Book Recommendations
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Book Recommendations
Post here recommendations for books anything, from any tradition, that might come into your mind, help me expand my (and others) wishlist.
Right now I'm reading a pdf of The Madman's Middle Way, but I do intent on buying it.
I am also interested in buying Kukai: major works. And maybe something on the Shin Buddhist tradition.
Right now I'm reading a pdf of The Madman's Middle Way, but I do intent on buying it.
I am also interested in buying Kukai: major works. And maybe something on the Shin Buddhist tradition.
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Old Path White Clouds by Thich Nhat Hanh
"We are magical animals that roam" ~ Roam
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Dogen's Shobogenzo is available in four PDFs for free download from BDK. It's an excellent translation as near as I can tell. I'm looking forward to reading this in depth when I get the opportunity.
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Here's one that caught my eye. "Honen The Buddhist Saint: Essential Writings and Official Biography by Alfred Bloom", might be good to study the japanese pureland school.
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Are you interested in Tibetan or Nyingma Buddhism? If so, I recommend "Words of My Perfect Teacher" and "Cascading Waterfalls of Nectar."
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IF you are interested in Pureland, I would probably recommend "Buddhist of Wisdom and Faith". It's probably one of the best books I've read on Mahayana Buddhism with a focus on Pureland.
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Nyingma is my main interestTharpaChodron wrote: ↑Wed Jan 24, 2018 4:23 am Are you interested in Tibetan or Nyingma Buddhism? If so, I recommend "Words of My Perfect Teacher" and "Cascading Waterfalls of Nectar."
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Not specifically Nyingma, but 'Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism' is in my opinion, indispensable.
“You don’t know it. You just know about it. That is not the same thing.”
Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche to me.
Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche to me.
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If you are interested in Nyingma, you may be interested by the books of Khenchen Palden Sherab Rinpoche and Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche.
https://www.padmasambhava.org/
https://www.padmasambhava.org/
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Tiago Simões wrote: ↑Wed Jan 24, 2018 2:52 pmI've got most of Trungpas books on my wishlist already
'The Myth Of Freedom' is another goodie.
“You don’t know it. You just know about it. That is not the same thing.”
Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche to me.
Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche to me.
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If you're interested in Japanese Pure Land, there's also the large collection of Honen's writings in "Promise of Amida Buddha". There may be some overlap between this and the other Honen book you mentioned.
Some other reading I've enjoyed over the years:
* Buddhism of Wisdom and Faith
* Pure Land, Pure Mind
* Pure Land Zen, Zen Pure Land
* Lord of Love (about Chenrezig in Tibetan Buddhism)
* To Dispel the Misery of the World (Tibetan Buddhism, great for learning about bodhicitta and the realms)
* Opening the Hand of Thought (Soto Zen, clearest intro to Zen I've ever read)
* No Beginning, No End (also Soto Zen, more general essays)
Some other reading I've enjoyed over the years:
* Buddhism of Wisdom and Faith
* Pure Land, Pure Mind
* Pure Land Zen, Zen Pure Land
* Lord of Love (about Chenrezig in Tibetan Buddhism)
* To Dispel the Misery of the World (Tibetan Buddhism, great for learning about bodhicitta and the realms)
* Opening the Hand of Thought (Soto Zen, clearest intro to Zen I've ever read)
* No Beginning, No End (also Soto Zen, more general essays)
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+1Soma999 wrote: ↑Wed Jan 24, 2018 2:54 pm If you are interested in Nyingma, you may be interested by the books of Khenchen Palden Sherab Rinpoche and Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche.
https://www.padmasambhava.org/
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Than these might interest youTiago Simões wrote: ↑Wed Jan 24, 2018 8:04 amNyingma is my main interestTharpaChodron wrote: ↑Wed Jan 24, 2018 4:23 am Are you interested in Tibetan or Nyingma Buddhism? If so, I recommend "Words of My Perfect Teacher" and "Cascading Waterfalls of Nectar."
https://www.amazon.com/Steps-Great-Perf ... VW2VM09TCA
https://www.amazon.com/Buddhahood-This- ... 614293457
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-- Virūpa, Vajra Lines
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Peaceful Death, Joyful Rebirth by Tulku Thondup. Absolutely life changing for me
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For anyone interested in Nyingma, this is indispensable: https://www.shambhala.com/complete-nyingma.html
Another important one is Dudjom Rinpoche's overview: https://www.wisdompubs.org/book/nyingma ... n-buddhism
Being a Dharma book bibliophile is unfortunately an expensive hobby.
Another important one is Dudjom Rinpoche's overview: https://www.wisdompubs.org/book/nyingma ... n-buddhism
Being a Dharma book bibliophile is unfortunately an expensive hobby.