Books recommended by Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche

I also have a list of Recommended Books on Buddhism and a more general (and personal) book recommendation page.

If you happen to know of recommendations made by Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche, either of books, songs or movies, please collaborate and send me the appropriate references to padma.dorje@gmail.com.

All the links go the US amazon store, with any purchase you are helping this website. If you are in Brazil, please use the amazon.com.br links at the portuguese version of this page.

Fiction

Haruki Murakami
Norwegian Wood

Haruki Murakami
1q84 (book 1)

Soseki Natsume
Kokoro

Yasunari Kawabata
Snow Country

Mian Mian
Candy¹“What an Amazing book. Every Buddhist teacher (specially Chinese Mahayana/Zen teachers) who wishes to propagate the dharma in the current time and environment should read this.” DJKR on Facebook.

Aldous Huxley
Brave New World

Isabel Allende
The House of Spirits (português brasileiro)

Gabriel García Márquez
Cem Anos de Solidão (português brasileiro)

Emily Bronte
O Morro dos Ventos Uivantes

Oscar Wilde
O Retrato de Dorian Gray (português brasileiro)

Religion

Anthony Storr
Feet of Clay - A study of gurus

Sam Harris
The End of Faith

Politics and economy

Ronald Colman
What Really Counts – The Case for a Sustainable and Equitable Economy

Edward S. Herman, Noam Chomsky
Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media

Joe Bageant
Deer Hunting with Jesus: Dispatches from America's Class War, Joe Bageant

Rajiv Malhotra
Being Different: An Different Challenge To Western Universalism

Tom Holland
Dominion: How the Christian Revolution Remade the World

Philosophy

Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
A Sourcebook in Indian Philosophy

Aknowledgement to Mariel Hespanhol, who has sent me further references of books and movies she got while listening to Rinpoche’s teachings. A book reference was sent by William de Santa. This page is not affiliated to Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche and his organizations, for more information about this great teacher, check Siddharta's Intent.

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1. ^ “What an Amazing book. Every Buddhist teacher (specially Chinese Mahayana/Zen teachers) who wishes to propagate the dharma in the current time and environment should read this.” DJKR on Facebook.

2. ^ The book was mentioned, but Rinpoche may not have finished it.

3. ^ The book was mentioned, but Rinpoche may not have finished it.

tzal.org

A Review of the Madhyamaka
Course by Alex Trisoglio

Recently, a student of Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche, Alex Trisoglio, presented the internet general public with a course on the Madhyamakavatara by Chandrakirti. Here some words on the course, and a particular discussion I had with Mr. Trisoglio.

madhyamaka, Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche, Pinheiro

Mugwortborn

A Variety of Heroes

In this chapter Rinpoche tells us stories about his grandparents, HH the 16th Karmapa, non-duality, and the power of storytelling itself.

Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche

tzal.org

Recommended Books on Buddhism

A list of Buddhist books I personally vouch for.

book recommendations, dharma books, new on tzal

CHRONICLEPROJECT

Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche
on Trungpa Rinpoche

Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche interviewed by Barry Boyce about Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche just before the Transcending Madness teachings.

Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche, Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, interviews