[Buddha-l] Introducing Buddhism

[jkirk]

Sounds good.....who's gonna go first?  :) I need a few days to come up with 
some recommendations.
Joanna

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From: "Malcolm Dean" <malcolmdean at gmail.com>
To: <buddha-l at mailman.swcp.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2006 12:47 PM
Subject: [Buddha-l] Introducing Buddhism


> Recently someone new to the list asked about books on Buddhism.
> Scavenging on Amazon.com, I was reminded of their "Listmania" feature.
> Several lists shown there are aimed at beginners - some with an
> emphasis on Zen, others on classics from the region, and so on.
> 
> Given the high level of scholarship available on this list, I wonder
> if we might develop a consensus bibliography of essential books,
> possibly divided into categories. This list could be sent in response
> to inquiries from newbies, and it could be posted on the Web and on
> Listmania.
> 
> Whaddaya say?
> 
> Malcolm Dean
> Los Angeles
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