Buddhism for Dummies, 2nd Edition

Your hands-on guide to this widely practiced and ancient religion.

Buddhism, one of the world's most widely practiced religions, is a fascinating yet complex eastern religion that is rapidly spreading throughout western civilization. What does it mean to be a Buddhist? What are the fundamental beliefs and history behind this religion? Buddhism for Dummies explores these questions and more in this updated guide to Buddhist culture. You'll gain an understanding of the origins of this ancient practice and how they're currently applied to everyday life.

Whether you're a searcher of truth, a student of religions, or just curious about what makes Buddhism such a widely practiced religion, this guide is for you. In plain English, it defines the important terms, explains the key concepts, and explores in-depth a wide range of fascinating topics.

• New and expanded coverage on all the schools of Buddhism, including Theravada, Tibetan, and Mahayana.
• The continuing relevance of the Dalai Lama.
• Updated coverage on daily observances, celebrations, styles, practices, meditation, and more....

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Very insightful and informative for beginners.

Majority of the information in this book is valid, besides the fact that Sanskrit is the ancient language and that Pali is closely related to Sanskrit. Truth is Buddha preached in Pali language, later on Brahmins Hindufied some rituals of Mahayana buddhism like offering prayers to god, statue worship etc, that is when they slowly but streadily modfied Pali → Brahmi script → Dhamma script→ Sanskrit (with Devnagri script). Sanskrit and Hinduism are not as ancient as they claim.
The Jataka Sutras from Buddhism and Jainism were converted into Hindu Mythologies like Ramayana or Mahabharata.

Super informative!

Buddhism well explained and thoroughly covered. Don’t let the title fool you. The voice of the narrator is also very nice.

Pleasant introduction

I really enjoyed the voice of the narrator and the rare jewels of humor hidden in the text.

Coverage of a huge subject

I appreciated the excellent coverage of the very complex subject of Budism. The writer certainly seeded my appetite for further exploration of Budism to determine what fits at my age of 84 and looking forward to 20 more.

yup

narrator's lisp was distracted at first but became less noticable the longer i listened. goo book