About Buddhist books

Nice to meet you, Ayumi. Assuming you're a beginner, I recommend 90 ways to make every day happy.

The book is easy to understand and read.

There are various kinds of Buddhism.
From the standpoint of a scholar, difficult books from the past, sutras, etc. are explained about historical matters, differences between denominations, and teachings.

If you focus on places you have false interests, various things will come up on the internet, etc., such as about the Soto sect if it's about the Soto sect, and if it's about Zen, about Zen, etc.

Common ones are in libraries, etc., so I think it would be a good idea to actually read the introductory edition in such a place and search in a direction you like.

What do you recommend as the Jodo Shinshu
“Buddhism from the Age of 13: The Easiest Introduction to the Jodo Shinshu Sect”
https://hongwanji-shuppan.com/item/detail.html?icd=978-4-89416-489-5
I think so.

Tezuka Osamu's “Buddha” is quite different from the original Buddhism, and there are many creative parts unique to Tezuka sensei, but the content is sufficient as an introduction to Buddhism, so I also recommend this one.

Oh yeah, in “Professional Nun” by Tsuyu no Danhime on TV, there is an interesting description of her encounter with Buddhism when she was in the same teen as Ayumi!

Even when Ayumi herself searches for a denomination she is interested in, an introductory book always comes up.

I also love books, and I was able to come across wonderful words and knowledge.
But books didn't save me.
Even when Buddhist knowledge was collected, was it a salvation for life, old age, illness, and death? Speaking of which, that was different.
There's nothing better than hearing a story directly from a living monk than a book.
There is a term called “face-taught menju” in Zen.
The heart of Buddhism is something that comes directly, face to face from those who have learned it firsthand.
The Buddha's disciples also directly sensed the taste of enlightenment through the five senses and six senses directly from the Buddha.
Humans don't just learn with their eyes and ears.
Nor am I just learning about my nose, mouth, and body.
Speaking of listening to music, it seems that this does not mean that they only listen to it with their ears.
Rather than listening to music with just your ears when the player plays it, it seems that there are frequencies that are not played by the player, and it is often felt by listening to it with your whole body in live music directly at the LIVE venue.
Humans learn with the whole body.
There is still a culture in the world of Zen where the Buddha made his disciples experience enlightenment firsthand, rather than Dharma folklore.
Please come to such a seat and try to sense a world that does not pass through the filters of thoughts and thoughts by examining what is going on with your own body and mind.
Humans think and discern at work all the time.
Obtaining a state of mind that deviates from that is the salvation of Buddhism.
Once you learn it, you won't need to rely on books as was the case with ancient Buddhist disciples.

　Hello. I'm sorry for the continuous posting. I'm talking from a slightly different point of view, but what kind of phenomenon is “easy to understand”? I thought about it. Today, no matter what, “easy-to-understand and proper explanations” are required, aren't they? “Explain the Nantoka Legislation and gain the public's understanding” or “the easiest book in the world to understand!!” or something. But there's no way there are books that are “easy for everyone to understand.” There were times when the Prime Minister told a parable about a fire, but then it was criticized and burst into flames... There is no explanation that both grandpa and baby can understand.
So I think it's probably best to look at the world with the intention that you yourself will seize “this is Buddhism.” Buddhism is not something “written on a page somewhere,” and aiming to “read it from anywhere” is probably a shortcut.
Then I think the clue that “would be easy to understand” for you is... this hasunoha. As you've probably noticed, there are quite a few questions from people in their teens and 20s. (Some of them are just plain bad, though). If you read a lot of those answers, you should be able to see a common pattern, or rather a basic way of thinking. In any case, it's not a fictional analogy, and it's a place where the two have serious exchanges. I think it's a good idea to come up with your own interpretations and hypotheses from that. “After all, monks always say this, don't they?” That is “Buddhism that is easy for you to understand (understand) now.” Of course, you can update it in the future. As you gain a lot of experience, you should rewrite “Oh, there are things like this too.”
As an aside, when I was young, what monks said was sutras or sermons, or academics. There was no place like this close to me. That's why I'm so envious of all of you right now.