Second book of Buddhism

Good evening. I've been a beginner for a little over a month since I joined Hasunoha. I've finished reading my first Buddhist book (Sudden Beginning Buddhist Life), and I'm thinking about what to read in the second book. I'd like to know a little more, but if you have any book recommendations, please let me know.

The first book seemed to introduce the characteristics of Buddhism rather than explaining one by one from the beginning like a textbook. There were chapters I didn't understand no matter how many times I read them and thought about them (the Zen chapter was particularly difficult), but now I understand the characteristics of Buddhism more than before. I haven't decided which denomination I want to go with yet, and I'm sorry for the fussy orders, where the details are good but the difficult ones are probably impossible.

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At first, I couldn't even imagine the idea that everything is connected and influenced by each other, and the current state is temporary, but I feel like I'm starting to understand it a little bit. I don't know how all the causes affected this, but I wonder if somehow it's structured like that...

4 Zen Responses

You're studying hard, aren't you

Good evening.
I'm happy that you are completely addicted to Buddhism. how is it? Isn't it fascinating? Isn't there a feeling that “I” and “the world” are being revealed?

Pushing it so hard... is also that, so it's my second book after regaining my mind.

I recommend it ①
“Overview of Mahayana Buddhism” Shinshu Otani School (Higashi Honganji Publishing)
http://books.higashihonganji.or.jp/defaultShop/disp/CSfLastGoodsPage_001.jsp?GOODS_NO=19063&dispNo =

Miso in the foreground, but speaking of a textbook outlining Buddhism in our sect (Shinshu Otani school), this is it. It's just a textbook with an overview of Buddhism, so the content isn't leaning towards the Jodo Shinshu sect at all. Personally, I think it's a very good book, and I reread it every time there is an incident.
Note, what I have is before the revision, and it seems that the content was completely revised a little while ago, but this is probably due to the fact that the content of modern Buddhist research was reflected, and I don't think the purpose of the content changes, so I wonder if there is any problem.
The content begins with Shakyamuni, and it feels like Mahayana Buddhism was covered, such as the establishment of Mahayana Buddhism, the establishment of Mahayana Buddhism, the Mahayana spirit, and transmission to the world.

I recommend it ②

NHK 100 minute de masterpiece “Intensive Lecture on Mahayana Buddhism: How Buddha's Teachings Changed” Sasaki Kan (NHK Publishing)
https://www.amazon.co.jp/別冊100分de名著-集中講義-大乗仏教-こうしてブッダの教えは変容した-教養・文化シリーズ/dp/4144072231/ref=sr_1_1? S=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1526384117&sr=1-1&keywords=%E 5% A 4% A 7% E 4% E 4% E 4% E 4% E 4% E 4% BB%8F%E 6% 95% 99% E 3% 80% E 4% BD% 90% E 3% 85% E 6% 9C%A8

This is a lecture by Professor Sasaki, who is a researcher of primitive Buddhism, so if anything, there are negative nuances in Mahayana Buddhism itself, but it might be good for grasping the outline.
It's easy to read in an interactive format. Please read the review for more details.

Well, I think ① or so, but the other monks who answered might know better books.

If it's a textbook (Taishu Tagami's “Illustrated Buddha's Teachings Popular Edition” Saitosha), right? They used to be sold at convenience stores, so you may only be able to get the electronic version now. The electronic version is sold on Amazon.

How about “Buddhism” before sects?

　What are the Buddhist teachings of impermanence, suffering, and selflessness?

What is enlightenment, and what happens after death?

If you want to know how they are taught in Buddhism, etc., search for “Elder Sumanasara,” and many books with explanations in Japanese in an easy-to-understand manner will come up.

Why don't you try something like this too?

I like this book because it's easy to read.
I picked up a few of the Dharma Sutras and explained them in a very easy-to-understand manner.
“Buddha's Words of Life”
Written by Miyashita Makoto, Nagaoka Bunko, 486 yen
Please read it.

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