T. M. Sullivan started reading Demythologizing Pure Land Buddhism by Paul Brooks Watt (Pure Land Buddhist studies)
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Anthropologist, Esperantist.
Rediscovering a love of fiction after finishing a PhD, also reading plenty of non-fiction on: the humanities, religious studies, Buddhism, esotericism, Christianity, and language acquisition. Other things as they catch my interest.
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T. M. Sullivan stopped reading Chinese Buddhist Texts by Graham Lock
Moved to using John Kieschnick's Primer available here: religiousstudies.stanford.edu/primer-chinese-buddhist-writings
T. M. Sullivan started reading The Promise of Amida Buddha by Hōnen
The Promise of Amida Buddha is the first complete English translation of a seminal collection …
Going in again, to finish the letters section.
T. M. Sullivan rated Genki Workbook Volume 1, 3rd edition: 5 stars
T. M. Sullivan wants to read Omphalos by Philip Henry Gosse
"""historically interesting""" category
T. M. Sullivan reviewed Oxford Handbook of Meditation by David Brazier
Wide Reach
4 stars
A very thorough compilation (two chapters on Daoism!), suffering slightly as these often do from having to compress lots down into very short chapters - and I think some of the chapters could've done with a bit more historical context in. But very worth a read for anyone trying to get a cross-practice overview of meditation.
T. M. Sullivan rated Yi River Commentary on the Book of Changes: 5 stars
Great Deep Dive
5 stars
Deep dive into two incredibly specific topics, and done well. Must-read for fellow niche astrology dorks.
T. M. Sullivan rated Demythologizing Pure Land Buddhism: 5 stars
Demythologizing Pure Land Buddhism by Paul Brooks Watt (Pure Land Buddhist studies)
T. M. Sullivan rated World War One: 4 stars
World War One by Rupert Colley
Know your stuff: Read a concise history of World War One in just one hour. World War One brought with …
T. M. Sullivan rated The Kitab-I-Aqdas: 4 stars
The Kitab-I-Aqdas by Baha'u'llah
The Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Persian: کتاب اقدس), or simply Aqdas (Persian: اقدس) is the central religious text of the Baháʼí Faith written …
T. M. Sullivan reviewed The TeXbook by Donald Knuth
Historical Classic, Not Actually A Great Tutorial
4 stars
Painfully giving this 4 stars - this is a classic in the history of computing and typesetting, and very funny and well written. However, actually trying to follow along with it and create the examples in TeX isn't as efficient and as well designed as it could be (it doesn't tell you how to actually use the software, for example!). This is likely just a sign of the times, but is also a reminder that you should probably just use LaTeX these days...
T. M. Sullivan reviewed Senchaku Hongan Nembutsu Shu by Hōnen (BDK English Tripitaka, #104-II)
The Senchaku Hongan Nembutsu Shū: A Collection of Passages on the Nembutsu Chosen in the …
Another BDK Essential
5 stars
A reminder of the BDK's origins in Pure Land Buddhism, this is a great translation of one of the key works in the history of Japanese Buddhism
T. M. Sullivan reviewed The Promise of Amida Buddha by Hōnen
The Promise of Amida Buddha is the first complete English translation of a seminal collection …
Honen's Smaller Pieces
5 stars
A collection of Honen's writings that aren't the Senchaku Hongan Nembutsu (which was already published by the BDK). Hugely important texts in Buddhist/Japanese religion, and a very readable translation.
*and its free online*
5 stars
Great translation of texts often under-read in Western Buddhism, not sure why the last rating was only 2 stars!