Im looking for something that teaches the basic prinicples and perhaps a little more but is writen in a way where new learners can easily comperhend and educate themselves on the religion.
2007-01-19 04:06:34 · 8 answers · asked by ♫♪♫ PINKY ♫♪♫ 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
http://www.bswa.org
The above is a very good site for Buddhism.They have :forum,articles,audio,video,etc.
Also you will find Ajahn Bhram to be very cool.
2007-01-19 21:12:09 · answer #1 · answered by Anger eating demon 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Depends on whether you are interested in Tibetan or Zen.
I really can't answer regarding Tibetan, but there's a good book written decades ago called "the way of zen" by Alan Watts.
It's a very good primer.
2007-01-19 04:11:40 · answer #2 · answered by Samurai Jack 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Read 'Introduction to Buddhism - An Explaination of the Buddhist Way of Life' by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, it's one of my favourite books.
The Dhammapada is another essential read, it is believed to be the direct word of Buddha, and there are numerous translations/commentaries you can find, some are simpler than others.
http://www.serve.com/cmtan/Dhammapada/
There are many MANY sites online too, such as www.buddhanet.net, this site has everything you could ever really need on it.
Avoid zen to begin with, zen is NOT simple, yet it IS pure simplicity.
;-)
2007-01-19 04:11:03 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Complete Idiot's Guides are usually the best which I recommend as book launching points. The one on Buddhism is a nice overview with the basic ideas.
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2007-01-19 04:11:27 · answer #4 · answered by vinslave 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The best place to start, in my opinion, is Wikipedia. Once you've gotten an overview from that, try the "For Beginners" series (Eastern Philosophy for beginners, Buddhism for beginners) They are nice, comic-type books that give a great introduction to the subject. Read the Eastern Philosophy one first - it puts Buddhism in perspective.
http://www.amazon.com/Eastern-Philosophy-Beginners-Jim-Powell/dp/0863162827
http://www.amazon.com/Buddhism-Beginners-Thubten-Chodron/dp/1559391537/sr=1-1/qid=1169227294/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/103-3307224-6202269?ie=UTF8&s=books
2007-01-19 04:22:44 · answer #5 · answered by dead_elves 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Why not start at the beginning and have a look at some of the teachings of the Buddha himself.
2007-01-19 04:10:45 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
http://www.buddhanet.net/
http://www.serve.com/~cmtan/buddhism/index.html
buddhism basics:
http://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/pathmaps.htm
2007-01-19 04:38:01 · answer #7 · answered by sista! 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.beliefnet.com/story/80/story_8042_1.html
2007-01-19 04:20:20 · answer #8 · answered by Love United 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋