6 best-selling buddhism books like The Lankavatara Sutra: Translation and Commentary by Red Pine

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The Lankavatara Sutra: Translation and Commentary

By: Red Pine

4.30

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Having translated The Diamond Sutra and The Heart Sutra , and following with The Platform Sutra , R…

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1. The Quantum and the Lotus: A Journey to the Frontiers Where Science and Buddhism Meet

By: Matthieu Ricard , Trịnh Xuân Thuận

4.17

Format: 312 pages, Paperback

Matthieu Ricard trained as a molecular biologist, working in the lab of a Nobel prize—winning scien… read more

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  • buddhism
  • eastern philosophy
  • zen
  • philosophy
  • religion
  • spirituality
"It’s said that the Buddha’s enlightenment is great than that of a traveler setting out, in the same proportion as the heavens are bigger than what can be seen of them through the eye of a needle. But…"

-Matthieu Ricard, The Quantum and the Lotus: A Journey to the Frontiers Where Science and Buddhism Meet

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2. Tao Te Ching

By: Lao Tzu , Gia-Fu Feng , Jane English , Jacob Needleman , Toinette Lippe

4.30

Format: 107 pages, Paperback

A lucid translation of the well-known Taoist classic by a leading scholar-now in a Shambhala Pocket… read more

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  • poetry
  • classics
  • buddhism
  • eastern philosophy
  • philosophy
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"The heart that gives, gathers."

-Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching

"Love is a decision - not an emotion!"

-Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching

"When nothing is done, nothing is left undone."

-Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching

"To understand the limitation of things, desire them."

-Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching

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3. The Egyptian Book of the Dead

By: Anonymous , E.A. Wallis Budge

3.86

Format: 445 pages, Hardcover

s/t: The Papyrus of Ani in the British Museum; the Egyptian Text with Interlinear Transliteration &… read more

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  • philosophy
  • classics
  • spirituality
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4. Confessions

By: Augustine of Hippo , Henry Chadwick , Albert Cook Outler

3.41

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

Augustine's Confessions is one of the most influential and most innovative works of Latin literatur… read more

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  • philosophy
  • classics
  • religion
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5. A History of Western Philosophy

By: Bertrand Russell

3.82

Format: None pages, Paperback

Since its first publication in 1945 Lord Russell's A History of Western Philosophyhas been universa… read more

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  • philosophy
  • classics
  • religion
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6. The Lotus Sutra

By: Burton Watson

3.93

Format: 316 pages, Paperback

Since its appearance in China in the third century, The Lotus Sutrahas been regarded as one of the … read more

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  • buddhism
  • philosophy
  • religion
  • spirituality

7. The Dhammapada

By: Anonymous , Thich Nhat Hanh , None , None

3.43

Format: 42 pages, Paperback

The Dhammapada (Pali; Prakrit: dhmmpd Dhammapada; Sanskrit: dhrmpd Dharmapada) is a collection of s… read more

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8. The Heart Sutra

By: Red Pine

3.43

Format: 331 pages,

The short text of The Heart Sutra is Buddhism in a nutshell. It has had the most profound and wide-… read more

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9. The Zen Teaching of Bodhidharma

By: Red Pine , None

4.03

Format: 606 pages, Paperback

A fifth-century Indian Buddhist monk, Bodhidharma is credited with bringing Zen to China. Although … read more

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10. The Way of the Bodhisattva: A Translation of the Bodhicharyavatara

By: Dalai Lama XIV , Padmakara Translation Group , Śāntideva

3.96

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

One of the great classics of Mahayana Buddhism, The Way of the Bodhisattva ( Bodhicharyavatara) is … read more

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11. The Three Pillars of Zen

By: Philip Kapleau

3.61

Format: 130 pages, Paperback

Through explorations of the three pillars of Zen--teaching, practice, and enlightenment--Roshi Phil… read more

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12. The Holy Teaching of Vimalakirti: A Mahayana Scripture

By: Unknown , Robert A.F. Thurman

3.50

Format: 364 pages, Paperback

This book presents the major teachings of Mah y na Buddhism in a precise, dramatic, and even humoro… read more

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13. Zen Training: Methods and Philosophy

By: None

3.45

Format: None pages,

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14. The Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch

By: Philip B. Yampolsky , Hui-Neng , None

4.15

Format: None pages, Paperback

The "Platform Sutra" records the teachings of Hui-neng, the Sixth Patriarch, who is revered as one … read more

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15. The Narrow Road to the Deep North and Other Travel Sketches

By: Matsuo Bashō , None

4.29

Format: None pages, Paperback

In later life Basho turned to Zen Buddhism, and the travel sketched in this volume relfect his atte… read more

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16. The Zen Teaching of Huang Po: On the Transmission of Mind

By: John Blofeld , None , None

4.47

Format: 907 pages, Paperback

This complete translation of the original collection of sermons, dialogues, and anecdotes of Huang … read more

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17. Shame

By: Annie Ernaux

3.67

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

"My father tried to kill my mother one Sunday in June, in the early afternoon." Thus begins Shame, … read more

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"People are forever remembering."

-Annie Ernaux, Shame

"We have no true memory of ourselves."

-Annie Ernaux, Shame

"Le pire dans la honte, c'est qu'on croit être seul à la ressentir"

-Annie Ernaux, Shame

"anyone who doesn't speak "the way we do" is, to some extent, labeled a foreigner."

-Annie Ernaux, Shame

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18. The Lankavatara Sutra: Translation and Commentary

By: Red Pine

4.30

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Having translated The Diamond Sutra and The Heart Sutra , and following with The Platform Sutra , R… read more

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  • buddhism
  • eastern philosophy
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  • religion
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  • asian literature
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19. The Surangama Sutra - A New Translation with Excerpts from the Commentary by the Venerable Master Hsuan Hua

By: Hsüan Hua

4.44

Format: 632 pages, Kindle Edition

For more a thousand years, the Surangama (Shurangama) Sutra — the "Sutra of the Indestructible” has… read more

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20. Superiority Conceit in Buddhist Traditions: A Historical Perspective

By: Bhikkhu Anālayo

4.10

Format: 184 pages, Hardcover

Renowned scholar-monk writes accessibly on some of the most contentious topics in Buddhism—guarante… read more

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6 best-selling classics books like The Lankavatara Sutra: Translation and Commentary by Red Pine

Transform Your Habits

Tao Te Ching

Lao Tzu , Gia-Fu Feng , Jane English , Jacob Needleman , Toinette Lippe

4.30

Transform Your Habits

The Egyptian Book of the Dead

Anonymous , E.A. Wallis Budge

3.86

Transform Your Habits

Confessions

Augustine of Hippo , Henry Chadwick , Albert Cook Outler

3.41

Transform Your Habits

A History of Western Philosophy

Bertrand Russell

3.82

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5 must-read classics books like The Egyptian Book of the Dead by Anonymous, E.A. Wallis Budge

Transform Your Habits

The Tibetan Book of the Dead

Padmasambhava , Robert A.F. Thurman , Karma-glin-pa

3.90

Transform Your Habits

Kybalion: A Study of the Hermetic Philosophy of Ancient Egypt and Greece

William Walker Atkinson , Three Initiates , Tre Iniziati

4.25

Transform Your Habits

The Egyptian Book of the Dead

Anonymous , E.A. Wallis Budge

3.86

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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Pearl, Cleanness, Patience

Unknown , J.J. Anderson , A.C. Cawley

3.89

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