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.
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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.
there are many books on Buddhism, from which can learn about Buddha, there is not just one book like the qua ran or the bible.
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A Zen Koan can refer to short stories, small statements, and parables. One can learn more about these by visiting their local library and checking out books pertaining to Buddhism.
You should learn about him because he was the one who founded Buddhism. If you want to learn how he started Buddhism, type the question into wikianswers as well, and you should get a good answer.
Perhaps the best book to learn about the theory and practice of Zen Buddhism is Philip Kapleau's THE THREE PILLARS OF ZEN. Two excellent anthologies of the Buddha's teachings are BASIC TEACHINGS OF THE BUDDHA, Glenn Wallis, ed. (Modern Library) and IN THE BUDDHA'S WORDS, Bhikkhu Bodhi, ed. (Wisdom). .
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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.
Try "Good Question, Good Answer" by Bhikku Dhammika, One more is "Word of the Buddha" by NYANTILOKA. Both are freely available on the internet.
You can learn to draw a cartoon rose by picking up books at your local bookstore or library on how to draw cartoons. These books teaches you on how to draw anything from as simple as a rose to cartoon characters.
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