Buddhism

I also find their store a good resource for Zen items: https://monasterystore.org/

I really don't know of many Buddhist stores in America.

It takes a fascinating overview of hundreds of years of Mongolian Buddhism among various groups, nations, and traditions.

Having been to both I enjoyed the former much more as it felt more sacred and less touristy. Beautiful view of Renshou from the top of the mountain too.

Journey to the West (Chinese: 西遊記; pinyin: Xīyóu Jì) is a Chinese novel published in the 16th century during the Ming dynasty and attributed to Wu Cheng'en. It is regarded as one of the great Chinese novels, and has been described as arguably the most popular literary work in East Asia. It is widely known in English-speaking countries through Arthur Waley's 1942 abridged translation, Monkey. The novel is a fictionalized and fantastic account of the pilgrimage of the Chinese Buddhist monk Xuanzang, who journeyed to India in the 7th century AD to seek out and collect Buddhist scriptures (sūtras). The novel retains the broad outline of Xuanzang's own account, Great Tang Records on the Western Regions, but embellishes it with fantasy elements from folk tales and the author's invention. In the story, the Buddha tasks the monk Tang Sanzang (or "Tripitaka"), with...

Really good way to learn about contemporary academic topics as well as a wide array of Buddhist cultures and history.