Buddhism

Hey, Veeky Forums I'm looking into Buddhism and it's philosophy but I'm not sure where to go. I have an abridged version of the Upanishads which has given me a basis for Hinduism but there are a lot of versions of the Pali Canon and I'm not sure where to look. Can anyone recommend a specific edition? Are there other texts I should read as well? Thanks.

I guess Buddhism general too

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Western philosophy is light years ahead of Buddhism in everyway

Bait

dharmapada, eknath easwarns version is good intro

Just because you don't like the people who follow it in the West or have done zero reading into the subject doesn't mean you can claim something so ignorant.

It's basically eastern stoicism with a different cosmology

You should read pic related. You should also read the works of Alan Watts and D. T. Suzuki.

Also the Tao Te Ching.

Look into Theravada Buddhism for it is the sect that is the closest to the original teachings.

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The Dhammapada is a good start

The Story of Buddhism by Donald Lopez is the best mix of history and philosophy at a survey level.

Early Buddhist Discourses by Holder is good

Eknanth Easwaran is trash, his version of the Upanisads is a fucking travesty