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**Narkeere** · 05-21-2012, 12:35 PM

Hi,

I grabbed up the Majjhima Nikaya off of amazon because in a lot of the more introductory books of selections from the Pali Canon - I saw this one in the footnotes being referenced a lot

I see that it's the second book of the five suttas so I'm going to invest in the Digha Nikaya just to sort of start from the beginning.

Is there really any major differences in teachings and doctrines if I go from studying the Pali Canon to something more removed from Theravada say as Zen?

I have been reading a lot zen centered books - and I am starting to see differences where in the more original teachings of Buddhism it seems to be about going against the stream while in a Taoist influence school of Buddhism seems to be about going with the flow of things.

Maybe I've got it wrong - and if I do - that may be just exactly a problem I am going to run into when I am mixing my area of focus.

Any help would be appreciated! Thanks!

05-21-2012, 12:35 PM	#1
Narkeere Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 489 Senior Member	Eventually moving from the Tripitaka to other school of Buddhism Hi, I grabbed up the Majjhima Nikaya off of amazon because in a lot of the more introductory books of selections from the Pali Canon - I saw this one in the footnotes being referenced a lot I see that it's the second book of the five suttas so I'm going to invest in the Digha Nikaya just to sort of start from the beginning. Is there really any major differences in teachings and doctrines if I go from studying the Pali Canon to something more removed from Theravada say as Zen? I have been reading a lot zen centered books - and I am starting to see differences where in the more original teachings of Buddhism it seems to be about going against the stream while in a Taoist influence school of Buddhism seems to be about going with the flow of things. Maybe I've got it wrong - and if I do - that may be just exactly a problem I am going to run into when I am mixing my area of focus. Any help would be appreciated! Thanks!
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