{"id":5708,"count":8,"description":"Looking for the best books on Buddhism? We asked experts to compile reading lists and discuss their recommendations in an interview. For beginners, we recommend Elizabeth Harris's discussion of introductory books about Buddhism<\/a>.\u00a0Donald S Lopez Jr, a Buddhism scholar, also provides an invaluable overview of the foundations of Buddhist beliefs<\/a>.\r\n\r\nIf, on the other hand, you're secular but looking to bring some aspects of Buddhism into your life, Robert Wright's Why Buddhism is True<\/em><\/a> is an excellent starting point. According to our philosophy editor Nigel Warburton, the book is \"a combination of evolutionary psychology, philosophy, regular psychology, anecdotes and autobiography\u2014defending the view that a non-religious and naturalised Buddhism captures something essential about the human condition.\"\r\n\r\nWe also have an interview with Andy Puddicombe,<\/a> co-founder of the popular Headspace app, which teaches simple, 10-minute meditation techniques. A former Buddhist monk, he talks us through some of the books that inspired him on his journey.","link":"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/category\/religion\/buddhism\/","name":"Buddhism","slug":"buddhism","taxonomy":"category","parent":6413,"meta":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories\/5708","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/taxonomies\/category"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories\/6413"}],"wp:post_type":[{"href":"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?categories=5708"},{"href":"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/book?categories=5708"},{"href":"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/books_like_this?categories=5708"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}