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Summary: Everything Buddhism Has Pretty Much Everything
Review: (4.75 Stars)It was in chapter 1 on page 3 that I was struck: "The teaching of Buddha lead us to the practice of a truthful life." - I thought that was put so well and it really spoke to me - hey I'm only 3 pages in and I'm this impressed - page 3 sets up some pretty high expectations for the rest of this book - and I was not disappointed. First - this is an introduction type book. So for the beginner it is great. There are lots of areas covered and lots of issues, practices, schools of thought and miscellaneous things addressed. Like the book itself says - Learn the ancient traditions and apply them to modern life. For the more advanced practitioner/student this is a wonderful review and different perspective on some of the fundamentals of Buddhism. I'm a huge fan of introduction type of books to Buddhism - each author has their own perspective on certain things. So you never really read the same thing twice in any of these books. I did think there would be a little more information on some of the traditions. I would have liked more in-depth explanations on how some events are dealt with - specifically births and funerals. Regarding death and funerals I know how Christians and Jews formally handle them - with a wake or sitting Shiva, but I wanted to know how Buddhist do it too. This really is a fantastic book, fun and easy to read. I highly recommend it. Also I recommend Buddhism For Dummies either before or after this one - either way you'll get a great vision and introduction to Buddhism.
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Summary: Perfect
Review: This book is perfect. It gives you everything you could ever need to know about Buddhism. It gives you the principles, history, story of the Buddha, and everything you need to practice Buddhism. If you recently became interested in Buddhism, then buy this book.
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