Episode · Conversations with Tyler · 2025-11-12
Books mentioned on Donald S. Lopez Jr. on Buddhism
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Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Lost Horizon
Discussed“So it became this this is where Shangala comes from lost horizon all this is that all the myths about Asia crossed the Himalayas and and remained there in Tibet until 1959 when the Daly Lama came out.”
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The Tibetan book of the dead
Discussed“There wasn't much to read then. There was like be here now by Ramdas, Tibetan book of the dead that you mentioned, works of DT Suzuki on Zen.”
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Be Here Now
Be Here Now by Ram Dass is a seminal spiritual guide focused on meditation, yoga, and mindfulness that helped introduce Eastern philosophy to the Western counterculture of the 1970s.
Discussed“There wasn't much to read then. There was like be here now by Ramdas, Tibetan book of the dead that you mentioned, works of DT Suzuki on Zen.”
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The Heart Sutra
The Heart Sutra is a foundational Mahayana Buddhist scripture known for its profound exploration of emptiness and the ultimate nature of reality.
Recommended“So works like the Lotus Sutra, the Heart Sutra, they take the famous ones, there are many commentaries on those works, the polycanons all been translated into beautiful English.”
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The Lotus Sutra
The Lotus Sutra, translated by Tsugunari Kubo and Akira Yuyama, is one of the most influential and widely revered texts in Mahayana Buddhism, emphasizing universal spiritual liberation and the eternal nature of the Buddha.
Recommended“So works like the Lotus Sutra, the Heart Sutra, they take the famous ones, there are many commentaries on those works, the polycanons all been translated into beautiful English.”
Where to get it
