What books does /x/ recommend about Buddhism?I don't know anything about it aside from general knowledge.I don't want to become a Buddhist, but want to learn about it (and than who knows maybe it clicks with me).The books need to be available in Hungarian or English.I'm also interested in the Shinto vs Buddhism struggle in Japan in the Meiji period.
>>42449811Dhammapada, Dhamma Within Reach, Bankei's Unborn Zen translation Norman Wadell.
>>42449811An Introduction to Buddhism by Peter Harvey
If you think Christianity is not true or BS what makes you think another popular government approved religion would be true?
>>42449811The golden rule is to never harm innocent creatures. That’s all you need to know.
https://ia601501.us.archive.org/7/items/dhammapada-english-and-pali/Dhammapada%20%28English%20and%20Pali%29.pdf
>>42449811You can find many good introduction videos YouTube to familiarize yourself first.
>>42451517I really don't like when the pali isn't included at all
>>42449811mercury is budha in samskrita aka sanskrit jupiter is guru
>>42450345Someone forgot to dilate their necrussy today, huh?
>>42451584The astrological Buddha, the son of the moon, is not the same as Vishnu Buddha or even Siddhartha Gautama. But then jupiter also wouldnt be Brhaspati but Vamana Deva
>>42451538It's already a thicc book.
>>42449811start here: https://www.dhammatalks.org/Archive/Writings/Ebooks/BuddhasTeachings_251113.pdfthen try the books mentioned here: >>42450080
>>42452562(I posted >>42450080)Good idea, I don't know Thanissaro that well yet but that looks to be a decent 16 page overview.
>>42452603imo thanissaro gets right almost all but he can't express it very well, or at least directly enough. nevertheless, he did an excellent sutta-based exposition of the teachings in that minibook.
>>42452901Yeah, he talks a bit dry and boring basically. But Nyanomoli talks a bit too urgently and harshly sometimes so Thanissaro is a better intro.Besides, it's shorter and demonstrates some good taste in choice of topics.Back to the OP topic, SuttaCentral's introduction is more angled at getting you into reading actual suttas and navigating them, but that's good to have if you want to have a deeper look at some particular topic and how it was originally put into words.https://suttacentral.net/introduction?lang=en
>>42451538It's more efficient to have a separate book for the Pali, there's little overlap between very early learners and being able to read both English and Pali and you may want to learn with 2 translations, one commentary and the Pali at hand.Specialized combined reading material is really the job for home printing or an e-reader / tablet.
>>42452962Fair enough.I still think sutta translations lack an entire dimension without the original though, and too many translations never include it. I understand why not though
>>42453316I get that, but the language isn't designed to be essential to take over 1:1 as Buddhism hasn't designed its own language and just borrows a few.In another domain I learn the language *is* essential and reading the translations together with the original is actually a grave danger, reading the translations at all is not for beginners and only reading the translations gets you to being a christian level confused groupy at best. Almost zero of the original content fits through, with Buddhist teachings the situation isn't nearly as stark.
>>42453356...So what's the domain then?
>>42449811>not about Buddhismclef universelle des sciences secrètes pdfhttps://formations.paracelse-remedies.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Piobb-Clef-universelle-des-sciences-secr%C3%A8tes.pdf
>>42449811>ShintoSupernatural Abductions in Japanese FolkloreCarmen BlackerAsian Folklore Studies, Vol. 26, No. 2 (1967), pp. 111-147 (37 pages)https://www.jstor.org/stable/1177730?searchText=&searchUri=&ab_segments=&searchKey=&refreqid=fastly-default%3A712ba866f608aeaa000b7bdc5ca6d13b&initiator=recommender&seq=1
>>42453419Hebrew. It's not a regular language because its mathematical aspect is essential to its interpretation and it is very deliberately multi-interpretable, so a translation can only ever function as a gloss, and then only.*for some one person's personal interpretation of choice* at that.
>>42453785Is that why it is used alongside gematria? or something Also, this is a reason I like buddhism; even though i prefer learning and teaching with the original nearby, its not strictly necessary for the interpretation as you point out, also the very fact that we have access to the original pali is testement to the longevity of buddha's teachings i think. meanwhile for abrahamic religions, you're lucky to find a christian who even knows what aramaic is or a church that isn't using a bible that was translated 100 times over 1000 years through 20 different languages. I'd go so far as to say that its reflective of the teachings themselves. i couldn't speak on that for judaism/islam and hebrew/arabic though.
>>42454386Why what is "used" alongside what? tbה it just sounds like you're on a fishing expedition.
>>42454412I mean Hebrew having a mathematics aspect being why gematria as a concept came out of jewish/hebrew culture. To that end I'll point out that pali has specific structures too, in terms of poetry/prose, pronunciation, and recitation tempo. it may not be necessary to understanding the message, but its there. its purpose being the ease of memorization of suttas as buddhism was (and still is) an oral tradition in terms of the transmission of suttas.
>>42454555Not really no. Gematria is a Greek loanword and it mostly pertains to the Hebrew stuff the Greeks heard of and attempted to bolt onto their own language, which didn't really work out well. Christianity and islam both have zero part in this tradition, and with what the rabbis due it's also effectively zero. Learning Hebrew has nothing to do with ritual garments, wrapping leather around your arm, tourist attractions where cows are burned etc..With that out of the way:>>42454386Yes, I also like about Buddhism that it does most things you can do while not requiring very specific tools. Lots of good stuff in how they did the didactics.
If your attracted to sweet and cute energy of East Asian girls, the spiritual root of this energy may in fact be Guan Yin. Basically you are attracted to the love and compassion energy of Guan Yin.Namo Guan Shi Yin Pusa. Mahayana sutras:Heart sutraDiamond sutraLotus sutraDoes take that long to read///
