Are there any Buddhists here? Just curious. . .

[episodic]

I was curious about the religion and wanted to know the best place to start reading about it.

On amazon, there are several books, but in the comments invariably there is alot of discussions either saying the book is the best ever or the worst ever.

 

[HaxorNubcake]

try the internet yet?

 

[episodic]

Originally posted by: HaxorNubcake
try the internet yet?

Yea, this seems to be a subject with tons of information, much of it way above my level. I was looking for a 'plain english translation' so to speak. In my original post I said I read several reviews at amazon finding that the books were either recommended or not - with no clear idea if it was accurate or not.

 

[DainBramaged]

I'm not.

 

[episodic]

none?

 

[Excelsior]

Plain english translation?

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/076790.../102-7455709-1714565?v=glance&n=283155

I have it, and it is pretty just that.

 

[dderidex]

Haven't been there in a while, but this site is pretty interesting.

It also has a "belief-o-matic" that asks you a bunch of questions, and describes how various religions match (or don't) your personal views.