4451moanaNov 5, 20213 minAwakening (book review) Patrick S. BresnanAn Introduction to the History of Eastern Thought 180220: excellent introductory textbook to an entire tradition of philosophical thought...
4451moanaNov 5, 20211 minThe Buddha's Noble Eightfold Path (book review) Sangharakshita??? 2000s?: this is the best commentary i have read on the eightfold path.
4451moanaNov 5, 20212 minBuddhist Philosophy: Essential Readings (book review) William Edelglass200620: in the mahayana interpretation of buddhist thought, i must note the vital difference between the terms ‘nothingness’ and...
4451moanaNov 5, 20214 minThe Fundamental Wisdom of the Middle Way (book review) Nāgārjuna's Mūlamadhyamakakārikā Nāgārjuna, Jay L. Garfield (Translator) 110220: i have been reading this, studying actually, going back...
4451moanaNov 5, 20211 minThe Vimalakirti Sutra (book review') VimalakirtiBurton Watson(Translator) 130219: five. english translation of chinese translation of sanskrit original. one of the easiest sutras i have...
4451moanaNov 5, 20212 minBuddhism After Patriarchy (book review) Rita M. GA Feminist History, Analysis, and Reconstruction of Buddhism 230417: excellent work unifying, contrasting, mutually aiding, feminism and...
4451moanaNov 5, 20211 minWhat the Buddha Taught (book review) Walpola Rahula,200805: years (decades...) since first reading. this might be first buddhism book i read, very concise, great translations, clear and...
4451moanaNov 5, 20211 minBuddhism as Philosophy: An Introduction (book review) Mark Siderits160513: this is a book i have had for years, i read now, in chapter reads a day each, but not studying. this could be an excellent text...
4451moanaNov 5, 20211 minWisdom Beyond Words: The Buddhist Vision of Ultimate Reality (book review) Sangharakshita140220: i will reread this, now having read garfield’s translation and commentary on [book:The Fundamental Wisdom of the Middle Way:...
4451moanaNov 5, 20213 minThe Way of the Bodhisattva (book review) Śāntideva, Padmakara Translation Group (Translator), Dalai Lama XIV 010420: can this actually be seven years since read? apparently so. and i...
4451moanaNov 5, 20216 minNietzsche and Buddhist Philosophy (book review) Antoine Panaioti300120 later later addition: this is the first book that determined how i ever thought of buddhism [book:What the Buddha Taught|390562]...
4451moanaNov 5, 20213 minBuddhism: A Philosophical Approach (book review) Cyrus Panjvani090416 this is exactly what it says: philosophical. not so much explanation of Buddhist practice, ways, but from a 'western'...
4451moanaNov 5, 20212 minClassical Indian Philosophy (book review) JN Mohanty210914: in an unusual move, i have decided to increase the rating, to reflect how this compact intro does spur my thoughts, in a kind of...