About Windhorse Publications

We at Windhorse Publication are a team of twelve practising Buddhists, four women and eight men. We follow the Buddha's teaching on ethical livelihood. Our books are very important to us; we see them as containing the principles by which we live our lives.

The Windhorse symbolizes the energy of the enlightened mind carrying the Three Jewels -the Buddha, the Dharma (the Buddha's teaching), and the Sangha (the community of his Enlightened followers) - to all sentient beings.

Buddhism is one of the fastest-growing spiritual traditions in the Western world. Throughout its 2,500-year history, it has continually adapted to the mode of expression to suite whatever culture it has encountered.

Windhorse Publications aims to continue this tradition as Buddhism comes to the West. Today's Westerners are heirs to the entire Buddhist tradition, free to draw instruction and inspiration from all the many schools and branches. Windhorse publishes works by authors who not only understand the Buddhist tradition but are also familiar with Western culture and the Western mind.

We edit, typeset, and distribute all our book in-house, but we use external printers. We aim to give customers the best possible service, by producing excellent books and ensuring that we get your order to you with as little fuss as possible.

Windhorse Publications is a not for profit charity, connected with the Friends of the Western Buddhist Order. The charity aims through its books to spread the Buddha's teachings worldwide. We also aim to use any surplus in our funds to provide books for Indian Buddhists at prices they can afford and in their own languages. Many of these Indian Buddhists have converted to Buddhism to escape discrimination based on the caste system. We have helped distribute books in Eastern Europe by giving away translation rights to local publishers.