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The Complete Book of Buddha's Lists -- Explained

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Wonderful explanations of the Buddha's lists. The author explained it extremely well. I love the use of plain english and putting the explanations in language anyone can understand. The author is a scholar and highly educated, but unlike other scholars who write books, this author wrote in plain language, easily understandable and digestable. I highly recommend this book to anyone seeking the Buddha's wisdom or anyone who just wants a better understanding of the Buddha's teachings.

A book you can use over and over again, about 100 some lists, with the most important lists explained in detail. Very good reference.

I have this author's other dharma book, Right Understanding in Plain English and this Buddha's Lists book is even better. It has more information, is much longer, and more insights.

This book is a valuable reference. I refer back to it all the time. I even keep a copy next to me when I meditate.

The author has read through and cites numerous Buddhist books, including the scriptures of Buddhism. He has sifted through all of that material and presented an overview and analysis not found in other Buddhist books. In effect, the author has done all the research and you get to see the results without having to go through all of those other books and the Buddha's discourses. The scriptures of Buddhism are too long to go through. In this book the author does all the work for us and presents Buddhism in easy to understand terms and backs it all with science and scientific method. Excellent, now I don't need to read much else on Buddhism unless I have the time!

I have been a student of Tibetan Buddhism for many years, and have read dozens of books on all facets of Buddhism. This book by David Snyder, Ph.D., a western lay teacher with a background in academics and business, is one of the more ambitious and unique. Its core is the many lists the Buddha taught, but these are just the departure point for a fairly complete presentation of the Buddhist path for modern western life, plus some startling speculations on the relationship between Buddhism and modern science, and Buddhism and other religions. The low (free) price, modest presentation, and unique perspectives could lead a superficial reader to dismiss this book, but that would be a mistake. It is pure Dharma, in my opinion. The book concludes with a remarkable "Step-by-Step Guide to Awakening" that appears to be both practical and accurate. The book could benefit from additional editing and polishing, and I hope the author will continue to issue new editions for the benefit of all.