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**Indinehon** · 12-03-2011, 09:18 PM

Hi 37islove,

Are you looking for a book by the Dalai Lama, or about the Dalai Lama?

Pico Iyer's book The Open Road is said to be very good. I haven't read it yet but have seen some of his work elsewhere and he is an excellent writer.

The Dalai Lama himself has written dozens of books. If it were me, I would probably look for his one on the Heart Sutra, but that's just one opinion.

As for Buddhist books in general, from a Mahayana perspective I think there is one book which stands out above the rest and that is Thich Nhat Hanh's Heart of the Buddha's Teachings. From a Theravada perspective, I recommend Being Nobody, Going Nowhere by Ayya Khema.

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Indinehon Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 377 Senior Member	Hi 37islove, Are you looking for a book by the Dalai Lama, or about the Dalai Lama? Pico Iyer's book The Open Road is said to be very good. I haven't read it yet but have seen some of his work elsewhere and he is an excellent writer. The Dalai Lama himself has written dozens of books. If it were me, I would probably look for his one on the Heart Sutra, but that's just one opinion. As for Buddhist books in general, from a Mahayana perspective I think there is one book which stands out above the rest and that is Thich Nhat Hanh's Heart of the Buddha's Teachings. From a Theravada perspective, I recommend Being Nobody, Going Nowhere by Ayya Khema.
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