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Theravada
- Access to Insight
- A library of readings from Theravada Buddhism. Search, browse,
and download over 600 translated discourses by the Buddha, plus
many transcriptions of Dhamma books and talks.
- Abhidhamma Vipassana -
Books and articles about Theravada Buddhism.
- Buddhism
- Outline of Buddhist beliefs and practises from "Religious
Tolerance" site.
- Buddhism -
Perspectives on Buddhism from Dr B B Ambedkar, the Indian social
activist, and his followers.
- Buddhism and Everything -
Basics of Buddhism, Suttas, personal experiences and discussion
forums.
- Buddhism Depot
- Scriptures, mudras, virtual temple, discussion, live chat,
recommended reading and art gallery.
- Buddhism for
the Lay Practitioner - For those who are interested in
discovering Theravada Buddhism from a lay perspective.
- Buddhist path of the
Upasika - An essay on the power of mindfulness in daily life.
- Chieng
Mai Dhamma Study Group - A collection of books, essays, talks
and reflections centering on Theravada Buddhism.
- Contemplatives,
Singapore - An MSN community dedicated to the Teachers of the
Forest Meditation Tradition (Kammathana) of Thailand.
- Dhamma
Net - Articles by Theravada Buddhists around the world.
- Dhamma Server - The Sri
Lankan version of the Pali Canon, much of which is translated into
English.
- Dhamma Study -
Articles by Nina van Gorkom, Sujin Boriharnwanaket, and others on
meditation, vipassana, citta, and satipatthana.
- Dhamma Talks - MP3s
of Dhamma talks given by various teachers in the Theravadin Forest
Sangha tradition.
- Dhammaduta -
Describes the establishment of the bhikkhu Sangha or Order of
Monks in countries outside S.E. Asia.
- dhammakaya - Website of the
Dhammakaya Foundation, which promotes a specific style of
meditation practice.
- Dhammakaya Foundation
- Thailand-based foundation that promotes meditation as a way to
inner and world peace.
- DhammaWeb
- Theravada Buddhism in the UK. Many articles and discources.
- Dharmastream - Over 30
dharma talks by Jack Kornfield, Ajahn Sumedho, Ajahn Candasiri and
many others.
- eDhamma.Com: A Window to
Theravada Buddhism - A collection of Dhamma teachings and
Sutta recitations.
- Ehi-passika - An edited
version of the Venerable Buddharakkhita's translation of The
Dhammapada.
- Ethical
Particularism in Theravada Buddhism - An article on the site
of the Journal of Buddhist Ethics.
- Finding the
Way - Buddhists of various nationalities describe their varied
ways of finding the Buddha Dhamma.
- Forest Sangha - links
to Theravadin Buddhist monasteries in the West and in Thailand,
links to newsletters and Dhamma-talks of Ajahn Chah and his
disciples.
- How to become
a Buddhist - A Do-It-Yourself guide to taking the Three
Refuges and becoming a Buddhist.
- Insight Meditation
- Writings by Christopher Titmuss, co-founder of Gaia House in
Devon,and details of retreats.
- Jhana Support
Group - Peer level support group and resource for
practicioners of jhana.
- A Manual
of Buddhism - An introduction to Theravada Buddhism.
- Nibbana.com - Translations
of the Tipitaka, teachings and articles on Theravada Buddhism and
cultural aspects.
- Sadhu! The
Theravada Buddhism Web Directory - An extensive, searchable
web directory of Theravada Buddhism.
- Sinhala
Buddhism - A bibliography of the Sri Lankan form of Theravada,
from the Journal of Buddhist Ethics.
- Thailand Buddhism World Wide
Web - Thai Buddhist articles in English and Thai.
- Theravada
- A detailed introduction to Theravada Buddhism.
- Theravada
Buddhist InfoWeb - Directory.
- Theravada Buddhist Society of
America. - News, information and articles.
- Tipitaka.net - Information
based on the Pali canon, and Buddhist news.
- Urban Dharma... Buddhism
for Urban America - Buddhism for urban America. A large site
with a wide range of articles.
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Tibetan
- About Tantra - The
meaning of Tantra as practiced in the New Kadampa Tradition under
the direction of Geshe Kelsang Gyatso. Its relation to other
aspects of Dharma.
- Arya
Tara -Tibetan Buddhism UK - MSN group providing message board,
and an extensive selection of articles about all aspects of
Tibetan Buddhism.
- Bodhicitta - Offers
sutras, commentaries, essays on compassion in world religions, and
in-depth articles on the faith.
- Buddha Dharma
Forum - A quiet place for buddhist thought and discussion.
- Buddha's Village -
Tibetan Buddhist images, teachings, forum and quotes from Buddhist
teachers.
- Damtsig - A collection of
articles, quotations, and book reviews about Vajrayana and the
role of the vajra master. Major authors: Arch Stanton, Traktung
Rinpoche, Ngakchang Rinpoche and Khandro Dechen, Sangye Khandro.
- Dorje Shugden
Incarnations - Previous incarnations of the Dharma Protector,
Dorje Shugden.
- Drepung Gomang Monks
International Tour - Monks of the Drepung Gomang Monastic
University of Tibetan Buddhism located in South India on tour in
the United States, Japan, and other Countries. Tour Itineraries,
goals, descriptions, discussion, and multimedia gallery.
- Drikung Kagyu - A
description of this Tibetan lineage, its history, centers and
monasteries, current teachers, and teaching schedules.
- Drukpa - The Drukpa Kargyud
lineage. Contains a history of the lineage and life stories of the
lineage masters.
- Dzogchen -
The Importance of Sem-de in the Aro gTer.
- Eastern Tradition
Research Institute - Website of the researchers David Reigle
and his wife Nancy. Includes online documents on their in depth
search for the Tibetan backgrounds of Blavatsky's theosophy.
- The
Eleventh Panchen Lama - Dedicated to Gendun Choekyi Nyima, the
young Eleventh Panchen Lama - and the "world's youngest
political prisoner". Includes the English translation of H.H.
the Dalai Lama's prayer for the young lama, as well as links to
related sites.
- Frontline:
Dreams of Tibet - Understanding Tibetan Buddhism.
- The Future of Buddhism
- Diamond Way - Visit the future here. Ever since the past the
future has been approaching. Tibetan Buddhism, meditation,
history, books and news.
- Gyuto Monks of Tibet -
Gyuto House Australia - Official site of the Dalai Lama's
Gyuto Monks of Tibet and Gyuto House Australia. News, updates,
images and information about the monks' Australian tours and their
home in exile in India.
- Healing,
Relaxing and Awakening: Tibetan Buddhist Methods - Tibetan
Buddhist tools for awakening also promote relaxation and healing;
meditation, prayer wheels, incense, and chants.
- The History of the
Tagmo Lüjin Stupa - The legend about the place where the
future Buddha sacrificed his body to a tigress, taken from the
"Sutra of the Wise and the Foolish."
- Introduction
to the Five Principal Spiritual Traditions of Tibet - From the
Government of Tibet in Exile.
- Introduction to
Tibetan Buddhism - Introduction to Buddhism, meditation,
practices, philosophy and history.
- The KAGYU!
Mailing List Homepage - A growing mailing list which welcomes
anyone interested in discussing Buddhism, particularly
practitioners with an interest in the mainstream Karma Kagyu
lineage under the spiritual direction of His Holiness Ugyen
Trinley Dorje, the XVIIth Karmapa.
- Kagyu Monlam -
Official site of the Kagyu Monlam Chenmo (Kagyu annual great
prayer festival.) Information on the current festival, photo
gallery, travel information, and material on previous festivals.
- Karma
Triyana Dharmachakra - Extensive Karma Kagyu Buddhist teaching
library under seven major topics: Introduction, turning the mind,
becoming a Buddhist, taming the mind, training the mind,
developing the mind, and cultivating Insight.
- Lhagyalo - Free
Tibet - Tibetan Buddhist Resources - Devoted to causes of
Tibetan people and providing information on Tibetan Buddhism.
Sections on teachers such as the Dalai Lama, and Je Tsongkhapa, on
the five spiritual traditions, and annotated list of links.
- Like An Illusion: the
Shangpa Kagyu lineage - Offers resources on Milarepa and the
Shangpa Kagyu lineage, including an annotated list of books about
Milarepa and the Shangpa lineage.
- The
Magic of OM MANI PADME HUM in Tibetan Buddhism - In Tibetan
Buddhism the most common prayer, found everywhere, is Om Mani
Padma Hum, the mantra of Chenrezi, the Buddha of compassion.
- Maitreya in the
Mahayana Tradition - Material about Maitreya Buddha, texts,
photo galleries, mantra and practice, tonglen, links. Site is in
French and English. Includes a page about The Foundation for the
Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition.
- Mind & Life Institute
- The Mind and Life Institute is dedicated to creating a powerful
working collaboration and research partnership between modern
science and Buddhism, the world's two most powerful traditions for
understanding the nature of reality and investigating the mind.
- Mudra.co.uk - Mudra.co.uk
is dedicated to comparative Tibetan Buddhist Mahayana and Tantric
practice and Jungian psychology through publishing books, prints
and articles, workshops and meditation retreats.
- Nunspage
- This is a photo essay with explanations of a nunnery project.
Karma Sengay Rinpoche, the nephew of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, is
asking for financial help in building a buddhist nunnery and
retreat center to accommodate the more than 140 traveling nuns of
the Karma Kagu lineage that are looking for a home base.
- Quiet Mountain Tibetan
Buddhist Resource Guide - Tibetan Buddhist Centers and
Resources.
- RangjungYeshe
Wiki - A dynamic encyclopedia of Dharma material and a
dictionary of current usage. Includes a wide range of
non-sectarian free resources for a "circle of lotsawas"
involved in the translation of Buddhism from Tibetan to English.
- Sakya
Resource Guide - A complete Resource Guide of the Sakya School
of Tibetan Buddhism linking all Sakya resources on the Internet
and providing an overview of all world-wide resources; Teachers,
Teachings, Translations, History, Monasteries, Centres and Art.
- Shambhala
History - Research Into The Legends of Ancient Shambhala.
Contains annotated links to source material.
- Shiwa Tour of the Sera Jey
Monastery Monks - The Shiwa Tour of The Way of Tibetan Peace
and Healing.
- Simhanada: Lion's Roar of
Buddhism - Buddha's life, lineage information, especially
Kaygu, pictures, teachings, Dalai Lama, Karmapa, basics of
Buddhism and online Newspage.
- St.
John's Order - A Russian Lamaist tradition whose origins are
from Siberia and Mongolia. Brief description and contact
information.
- Teachings on Buddhist
Philosophy and Religion by Genuine Tibetan Monks - Extensive
lists of teachers of Tibetan Buddhism of all lineages and centers
world-wide. Includes contact information and brief teachings.
- Tibetan Buddhism
- Information on the four schools of Tibetan Buddhism along with
links to more in depth information on each.
- Tibetan Buddhism -
Maintained by the Office of Tibet in London. Features an
historical introduction to the five principal spiritual traditions
of Tibet, information about the Kalachakra practice, monastic
life, and ritual implements and practices.
- Tibetan
Buddhism Archives - Articles on a variety of Tibetan Buddhist
topics including meditation and mind training, major lineages,
death and rebirth, famous Lamas, and the development of Bodhicitta
collected from many sources on the Internet, mostly predating the
World Wide Web.
- Tibetan
Buddhism Explained - Very brief history and tutorial on
Tibetan Buddhism from The Canadian Tibetan Buddhist Society.
- Tibetan
Buddhism Resources - Tibetan Buddhist meditation training and
practice, both traditional and Shambhala forms, and Tibetan Art
are accessible through centers, books, tapes, and Websites.
- Tibetan Language
Institute Website - Learn the Language of the Lamas. Rarely
offered in academic settings or Dharma centers, Tibetan language
study as presented by the Tibetan Language Institute is
accessible, enjoyable, and immediately rewarding.
- Tibetan
Nuns of Kathmandu: 1999 North American Tour - Members of
Khachoe Ghakyil Nunnery will tour North America in 1999,
presenting sacred music, chants, dance and art of the Tibetan
Buddhist tradition in a program entitled Women's Freedom and
Spiritual Liberation. This site includes their tour schedule,
performance information (sand mandalas, sacred music, dance,
theater and monastic debate), and related links.
- Tibetan
Studies WWW VL - The Internet Guide to Tibetan Studies -
tracks leading information facilities in the field of Tibetan
studies.
- Vajra Yogini -
Contains texts of rituals and practices related to Vajra Yogini,
commentaries, and a discussion list. Files are in various formats
for download only. Registration is required and is free.
- Vajrayana
Buddhism - Containing links to text documents audio and video,
along with links to other text resources (such as biographies of
dharma masters).
- Websites
on Buddhism - Links to many sites about Tibetan Buddhism, as
well as links to many Tibetan Buddhist centers and monasteries.
- Women
Active in Buddhism - The Web's first comprehensive collection
of resources on contemporary Buddhist women. Listings on female
teachers, activists, nuns, events, organizations, bibliography,
and a glossary of female Buddhist deities.
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Vietnamese
- Hoa Hao Buddhism - A Vietnamese
Buddhist sect emphasizing lay practice amony peasants, and
requiring prayer and twice-daily worship of the Buddha and the
cult of ancestors. It is one of the five most important religions
in Vietnam, with over 2 million followers.
- Overseas Hoa Hao Buddhist
Association - Covers teachings from Prophet Huynh Phu So and
translations from noted Hoa Hao Buddhist Clergies and authors.
News about Hoa Hao Buddhism community.
- Vietnamese
Buddhism - An attempt to synthesize some of the varied and
fascinating history of Buddhist religion in Vietnam.
Won
- Won
Buddhism - Article regarding the moral systems of Confucianism
and Buddhism.
Zen
- ZEN - Visually rich,
funny, intuitive, basic introduction to Zen. Produced by Kodai-ji
Temple,
Kyoto, Japan. Requires Shockwave and a 4.0+ browser.
- Zen Buddhism
Virtual Library - Excellent resource for information on
teachers, schools, lineages, Zen names, Zen sutras and other
writings.
- Cybermonk
- Your Zen questions answered by a senior monk from Zen Mountain
Monastery.
- Daily Zen - An aesthetic
Zen haven with a humorous touch. Offers inspirational daily
quotes, complimentary monthly e-journal, and an extensive
collection of Buddhist-themed e-cards.
- International
Research Institute for Zen Buddhism - An academic research
institution devoted to the study of Zen Buddhism, serving the
needs of researchers, students, teachers, and practitioners of
Buddhism. 48.000 character Chinese character database. The IRIZ is
located at the Rinzai-affiliated Hanazono University, Kyoto,
Japan.
- Ketsumyaku
(Certificate of Affiliation to a Lineage) - Image of the
traditional document given to Zen monks on the day of their
ordination showing their entire lineage from Buddha Shakyamuni to
themselves. This version is used by the Association Zen
Internationale.
- On
Finding a Zen Teacher - Essay giving advice on why and how to
find a Zen teacher.
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