Numerous books and even scholarly papers have been written about the film, many with a spiritual focus. There is The Dude De Ching, The Tao of the Dude, The Abide Guide (which has a German edition entitled Der Dude und Du), and The Dude and the Zen Master, written by Bridges and Buddhist Zen master Bernie Glassman. There are now more than 600,000 ordained Dudeist priests and a Lebowski Fest, not to mention Lebowski-themed barbecue aprons and bucket hats, T-shirts, coffee mugs, and Lebowski 2024 campaign merchandise.
The film's most enduring legacy, however, is the Dude, a mythic American hero no less than the private detective or the cowboy.
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