Buddhist Textual Studies

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1. Pure Land Buddhism resource links

   By GrandmasterP, August 10, 2014
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2. Favourite Buddhist Books

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   By Seth Ananda, October 10, 2011
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   • steve
   • June 24, 2019

3. The Ch'an Bums

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   By adept, January 20, 2011
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   • lifeforce
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4. Dhamma Resources for Meditation

   By Simple_Jack, March 10, 2014   

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   • May 11, 2017

5. Buddhist Sutras online

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   By Trunk, March 12, 2012
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   • No One
   • May 11, 2017

6. ZEN BUDDHISM AND THE WESTERN PHILOSOPHY - ALEXIS KARPOUZOS

   By alexis karpouzos, November 15, 2025   

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   • November 15, 2025

7. Zen is not Buddhism, Zen is not meditation.

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   By adept, July 10, 2024
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   • Tommy
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8. What is meant by Emptiness?? Especially in meditation??

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   By Tommy, April 28, 2025
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   • Mark Foote
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9. Original text that explains the two truth doctrine

   By S:C, November 7, 2023
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   • steve
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10. Seeing, Recognising & Maintaining One's Enlightening Potential

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    By C T, December 31, 2014
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11. Most and least favorite Suttas/Sutras

    By Maddie, February 11, 2024
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    • tao.te.kat
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12. Padmasambhava

    By idiot_stimpy, April 2, 2024
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13. The Three Statements that Strike the Vital Point ~ Garab Dorje

    By idiot_stimpy, March 27, 2024
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14. Which teaching got your attention

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    By Maddie, January 5, 2021
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    • Mark Foote
    • February 29, 2024

15. The Six Vajra Verses ~ Garab Dorje

    By idiot_stimpy, February 4, 2024
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    • February 4, 2024

16. long read.. Autobiography of a Yogi By Paramhansa Yogananda - The Resurrection Of Sri Yukteswar

    By dino, December 8, 2023
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17. Interpretational inconsistencies? Clarification help, please!

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    By S:C, November 7, 2023
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    • Mark Foote
    • November 14, 2023

18. unreality of the real world

    By S:C, May 7, 2023   

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    • Lairg
    • May 7, 2023

19. Searching text on when lying is beneficial and not opposing the precepts

    By S:C, April 14, 2023   

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20. Searching for a text

    By S:C, February 26, 2023
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21. Searching for a text

    By S:C, February 26, 2023
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22. The Five Eyes according to Buddha.

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    By Tibetan_Ice, August 15, 2014
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    • Lairg
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23. The Early Record

    By Mark Foote, February 6, 2021
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    • February 6, 2021

24. PORTRAYALS OF CHAN BUDDHISM IN THE LITERATURE OF INTERNAL ALCHEMY

    By dawei, April 22, 2020
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25. New Yungdrung Bön translations

    By steve, January 29, 2020   

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26. Six Tathagata-garbha sutras

    By Bodhicitta, January 14, 2017
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27. Shamanic Experiences

    By Liberius Ultorus, May 7, 2018   

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28. Dogen's Shobogenzo

    By GrandmasterP, August 28, 2014
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29. Cutting the root of desire

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    By Gunther, November 10, 2017
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30. Translation of buddha's words

    By Adia, June 26, 2017   

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