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Best Book

jupitermadcatjupitermadcat
edited August 2011 in Buddhism Basics
What would be the best book on Zen/ Buddhism that a beginner could really understand and comprehend and then go AH HA!

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  • thickpaperthickpaper Veteran
    The Dhammapada, natch;)
  • DhammaDhatuDhammaDhatu Veteran
    http://what-buddha-taught.net/Books5/Buddhadassa_Bhikkhu_Buddha_Dhamma_for_University_Students.pdf

    :)
  • jupitermadcatjupitermadcat
    Thank you!
  • RyuRyu
    The Three Pillars of Zen - Kapleau.
  • SherabDorjeSherabDorje
    Anything by Thich Nhat Hanh or Shunryu Suzuki.
  • goshikigoshiki
    edited August 2011
    Sorry sir , as I write post here I am learning . In my awareness there will never be a best book in Buddhism , infact in Buddhism is impossible to written down awareness as awareness of oneself is continue changing and on-going moving process .
    Let say a great teacher write a book on Buddhism today based on his awareness today and publish it and you bought it and read . Perhaps after 2 month . he learn that some of his awareness had changed and he moved to his new awareness but what about his book ? or those who read his book ? His book is outdated , mis-leading even to him....and it can mis-lead you and your process of learning too ......
    We can writen books on cooking , sports or even sex but not in Buddhism .
  • DaozenDaozen Veteran
    edited August 2011
    The Three Pillars of Zen - Kapleau.
    Anything by Thich Nhat Hanh or Shunryu Suzuki.
    Ditto those.

  • tammtamm
    Thich Nhat Hanh's "Transformation and Healing: Sutra on the Four Establishments of Mindfulness" was a top notch read for me! :)
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