What is Buddhism? We have prepared an overview that even first-time readers can follow. The picture book is open to everyone, from beginning to end. The other two books can be read in full once you register as a member. Registration is free of charge, and no difficult terminology is used. The English versions are machine-translated and may contain errors. The originals are in Japanese.
Read through pictures, trace the history, or read at your own pace. Begin wherever you like.
The Picture Book One Mountain, Many Paths
Sixteen spreads in all
Late at night, lying in bed, we sometimes wonder: why do bad things happen? Someone asked the very same question twenty-five hundred years ago. This is a book to be read through pictures.
Teachings Beyond the Mountain
Seventeen chapters in all
Buddhism was born in India, crossed the sea to Japan, and crossed the mountains to Tibet and Bhutan. What was transmitted where, and what was not? This is a reader that follows the story through people and events.
Untying Suffering
Eleven chapters in all
“Are you happy right now?” — for those who could not answer right away. Why do we feel unfulfilled even when we are well off? That suffering has a mechanism. Once you understand how the mind works, you can see the way out.
We are also preparing to make them available as paperbacks on Amazon. (In preparation.)
If You Would Like to Know More
For those who, having finished reading, would like to go a little further.
- A Panoramic View of Buddhism: The Nyingma Fifteen-Yana System and Its Teachings — Preface and Table of Contents (in Japanese). The preface and table of contents are available to read.
- Introductory Buddhism Seminar (in Japanese). Information on a course that teaches step by step from the beginning.
These are offered by Three Kaya Dharma Center. Please feel free to read them as you wish.