[easypokergonj]

Is a strictly organized approach recommended.

I would recommend first investigating the core teachings of the Buddha such as The Four Noble Truths.

A Buddhist friend tells me that there are over 1000 suttas .....

This is a good site for investigating suttas:

http://www.accesstoinsight.org/help.html#map


You might also like to look at the Buddhist Studies section at Buddhanet ...

http://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/index.htm

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