Bright on Buddhism Episode 30 - How does one get started learning about Buddhism? How can you tell if the sources you are looking at are unreliable? How does one become a Buddhist?
Resources: Kevin Trainor: Buddhism: An Illustrated Guide; Donald Lopez: Norton Anthology of World Religions: Buddhism; Chan Master Sheng Yen: Orthodox Chinese Buddhism; Nagarjuna: Verses of The Middle Way (The Madhyamakarika); Conze, Edward, trans. The Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Lines and Its Verse Summary. Bolinas, CA: Four Seasons Foundation, 1973.; The Bodhisattva Vow: A Practical Guide to Helping Others, page 1, Tharpa Publications (2nd. ed., 1995) ISBN 978-0-948006-50-0; Flanagan, Owen (2011-08-12). The Bodhisattva's Brain: Buddhism Naturalized. MIT Press. p. 107. ISBN 978-0-262-29723-3.; Williams, Paul, Mahayana Buddhism: The Doctrinal Foundations, Routledge, 2008.; https://anchor.fm/brightonbuddhism/episodes/The-Dhammacakkappavattana-Sutta---The-First-Sermon-e1a97s3
Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta Translations:
First Sermon Bhikku Bodhi Translation: https://suttacentral.net/sn56.11/en/bodhi; First Sermon Ñanamoli Thera Translation:https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/sn/sn56/sn56.011.harv.html; First Sermon Piyadassi Thera Translation: https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/sn/sn56/sn56.011.nymo.html; First Sermon Thanissaro Bhikkhu Translation: https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/sn/sn56/sn56.011.piya.html; First Sermon Peter Harvey Translation: https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/sn/sn56/sn56.011.than.html
Books by Thich Nhat Hanh:
Being Peace, Parallax Press, 1987, ISBN 0-938077-00-7; Buddha Mind, Buddha Body: Walking Toward Enlightenment, Parallax Press, 2007, ISBN 1-888375-75-2; Cultivating The Mind Of Love, Full Circle, 1996, ISBN 81-216-0676-4; The Art of Living: Peace and Freedom in the Here and Now, HarperOne, 2017, ISBN 978-0062434661; The Art of Power, HarperOne, 2007, ISBN 0-06-124234-9; The Blooming of a Lotus, Beacon Press, 2009, ISBN 9780807012383; Zen Keys: A Guide to Zen Practice, Harmony, 1994, ISBN 978-0-385-47561-7; The Miracle of Mindfulness, Rider Books, 1991, ISBN 978-0-7126-4787-8
Books by DT Suzuki:
An Introduction to Zen Buddhism, Kyoto: Eastern Buddhist Soc. 1934. Republished with foreword by C.G. Jung, London: Rider & Company, 1948.; The Training of the Zen Buddhist Monk, Kyoto: Eastern Buddhist Soc. 1934. New York: University Books, 1959. This work covers a "description of the Meditation Hall and its life".; Manual of Zen Buddhism, Kyoto: Eastern Buddhist Soc. 1935. London: Rider & Company, 1950, 1956. New York: Random House, 1960 and subsequent editions.; The Zen Doctrine of No-Mind, London: Rider & Company, 1949. York Beach, Maine: Red Wheel/Weiser 1972, ISBN 0-87728-182-3.; Living by Zen. London: Rider & Company, 1949.
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