ethics, 2005; printed ed, Routledge, 2006
Robinson et al, Buddhist Religions, 5th ed, Wadsworth, Belmont, California, 2004

The reviewer says they all have their own strengths and weaknesses, but prefers Robinson et al overall.

Most Buddhist writings represent particular forms of Buddhism and therefore belong in more specialized articles.

Lopez, Buddhist Scriptures, Penguin Classics, 2004; despite the title, this anthology makes no distinction between scriptures and othe Buddhist literature.
Morgan, The Path of the Buddha, Ronald Press, New York, 1956; reprinted by Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi, distributed by Wisdom Books; the editor travelled around the East asking leading Buddhists to recommend contributors, so the result is something like the "official" teachings of the major schools.

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 ==Buddhist writings==
-Most Buddhist writings represent particular forms of Buddhism and therefore belong in more specialized articles. There have been many anthologies of Buddhist literature, of which the Penguin Classics anthology ''Buddhist Scriptures'' by Donald Lopez may be mentioned here. Another book worth mentioning here is ''The Path of the Buddha'', edited by Kenneth W. Morgan (Ronald Press, New York, 1956; reprinted by Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi, distributed by Wisdom Books). The editor travelled around the East asking leading Buddhists to recommend contributors, so the result is something like the "official" teachings of the major schools.
+Most Buddhist writings represent particular forms of Buddhism and therefore belong in more specialized articles.
+*Lopez, ''Buddhist Scriptures'', Penguin Classics, 2004; despite the title, this anthology makes no distinction between scriptures and othe Buddhist literature.
+*Morgan, ''The Path of the Buddha'', Ronald Press, New York, 1956; reprinted by Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi, distributed by Wisdom Books; the editor travelled around the East asking leading Buddhists to recommend contributors, so the result is something like the "official" teachings of the major schools.