The Buddhist canon of scripture is known in Sanskrit as the Tripitaka and in P?li as the Tipitaka. These terms literally mean "three baskets" and refer to the three main divisions of the canon, which are:
The Vinaya Pi?aka, containing disciplinary rules for the Sa?ghas of Buddhist monks and nuns, as well as a range of other texts including explanations of why and how rules were instituted, supporting material, and doctrinal clarification.
The S?tra Pi?aka (P?li: Sutta Pi?aka), contains the actual discourses of the Buddha.
The Abhidharma Pi?aka (P?li: Abhidhamma Pi?aka) contains commentaries or systematic expositions of the Buddha's teachings.
There are so many and I used eight of them to learn about Buddhism. Unfortunately I don't have them now and can't give you the titles. But at the top of the page is 'Search for Questions' Type in Buddhism and click on search. You'll be surprised what comes up.
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I found good, easy to follow information in both the Idiot's Guide to ... and Buddhism for Dummies.
The great thing about these two is that they introduce you to all the different (or at least a lot of them) different forms that Buddhism takes. I highly recommend them.
When you're done with them, pick up Zen: The Path to Paradox by Osho. I too think he's absolutely brilliant, but he doesn't represent everything that Buddhism is about, and in fact might not have considered himself a Buddhist....
The Bible. In it you will find salvation by trusting in what the Lord Jesus Christ did on the cross for you. He died for you sins, and He was buried and took your sins away and He rose again for your justification. Budd bones are still in the grave. Jesus Crist is alive He is risen,
If you are up for a scholarly treatment then Thomas Cleary has a series on Classics. A basic reader is the Dharma Sutra, and if your in to Esoteric theory try the Diamond Sutra which is apt to have better interpretative critiques than the Lotus Garland or Heart Sutra.
Dharmapadha ( search the net ) It talks about the stories of the Buddha and how he teaches his disciples through it .
There , you can get a lot of interesting stories which are facts 2500 years ago .
I want to know more about Buddhism. Whats the best book to read?
