Im looking for a book on buddhist teachings and philosophy. Does Veeky Forums have any suggestions?
Buddhism
Parker Miller
Daniel Martinez
Stop being a lazy faggot and read the diamond sutra and the Lanka
Ian Ramirez
In the Buddha's Words: An Anthology of Discourses from the Pali Canon
Andrew Morris
Parker Russell
Dhammapada
Luke Peterson
Siddhartha by Herman Hesse is all you need OP, it basically details the Buddha's life and philosophy starting from a young age.
Luis Martin
What's your purpose OP? Strictly academic interest or seeking spiritual enlightenment?
Lucas Howard
>Following Satan
Are you a white midwestern housewife? They're the only ones that fall for that Eastern spirituality shit. Read The Bible.
Jason Edwards
>Read The Bible.
Fuck off with that Eastern spirituality shit.
Eli James
I second that.
Nathan Bennett
Strictly academic
Robert Phillips
I claim this thread in the name of Carli.
Shoo shoo, Buddhist trash!
William Martinez
Lord of Light obviously
Jaxon Rivera
>"I'm looking for a book on the teachings of Jesus Christ, anyone has any clue what I should read first?"
Easton Perez
Hope the Tibetan Buddhist comes in this thread to drop a bunch of links and recommendations.
Brayden Martin
This.
and this
Bentley Bennett
Like reading Meister Eckhart to find out about Jesus.
Brandon Sanchez
I hate Buddhism.
Chase Roberts
Start with "What the Buddha Taught" by Walpola Rahula. Then read the Dhammapada. Then read "In the Buddhas Words" by Bhikku Bodhi
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web.ics.purdue.edu
David Long
What the protagonist experiences in Hesse's novel actually has little to do with Buddhism and is more closer to Hinduism
David Butler
Fakes who stare at the inside of their eyelids: And you expect to learn from their "experiential" wisdom?
We do have to open-mindedly consider religions so we can intelligently conclude they're for loser followers who have nothing of consequence of their own in their empty, pitiful lives. Believers lack intelligence and common sense.
Levi Allen
LOL IRL
really though, OP, best answers so far have been
Diamond Sutra
Dhammapada
I'd also suggest the Lotus Sutra (at least the first 8 or so chapters), the Vimalakirti Sutra, and Hui Neng's commentary on the Diamond Sutra.
After some of that, you're gonna have a better idea of what kinds of Buddhism interest you and you can get more specific from there.
Kayden Morgan
The act of mediation need not be spiritual or religious. The thought process and ideas that comes with Buddhism need not be coupled with the metaphysics of it.
James Parker
meditation*
Nicholas Nguyen
By far the best book about Buddhism from a contemporary Ethiopian author
Christian Nguyen
I remember coming to Veeky Forums a few years ago into some buddhist thread with a guy ranting how JC and the buddha were actually friends (or the same person, I can't remember) and having good evidence to back it up . Anyone remember what I'm talking about?
Connor Peterson
That wasn't Veeky Forums that was /a/ and the evidence was Saint Young Men
Kayden Reyes
kek. watched all ep's + the movie a few days ago.
Asher Nguyen
You gotta start with the Aryans.
Josiah Price
Someone being this salty over good quality sources and things to look into!
Nathaniel Foster
The Bodhisattvacharyāvatāra or Bodhicaryāvatāra, sometimes translated into English as A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life is a pretty important read.
Logan Rogers
bump