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Recent Questions
- Is it true that left-handers are very different from right-handers (left-handers are creative, left-handers are harder to teach, different hemisphere, etc.)?
- What is life to you?
- Why do people ask the question " What is the meaning of life?"
- If I stay up all night before the exam and go to it in the morning(at 9 o'clock), will I think worse, slower, or something else?
- How do you learn to think outside the box?
First of all, I would advise you to refer to the book “Introduction to Buddhology” by the remarkable scholar E. A. Torchinov — it provides a completely comprehensive knowledge of the basics of the history and doctrine of Buddhism.
Secondly, you need to read the original texts — of course, with comments. This is, of course, the Dhammapada. Then I would recommend the Starting wheel of Learning Sutra (Dharmachakra-pravartana Sutra), and for the basic understanding of Mahayana Buddhism, the Heart of perfect Wisdom Sutra (Prajna — paramita Hridaya Sutra). The texts of the sutras (at least these) are very small, and you can easily read them in one evening.