[Buddha-l] Book Recommendations

[Christopher Fynn]

On 10/05/2013, Jo <ugg-5 at spro.net> wrote:
> Hello Hans,
>
> I recommend that you include Fariuddin Attar's _Conference of the Birds_,
> 1984, translated by
> Afkham Darbandi and Dick Davis. The introduction by Davis is extremely
> useful for anyone not familiar with Sufism.  It is a Sufi work by a  12th
> c.
> Persian from NIshapur, an area that probably had Buddhist monasteries
> almost
> up until his time. The story of the seeking birds uncannily leads to a
> quasi
> or (IMHO) genuine Buddhist and/or Hindu insight on seeking, and self. The
> edition I have is an old Penguin Books Classic (paperback)--haven't seen
> any
> recent versions.

Do you know if there any connection between this Persian text and
"Buddha's Law Among the Birds" which was translated from Tibetan by
Conze?

- Chris