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jordana_dear's review
3.0
This book was a great introduction to Buddhism for those looking to gain knowledge or understanding of other religions/faiths. It was very informative on the how and why at a basic level. I think the reason I didn't rate this higher is I didn't always love the Q and A formatting of the writing as it could leave your thoughts to wander elsewhere a bit, but I do think that it organized the information well for such a short read. It left me with enough knowledge to be interested in learning more.
taylorthiel's review
3.0
I was both overwhelmed and underwhelmed at the same time. That was a book for sure though.
mesy_mark's review
2.0
A look into the basics of Buddhism. It is a Question And Answer style of the book. I found it hard to completely understand as well as getting caught into other books because there wasn't much of a hold of attention between the lines.
genem's review
4.0
I knew nothing about Buddhism when I started this book. Now I feel like I get the gist and I have a good basis to study it more. Exactly what it says on the cover.
I found the explanations simple enough for a beginner, but I'm in STEM and play complex tabletop games with rulebooks the size of a dictionary. Terminology is consistent and explained clearly.
Asian terminology is mentioned but usually explained and translated, and English terminology is used the majority of the time for clarity for beginners. The book clearly denotes and explains connotation differences in translation. I'm grateful for this. A lot of my initial struggles with introductions to Buddhism stem from not understanding the many words that stem from unfamiliar languages. You don't need to know all the terms to understand the concepts as an English speaker.
I found the explanations simple enough for a beginner, but I'm in STEM and play complex tabletop games with rulebooks the size of a dictionary. Terminology is consistent and explained clearly.
Asian terminology is mentioned but usually explained and translated, and English terminology is used the majority of the time for clarity for beginners. The book clearly denotes and explains connotation differences in translation. I'm grateful for this. A lot of my initial struggles with introductions to Buddhism stem from not understanding the many words that stem from unfamiliar languages. You don't need to know all the terms to understand the concepts as an English speaker.