Buddhism

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ChinaInYourHands · 09/12/2011 11:10

I'd like to learn a bit about Buddhism. Would love a book recommendation. thanks.

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WisteriaWoman · 10/12/2011 21:20

I loved Buddhism for Mothers ( Sarah Napthali) and Moma Zen by someone who's name I've forgotten.
Both recommended by people on this thread sometime ago. If you want a general introduction to Buddhism first go to your library and see what they've got. (the kids library is usually a good place to start, I find ) Also BBC website - religious section usually gives a nice overview of different faiths.

Also worth looking at is Tricycle - a Buddhist online magazine. The mag is GREAT - lovely photos and v accessible and written for all varieties of buddhists.
ENJOY !

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ChinaInYourHands · 10/12/2011 21:52

Hi Wisteria, thanks for your advice. I have ordered the Sarah Napthali one for school age children. Sounds great.

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faeriefruitcake · 11/12/2011 18:50

Buddha at bedtime (Dharmachari Nagaraja)- great for children

buddhanet is good here

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ChinaInYourHands · 12/12/2011 10:07

Thank you!

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cockneydad · 13/12/2011 21:02

Good recommendations Faerie and Wisteria ! Buddhanet is excellent - lots of different things there, including a lot of free ebooks. One thing that is worth pointing out is that buddhism is a set of practices - essentially developing awareness (aka 'mindfulness') and some sort of meditation practice. It is useful to read the basic ideas, but they are sometimes not that easy to grasp - it takes a while (well it did for me!) - you could always see if there are any local buddhist groups near you, there is a directory on buddhanet (or at least there used to be...)

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