It depends if you are looking of a Buddhist equivalent of a Bible or any of the many "Understanding Buddhism for non-Buddhists"Your potential answers:
The Buddhist Bible: There isn't one. There are many learned texts on Buddhist thought and the interpretation of the Buddha's teachings but nothing spelled out and approved by the Buddhist "god" (because there isn't one of them either)
Popular presss books on Buddhism There are many, most found in the philosophy or religion section of bookstores and libraries. These range from D.T. Suzuli's "Introduction to Zen Buddhism", the Dalai Lama's discussions on topics such as Compassion. or popular writers books like "In the Lap of the Buddha". There is probably even a "Buddhism for Dummies" out there
Buddhism is not a religion. However, it has numerous texts. The Four Noble Truths and the Noble Eightfold Path are discussed to death, and I cannot even begin to name off books.
I am no authority on the best intro to Buddhism books, but some that seem to be popular are: Buddhism Plain and Simple Buddhism for Beginners How to Practice : The Way to a Meaningful Life I learned from the How to Practice book and just on-line studying.
Yes Buddhism does have holy books, and they are very important to Buddhist. The Tipitaka, is the believed to be the direct words of the Buddha.
Asoka was the name of the king who spread Buddhism.
There is no deity worshipped in Buddhism
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There are many books about Buddhism and it really depends on which tradition and sect you follow, but the basic book would be Dhammapada. It is a collection of the Shakyamuni Buddha's original teaching.
There are many books on Buddhism available in bookstores and online. These are usually in the Spirituality or Philosophy section. Many are written as introductions by western writers and are quite enjoyable to read. Others like D.T. Suzuki's discussions of Zen Buddhism books are more of a slog but are much deeper.
Buddhism is a religion, it is not a language.
Two books that have attracted many people to Zen Buddhism are Philip Kapleau's THE THREE PILLARS OF ZEN and Shunryu Suzuki's ZEN MIND, BEGINNER'S MIND. .
Any decent-sized bookstore will have some books related to Zen Buddhism. Perhaps the most influential books about Zen Buddhism written in English during the last half century are Philip Kapleau's THE THREE PILLARS OF ZEN and Shunryu Suzuki's ZEN MIND, BEGINNER'S MIND. .
Bhuddists do not worship books as such. Sacred books for the monks would be the Pali Canon (at least for Theravada Buddhists).