Buddhist Links & General Resources

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BuddhaNet
This well designed site includes their own Dhamma Data - Buddhist Dictionary, a large file library of documents and brief essays, sections on Buddhist studies, the Buddhist world, links to other sites and much more.
Affiliated with the Buddha Dharma Education Association Inc, Sydney.

• Buddhist Ceremonies
  Festivals & Special Days ; Marriage & Funeral Rites.

Buddhist Studies WWW Virtual Library: The Internet Guide to Buddhism and Buddhist Studies
"This document keeps track of leading information facilities in the fields of Buddhism and Buddhist studies"
Major categories include text input/translation projects, mailing lists, electronic newsletters & journals, databases and links to other important academic and non-academic sites
Edited by T. Matthew Ciolek and Joe Bransford Wilson

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Access to Insight: Readings in Theravada Buddhism
"Access to Insight is an Internet website dedicated to providing accurate, reliable, and useful information concerning the practice and study of Theravada Buddhism, as it has been handed down to us through both the written word of the Pali Canon and the living example of the Sangha."
By John Bullitt

Archive of Indological Resources Online
Sections include: Sanskrit Studies ; Home-Study ; Dictionaries & Glossaries ; Transliteration Fonts ; Texts & Language Links ; Hindu Traditions ; Yoga ; Buddhist Traditions ; Indian Religions (other) ; Tantrism ; Art & Iconography ; Associations ; Groups & Libraries ; Journals, Papers, Magazines ; Publishers & Booksellers.
By Prof. Gudrun Buhnemann, Dept. of Languages and Cultures of Asia, The University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Asian Studies WWW Monitor
"Published by the Internet Publications Bureau, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies at the Australian National UniversityThe Journal regularly monitors new developments in the Asian Studies' cyberspace and compiles timely, accurate, consistent and impartial summaries and evaluations of the latest web sites and other online information systems relevant to social sciences research of the Asia and the Pacific region. Acting as a current awareness bulletin for a broad range of readers including academics, students, librarians."
Edited by Dr. T. Matthew Ciolek, Head of the Internet Publications Bureau, Australian National University

The British Museum - Illuminating World Cultures
"...is a unique tool for the study of world history. A series of culture-based websites look in depth at the achievements of some of the most remarkable world civilizations. The Ancient Civilizations site itself focuses on important cross-cultural themes of human development, showing how societies have interacted and influenced one another."

• Ancient India
  Sections include: The Buddha ; Geography ; Early Hinduism ; Indus Valley ; Time ; Writing.

Buddhasasana
Documents, resources and links about the Buddha's Teaching (Buddha's Sasana, some in English and some are in Vietnamese (Binh Anson)

Buddhism Depot
Sections include Communicate with a Buddhism discussion forum, live chat, and mailing list; and Contemplate with an introduction to Buddhism, scriptures, humor, audio library, art gallery, resources, and bibliography.
Maintained by Po-Han Lin

Buddhist Resources LinksPitaka
Includes an extensive collection of links to both general and academic resources
Maintained by Jerome Ducor

Center for Buddhist Studies, National Taiwan University
In both Chinese and English. Includes Chinese, Sanskrit, Tibetan, and Pali Buddhist Sutras, language courses, full text journals, books, and newspapers as well as links to Buddhist libraries and institutes. Maintained by Aming Tu.

DharmaNet International
Gateways to Buddhism
"...an online clearinghouse for Buddhist study and practice resources. It is home to Dharmanet's own in-house databases and collections, as well as providing links to all online Buddhist resources, large and small."
By Barry Kapke

Engaged Buddhist ~ Dharma Page
Human Rights...Buddhist Issues

Fundamental Buddhism Explained

The History, Philosophy and Practice of Buddhism - (dead link)
A well organized site created for an adult education class on Understanding Buddhism.
By Mary Hendriks

Imaging Everest
"To mark the anniversary of the first ascent of Mount Everest on May 29, 1953, the Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers) in conjunction with the British Council in Nepal has created an exhibition called Imaging Everest> from its collection of approximately 20,000 photographs taken on the nine Mount Everest Expeditions between 1921 and 1953. These expeditions were jointly organized by the Royal Geographical Society and the Alpine Club. The exhibition shows the importance of the landscape and people of the Himalayan region and tells the story of those involved in the first attempts to climb Everest ...This website provides an online version of the Imaging Everest exhibition and enables people all over the world to share this remarkable collection of photographs.
Sections include: The History of Everest ; Everest Expeditions in the 1920s and 1930s ; Tibetan People ; Religion in Tibet and Nepal ; Nepal in the 1950s ; Sherpas ; Tenzing and Hillary ; Mount Everest Expedition 1953 ; Biographies ; Everest Slideshow.
- The Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)

Internet Guide for Chinese Studies - Philosophy and Religion
Sections include: General ; Confucianism ; Daoism ; Buddhism ; Islam ; Christianity ; Judaism ; Bibliographies ; Related Journals.
Edited by Hanno Lecher

Korean Buddhism - (dead link)
World Wide Web Virtual Library
Includes Links to General Resources, Documents and Writings, Projects, Monasteries & Centers, Academic Opportunities, Publications, and General Resources for Korean Studies
Another wonderful scholarly resource by Prof. Muller.
Edited by Charles Muller, Toyo Gakuen University

Korean Society of Indian Philosophy (English or Korean)
Publishers of Journal of Indian Philosophy. The site includes a collection of links to Indology and Buddhism.

PBS - Independent Lens - SHAOLIN ULYSSES: Kungfu Monks in America (October 2003)
Web companion to the PBS broadcast of the independent film by Martha Burr and Mei-Juin Chen.
"The famous fighting monks of the Shaolin monastery have seen a resurgence throughout the world, aided in part by the popularity of kungfu movies among the hip-hop set and films like Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. The film follows a handful of Shaolin monks who have brought the style to America, chronicling their adventures in New York City, Houston and Las Vegas."
Sections include: The Monks ; About Shaolin ; Kungfu Goes West ; The Filmmakers ; Learn More ; Inside Shaolin.

RainbowDharma
"Buddhist people of color multicultural interfaith message board and speakers bureau sponsoring diversity in the heart of Americans to achieve peace, religious tolerance, heal racism, end violence, and alleviate poverty."
Choyin Rangdrol, Founder

Religion in Japan - (dead link)
Electronic Resources and WWW Sites
Sections include: Buddhist Texts ; Reference Sources for the Study of Buddhism ; Zen ; Pure Land ; Buddhist Art ; Taoism ; Contemporary Religion.
By Kristina Kade Troost, Librarian for Japan and Korea, Duke University

Resources for the Study of Buddhism
Sections include: General Buddhism ; Theravada Buddhist Teachings ; Mahayana Buddhist Teachings ; Online Collections of Buddhist Texts ; Other Sites.
Compiled by Dr. Ron Epstein, Dept. of Philosophy, San Francisco State University

Resources for the Study of East Asian Language and Thought - (dead link)
Includes electronically published texts and reference works by Charles Muller and others: HTML articles; translated Chinese classics; E-texts of Buddhist, Confucian and Taoist classics; guide to graduate studies in Asian Philosophy and religion; other reference materials, including links to scholarly web resources in Buddhism, Confucianism and Taoism.
Maintained by Charles Muller, Professor of East Asian Philosophy and Religion, Toyo Gakuen University

Sacred Rocks and Buddhist Caves in Thailand - (dead link)
"This site is intended only as an introduction to the study of sacred rocks and Buddhist caves in Thailand. A more comprehensive approach is given in the author's book : Christophe Munier, Sacred Rocks and Buddhist caves in Thailand, Bangkok, White Lotus, 1998."

Siddhartha - The Warrior Prince
"Our goal is to broaden the audience for this expansive material and to further expose the world to this remarkable story -- of the life of a man whose philosophies have invaluably enriched the lives of so many of us...The site includes: further discourse on the life of the Buddha, lunar astrological charts, humor, research, select spirit themed gift items and more."

The Silk Road Seattle Project
"Silk Road Seattle is a collaborative public education project using the "Silk Road" theme to explore cultural interaction across Eurasia from the beginning of the Common Era (A. D.) to the Sixteenth Century. Sponsored primarily by the Simpson Center for the Humanities at the University of Washington, and directed by Professors Daniel C. Waugh, Joel Walker and Cynthea Bogel, the project will include: public lectures and seminars, a virtual art exhibit, photographic and textile exhibits, a general education course as well as professional development seminars and workshops for educators, and a web site containing additional materials."
Sections include: Texts ; Cities and Architecture ; Traditional Culture ; Teaching/Learning Guides ; Virtual Art Exhibit ; Buddhist MSS Project ; Maps ; For Kids.
Walter Chapin Simpson Center for the Humanities, University of Washington

Sparsabhumi - Buddhist & Indological Studies - (dead link)
"Selected Resources for the Study of Buddhism, Indian Philosophy and Culture and the Encounter between India and the Western World (Buddhist Texts in Pali, Sanskrit, Tibetan, Central Asian Languages, Chinese and in Modern European Languages, Sanskrit Literature in General, Other Indian Languages Texts, Buddhist and Indian Art and Western Classical Texts of Interest to the Indologist and the Buddhist Scholar."
By Christian Coseru

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Tibetan Buddhist Links - (dead link)
From the Google Web Directory

Tricycle: The Buddhist Review Online
In addition to online articles from this popular magazine sections include: Bulletin Boards ; Daily Dharma ; Buddhist Basics ; Dharma Centers ; News and Events ; Conferences ; Personals ; Interviews.

Unified Buddhist Church

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