I don't know much, I've read some Schopenhauer and extracts from The Upanishads but that's it. What is the difference between Buddhism and Hinduism?
2007-11-10 11:20:18 · 11 answers · asked by Anne_21 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The most direct and witty introduction to Buddhism -- the basics of Buddha's teaching and the elements of practice is Sylvia Boorstein's "It's Easier Than You Think."
Unlike so many books on Buddhism, this book is written by a highly-respected American teacher rather than a scholar. It's Buddhism 101, and fun.
2007-11-11 07:37:00 · answer #1 · answered by P'ang 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
History of Buddhist Philosophy: Continuities and Discontinuities - by David Kalupahana
Foundations of Buddhism - by Rupert Gethin
In the Buddhas Words: An Anthology from the Pali Canon - by Bhikkhu Bodhi
An Introduction to Buddhism: Teaching, History and Practices - by Peter Harvey
The best stuff you can read for free online:
http://www.accesstoinsight.org
http://www.budsas.org
http://www.buddhanet.net
2007-11-10 17:56:12 · answer #2 · answered by Sophrosyne 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hi, Nagarjuna's Middle way is a great philosophical thinking in Buddhism. It explain why only relative truth exists in conditional existence, and why absolute truth is void of self-nature.
Jonah Winters of Reed College wrote a Bachelor Thesis on this topic. Take a look if you like philosophy.
You would understand the difference of Buddhism and all other religions if you could grasp the thinking.
2007-11-10 17:15:24 · answer #3 · answered by Prajna 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sach: Essential Buddhism - Everything You Need to Understand this Ancient Tradition
2007-11-10 15:41:27 · answer #4 · answered by Keltasia 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Spiritual Death
by Lou Cipher
2007-11-10 11:23:22 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could say that Buddhism and Hinduism share the same relationship as Christianity and Judaism. An ancient religion, bound tightly to a culture (Judaism and Hinduism) gets modified by a single mystic (Jesus and Buddha) into a universal faith.
2007-11-10 11:38:57 · answer #6 · answered by Doc Occam 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching
by Thich Nhat Hanh
2007-11-10 11:27:33 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-16 01:36:14 · answer #8 · answered by sooter 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try the Holy Bible
2007-11-10 11:25:03 · answer #9 · answered by big Sco 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Read HIGH TIMES it amount to the same thing...
2007-11-10 11:23:43 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋