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THERAVADA RESOURCES

.....Access to Insight Reading in Theravada Buddhism

.....Aloka Meditation Centre (Aloka) by Usman: a spiritual centre for all to learn Buddhist meditation through the development of calmness and insight (Samatha-Vippassana) and the practice of mindfulness (Satipatthana).

.....BuddhaNet (Australia) has a library of downloadable Theravada Buddhist texts.

.....BuddhaSasana [Unicode and VPS fonts]: A bilingual English-Vietnamese site by Binh Anson, storing over 1000 articles and e-books on basic Buddhism, Discourses, Dhamma essays, and meditation of the Theravada tradition, in a very readable format.

.....The Buddha's Teachings. Site with Dhammapada verse and story update every Saturday. Buddhist Hymns in MP3 format with lyrics and guitar chords. Free Dhamma books. Buddhist Novitiate Program photo gallery. Screen Saver - Life of The Buddha.

.....Buddhism Depot - collection of Dhammapada scriptures (Pali Canon), a Dhammapada Quote of the moment, a Buddhist Discussion Forum and chat room, art gallery, and a scholarly resource on the organization of the Pali Canon.

.....Breath One Life: Dhamma teaching in hte meaning of life. Life and work for delight, No achan Chah : Reflection.

.....Cultivating Mindful Living - maintained by George Fowler. Created to dynamically support the skillful practice of the Buddha's mindfulness teachings as taught at Cambridge Insight Meditation Center (CIMC) and Insight Meditation Society (IMS). (Note: This site is not affiliated with CIMC or IMS.)

.....Dhammakaya Buddhist Meditation Institute by Luangpa: A Buddhist monastery in Thailand, teaching Dhammakaya meditation to the world. The Dhammakaya approach to meditation involves the visualization of a bright sphere,appearing at the center of the body.

.....DharmaNet International (California, USA) has an extensive list of Web links spanning many fields of Buddhist studies.

.....Dhammaduta: The Theravada Bhikkhu Sangha in the Buddhist Borderlands.

.....Dharma & Nirvana

.....Fundamental Buddhism Explained - Explanation of Buddhism based on the Pali Canon recognized by Buddhist scholars as the oldest record of what the Buddha taught.

.....Guide to Meditation.

.....Luminous by Nightngle - the Light Within - a peaceful garden for meditation, including illustrated stories, guided meditations for children, an online journal, and lots of resources about Buddhism.

.....Mindful Life Sangha of South Texas: An interfaith community of practioners from the Corpus Christi, Port Aransas, Texas area, who meet regularly to sit zazen and discuss the influence of Zen in their everyday lives.

.....Sadhu!: The Theravada Buddhism Web Directory (Malaysia) offers a Yahoo-like searchable database of websites about Theravada Buddhism.

.....Sambodhi Web by Dhananjaya: A Sri Lankan Buddhist site for Buddhists and Non-Buddhists all over the world. Meditation, Buddhism, Sri Lanka, Temple, Buddhist Temple

.....Singapore DharmaNet - Collection of Buddhist Sutras and Teachings, Buddhist Calendar in Singapore, Buddhist Web Card Service, E-mail Buddhist Counseling Service, E-mail addresses/ Webpages of Buddhist Friends, Electronic Daily Enlightenment/Dharma Service, Links to other Buddhist Nets, Pictorial Tour of Buddhist Temples, Singapore Buddhist Organization Directory, Talk Buddhism newsgroup.

.....Theravada-ringingbell study pages by Bvgftr2: Collection of sites on Theravada Buddhism, it's history and evolution!

.....What do you think, my friend? - a selection of writings on Buddhism.

.....Vipassana Research Publications of America [Seattle WA].

MAHAYANA RESOURCES

.....Advayavada Buddhism Information Center - Amsterdam by Advayavada: Information about Advayavada Buddhism, with Questions and Answers section. Site also hosts official Dutch Buddhist Union page, with list of members.
.....Amitabha Hospice Service [NZ] - Information on the free home care offered by Amitabha Hospice Service; Buddhist teachings on death & dying; prayers, meditations, reading list & links to spiritually-focused hospice sites.
.....Buddhist Resources Links Pitaka - maintained by Jerome Ducor. Classified links on Buddhism, special interest on Pure Land Buddhism. Bi-lingual French/English.
.....The Collected Works of Shinran by Rev. Yuho B. Van Parijs: The online publication of the English Translation of the Collected Works of Shinran (1172-1263), founder of the Japanese Jodo Shinshu or Shin Buddhism as it is often referred to in the West.
.....Dharma Cloud by Kyosantekisui: A website special on Soto tradition of Mahayana buddhism, featuring basics of Buddhism, teachings from ancestors and teachers of our time, links and more. Parts are available in German language - the most is in English. Welcome!
.....Friends of the Heart Meditation and Healing Centre by Friendsoftheheart: Friends of the Heart is a Toronto-based meditation and healing centre embracing the spiritual traditions of Buddhism, yoga, Christianity and Sufism. The website provides resources and a catalogue of courses to help people integrate clarity and compassion into everyday life through meditation.
.....Jikoji by Fons Martens - Centre for Shin Buddhism introduces: Collection of hymnes for the services in our temple: shoshinge, sanbutsege, useige, amidakyo, junirai.
.....Panna Youth Centre by Chen Hsiongcai: On Buddhist youth activities and Buddhist teachings in relevance to modern time.
.....Shaksway's (Pure Land) Home Page.
.....Quang-Duc: A general Buddhist bilingual website (Vietnamese & English) of Quang Duc Monastery in Australia. It was created by Ven. Thich Nguyen Tang in May,1999, containing : Buddha's teachings ; The biography of Thich Quang Duc, Buddhism throughout the world, news & events on Buddhism in the five continents. Especially Buddhism in Vietnam; Buddhist scriptures; Famous Buddhist People; Buddhism & women; Buddhist Poetry & Poets, Buddhist links etc. No Vietnamese font required.
.....A Small, Personal Shingon Buddhism Website [Malvern PA] - devoted to sharing ideas about Shingon Buddhism and Buddhism in general.
.....Mind Only Cafe (Yogacara) [UNC at Wilmington].
.....Nichiren Buddhism Study Site: Contains searchable writings of Nichiren, along with SGI study materials.
.....Nichiren Shoshu Buddhism in Indonesia by Sidin Ekaputra: How to practice
Nichiren Shoshu Budhisme to make your life happiness and success. Who is Nichiren Daishonin Buddha ? You can get many information about Nichiren Buddhism in Indonesia today.

TIBETAN BUDDHIST RESOURCES

.....The Chandrakirti Centre by Taraleu: The Chandrakirti Centre is a Tibetan Buddhist study and meditation centre situated on a beautiful 5 acres property in Nelson of New Zealand.It is a member of the foundation of the mahayana tradition(FPMT).
.....Golden Blue Lotus Tara Tibetan Buddhist Meditation Center : Find here teachings by Ven. Zasep Tulku Rinpoche, his biography, schedules of events at his western American sanghas: Gaden for the West, Buddhist prayers and teachings, and our fun newsletter!
.....Karma deleg cho pel ling by Wangchub: Information, history and program from the Karma Kagyu Study and Meditation Center Karma Deleg Chư Pel Ling, Hantum. the Netherlands. The center is connected to the 17th Karmapa, the leader of the Karma Kagyu school, now livng in India.
.....Keith Dowman by Keith Dowman: A Vajrayana Buddhist resource: the wisdom of Tibetan Buddhist meditation through translation,art and poetry in the Dzogchen and Mahamudra traditions.
.....Kunga Tibetan Archives.
.....Like An Illusion by Dharmacloud: A site devoted to the Shangpa Kagyu lineage of Tibet. Offers stories, songs, and poems by the lineage masters, Tibetan texts for download, and relevant books and links.
.....Ngawang Geleg's Buddhist Home Page. A general resource guide on Buddhism
.....International Journal of Tantric Studies. - Publishes on Tantras (or Agamas or Samhitas in Sanskrit) scholarly topics concerning one or more parts of them. This includes the philosophy of language, of knowledge, aesthetics, rhetorics, etc. It also includes e.g. architectural Tantric-based items, stotras, papers on Tantric authors, medicine, chemistry, astronomy/astrology, history of Tantrism, etc.
.....Okar Research: A survey of published materials related to the Shambhala Teachings of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche.
.....On Tibetan Buddhism - includes Thangkha images and Buddhist mantras.
.....The Sangha: All about Buddhism, meditation, tibet, trying to provide accurate information for those interested in finding out more.
.....Tibetan Studies WWW Virtual Library [AU].
.....Tibetan Buddhism. A concise, understandable explanation of the spiritual aspects of Tibetan Buddhism including Tantra & Dzogchen. Also, a consideration of its relation with other branches of Buddhism such as Zen & Vipassana. Links available to an overall synthesis of the world's spiritual traditions in light of modern psychology & science.
.....Tibetan Buddhist Enlightenment - information, art, campaigns, centers, flags, magazines, organizations, projects, texts, and more.
.....Tibetan Buddhist Dharma Supplies by Garuda Trading: : Tibetan Buddhist Artefacts and Dharma Supplies for practitioners. Thangkas, Rupas, Malas, Tibetan Incense, Ritual Aids, Meditation Supplies, Dharma Books, Tibetan Links and much more. KARMPA CHENNO!!
.....Tibetan Buddhist Links.
.....Tashi Lhunpo Monastery website by Dolma: about the seat of His Holiness the Panchen Lama and His teachings.
.....Thubten Shedrup Ling - Center for the Study of Buddhism and Tibetan Culture. Information and calendar of activities for center in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Our site contains many Real Audio files of chanting and lam rim teachings.
.....Vajrayana Buddhism - information on Phowa, which is the transferance of conciousness at time of death, and other Buddhist resources.

....................................................ZEN BUDDHISM
.....Album de Instantes by Juanca Rio: Zen photography by Juan Carlos del Rio (Spain).
.....Central Wisconsin Buddhist Awareness Circle by Feimaster: We are a small non-sectarian group of practioners of Buddhism. We have a newsletter, meet weekly for meditation, have a study group and sponsor mokns and lamas for community instruction in the Dharma. We hope our link strenghtens the chain for sharing the teachings of Buddhism.
.....Dharma Sound Zen Center: Dharma Sound Zen Center founded 1980 by Zen Master Seung Sahn, the first Korean Zen Master to live and teach in the West. As member of Kwan Um School, we bring teachers from around the world to lead meditation retreats, talks, and ceremonies.
.....Empty Flute Zen.
.....HSUYUN-ES. Chan buddhism and teachings of Master Hsu Yun (Empty Cloud).
.....Lotus Chan Cirkeln. Presents Swedish translations of Buddhist Sutras and other
texts. Offers guidance in meditational questions.
.....International Research Institute for Zen Buddhism (IRIZ) [Hanazono U - Kyoto JP] - an academic research institution devoted to the study of Zen Buddhism. We aim to serve the needs of researchers, students, teachers, and practitioners of Buddhism, but we also offer electronic tools -- such as a 48,000 character Chinese character database -- of interest to people involved in all fields of East Asian Studies such as Chinese, Japanese, and Korean histories, literatures, and religions. This WWW site and its contents form part of the Zen KnowledgeBase project initiated and directed by Urs APP.
.....Plum Village - Zen teachings and practice by Master Thich Nhat-Hanh.
.....Sanbokyodan by Kaiho99: French language site about zen & martial arts;
.....Tao Zen by taozen108: Teachings and Sutras in the Swedish language. Affiliated to the Zen Buddhist Order of Hsu Yun. Health and well-being. Dharma-shop.
.....The Zen Studies Society Newsletter - published by Eido Shimano Roshi's The Zen Studies Society, Inc., New York, NY.
.....Zenspace - an annotated catalog of Zen Buddhist resources, maintained by Brian Tanaka.
.....Zen Garden.
.....Zen Environmental Studies Center.
.....Zen Buddhism WWW Virtual Library [AU].
.....Zen Project by B.C. Ball.
.....Zen Research and Study Group (Groupe de Recherches et d'Etudes sur le Zen - GREZ) [France] - a division of the European Buddhist University, a body founded in 1995 by French Buddhists to promote Buddhist studies in France and Europe.
.....ZEN, WOMEN, AND BUDDHISM by Zennun12_8: Zen, the Tao, Enlightenment, and Buddhism from the women's perspective.
.....World Zen Fellowship by Jab1776: The World Zen Fellowship has Dharma centers in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia (The Potomac Zen Sangha) and New York City (Patriarchal Zen Society). The Sangha offers a traditional Zen master lineage teaching as transmitted from the Buddha.

BUDDHIST MONASTERIES

.....Buddhist Temple of Chicago by Miriam Solon: Site organized according to the 3 Treasures, with sections on Buddha, Dharma & Sangha. BTC is the oldest Buddhist temple in Chicago, founded Oct. 1944 by Rev. Gyomay M. Kubose (1905-2000) as an independent temple with roots in Pure Land & Zen. Current Head Minister: Rev. Yuk.

.....Florida Buddhist Vihara, Tampa, Florida by Floridabv: Site of the future Buddhist Temple in Tampa, Florida. We are currently offering meditations and individual counseling. Come by and see us grow...

.....Lethbridge Honpa Buddhist Temple : A Jodo Shinshu (Pure Land) Buddhist temple in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. We are active in weekly assembly, Dharma school, holidays, community events and conferences. We share sensai with other temples in the region. Rev. M. Hayashi & Rev. N. Hattori.

.....Jikoji - Centre for Shin-Buddhism by Jodoshin : Collection of hymnes for the services in our temple: shoshinge, sanbutsuge, juseige, amidakyo, junirai.

.....Temple of Kwan Yin: A simple sanctuary where one can meditate on Kwan Yin and Her mantra - with a twist... in English and French. Includes a gallery.

.....Wat Sampran: Wat sampran is a thai temple of unique style. The dragon tower skyclimbing 16 floors is one of the characteristics of this beautifull temple

.....Pagoda in the World by Tai Le: This site shares with you pagodas in the world through various link photos.

BUDDHIST SOCIETIES AND ORGANISATIONS

.....Buddhadharma International Foundation. The Buddhadharma International Foundation, Inc. is dedicated to supporting compassionate, charitable, humanitarian, non-political causes.
.....Buddhism and Global Nonviolent Problem Solving, edited by Glenn D. Paige and Sarah Gilliatt.
.....Buddhist Council of New South Wales - information about Buddhist organisations in Australia, articles on Buddhist topics, news and cool links.
.....Buddhist Society: Founded in 1924 by Christmas Humphreys, the Buddhist Society
is one of the oldest Buddhist societies in Europe
.....Engaged Buddhist Dharma Page.
.....Friends of the Western Buddhist Order - a worldwide Buddhist movement devoted to re-expressing the essential truths of Buddhism in ways appropriate to the modern world.
.....Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition .
.....Hai Duc Temple:Activities and Studies of Northeast Florida Buddhist Association, a 500+ members group of mostly VietnameseMahayana Buddhists practicing in Jacksonville, Florida.
.....Gorinto Buddhist Centre by Gorinto: Lay Dharma community in North Wales. Affiliated to the British Shingon Buddhist Association. Open to Buddhists of all traditions for practice and study. Articles, study program, activities, links.
.....International Network of Engaged Buddhists - commitment to global community based on the universal truths of wisdom and compassion. INEB's areas of concern have centered on alternative education, non-violence, human rights, the environment, women's issues, alternative development, and the integration of spirituality and activism.
.....Maha Bodhi Society, Bangalore: It tells about the activities of Maha Bodhi Society in Bangalore which is a premier Budhist institution in South India. It also gives the Mahabodhi School project report
.....Master Yinshun's Home page, North America
.....Pagoda in the World by Tai Le: This site shares with you pagodas in the world through various link photos.
.....Parbatya Bouddha Mission by Uttamalankar Bhikkhu: The site contains news and its activities for the Buddhist peoples in the CHT, Bangladesh
.....Parbatya Bouddha Mission by Uttamalankar Bhikkhu: Buddhist and social activities for the minority indigneous peoples in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) of Bangladesh who have been living under poverty lines.
.....Sakyadhita: International Association of Buddhist Women [Honolulu HI].
.....Theravada Buddhist Women's Resources.
.....Tibetan Women Refugees.
.....Theravada Buddhist Women's Resources (St. John's University; Steve Russell) has a growing library of writings by Theravada women teachers and authors.
.....Walking Dharma: this website was created by Colin Truth to support for all World Buddhist Organisations in raising their funding. Promote Dharma by clicking on the ads and the revenue will go to the organisation(s). A few cents per click will come from the revenue of the ad sponsors. With great generosity of our sponsors, there is currently no limit on the number of clicks. All available information regarding the temple are provided to ensure your donations are made to the right people, and purposes. If you belong to a Buddhist Organisation, you can raise funds by adding your Organisation to our Support List.
.....Women Active in Buddhism - comprehensive collection of links and resources on contemporary Buddhist women.
.....Vietnamese Buddhist Temple at Bodhagaya, India (Webstie 1 at bizland.com and Webstie 2 at saigon.com)

BUDDHIST JOURNALS & ACADEMIC RESOURCES

.....Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library [AU].
.....Barre Center for Buddhist Studies [Barre MA].
.....Berkeley Buddhist Research Center (BBRC).
.....Buddhist Bibliography by Garin-Michaud Roger. Works in English, French, German, Sanskrit, Tibetan.
.....Buddhism Study Group [University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign].
.....Buddhist Association at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
.....Buddhist Library [Singapore].
.....Buddhist Studies WWW Virtual Library [AU].
.....Buddhist Studies World Wide Web Sites.
.....Buddhist Sutras and Texts on-line.
.....Buddhist Worlds in the USA [Hamilton College].
.....Center for Buddhist Studies [National Taiwan University].
.....Centre for Buddhist Studies [University of Bristol].
.....Chinese Buddhist Electronic Text Association (CBETA)
.....Chung-Hwa Institute of Buddhist Studies
.....DharmaBase: Databases of Buddhist Centers & Meditation Groups (By Area).
.....Dharma Realm Buddhist University [Sagely City of 10,000 Buddhas, CA].
.....Dictionary of East Asian Buddhist Terms - [Netscape 2.0 frame].
.....eDharma Buddhist Culture Magazine
.....Electronic Journal of Korean Buddhist Studies - Online journal devoted to articles on Korean Buddhism. Articles may be presented in English, Korean, Japanese, English/Japanese or English/Korean. All serious articles on topics in Korean Buddhism written in proper scholarly format are welcome.
.....The Eastern Buddhist - Founded by D.T. Suzuki, The Eastern Buddhist (EB) is a nonsectarian journal devoted to the open and critical study of Mahayana Buddhism in all its aspects. Printed in English, the journal contains the latest contributions to Buddhist scholarship from East and West. Published semi-annually; circa 150 pages per issue. No online version.
.....European Buddhist University [Paris, France] - founded in 1995 by French Buddhists to promote Buddhist studies in France and Europe.
.....The Forest Hermitage Newsletter.
.....Global Resources for Buddhist Studies
.....Motilal Books Europe (contact email: motilal@planet.nl): European Distributor of Motilal Banarsidass Publishing in Delhi, India. Buddhist and other Indological Books direct from India and Tibet. Electronic Bookshop with 8000 titles and 150 subjects.
.....International Association of Buddhist Studies [U. North Carolina, Wilmington NC] - a non-profit international professional organization devoted to the academic study of Buddhism in all its manifestations and from any disciplinary perspective.
.....Interlinks: Buddhist Studies Resources.
.....Journal of Buddhist Ethics [Europe] - established to promote the study of Buddhist ethics through the publication of research articles, discussions and critical notes, bulletins, and reviews.
.....Journal of Buddhist Ethics [USA] - An academic journal established to promote the study of Buddhist ethics through the publication of research articles, discussions and critical notes, bulletins, and reviews.
.....Middle Way.
.....National Taiwan University Buddhism Center.
.....Numata Center for Buddhist Translation & Research (Berkeley CA). presents the results of the joint efforts of the Society for the Promotion of Buddhism and the Numata Center to translate and publish the Taisho Chinese Buddhist canon into English.
.....The Pali Canon [U.S. location courtesy of JBE and Penn State]
.....Pali Text Society : The Society was founded in 1881 by T.W. Rhys Davids "to foster and promote the study of Pali texts ". It publishes Pali texts in roman characters, translations in English and ancillary works including dictionaries, concordance, books for students of Pali and a journal.
.....The Research Institute of Tripitaka Koreana.
.....Resources for the Study of Buddhism [San Francisco State University].
.....Shambhala Sun Magazine: The Shambhala Sun is a Buddhist-inspired magazine, applying the wisdom of the world's great contemplative traditions to the arts, social issues, politics and health.
.....Tipitaka - der Pali Kanon des Theravada Buddhismus.
.....Tricycle: The Buddhist Review - a non-profit quarterly magazine with an educational charter to spread the Dharma.
.....Turning Wheel.
.....UK Association for Buddhist Studies [UK] - lists members' postal addresses, telephone/fax numbers, E-mail addresses, research interests, and publications. It also gives details of UK courses relating to Buddhism, contains links to other web-sites and gives information on useful discussion lists.
.....Web Dictionary of Buddhist Terms, by Charles Muller.
.....Windbell Publications/Dogen Sangha: Windbell Publications is the publishing arm of Dogen Sangha, a buddhist community based in Tokyo and following the teachings of Dogen Zenji. We have an international center in Tokyo where people may stay to study buddhism and practice zazen.

VIETNAMESE BUDDHISM

.....Buddhasasana [VPS-Times font]: A bilingual English-Vietnamese site by Binh Anson, storing over 1000 articles and e-books on basic Buddhism, Discourses, Dhamma essays, and meditation of the Theravada tradition, in a very readable format.

.....Buddhism in Vietnam: A short introduction of Buddhism in Vietnam by Buddhism Today.

.....Trang Nha Ai Huu GDPT Vinh Nghiem Hai Ngoai (by Phuc Trung): About Youth Buddhist Association.

.....Tuong Van Temple in New Jersey: The Most Venerable Thich Tri Chon is our Spiritual Leader and The Reverend Venerable Thich Minh Quang is our Spiritual Counselor.

ENGAGED BUDDHISM

.....True Emptiness by Rev Autumn Wolf: InterDependent Universal Zen Ministry-the true nature of emptiness is compassion!

PERSONAL HOME PAGES

.....Bob's Sugati by Bobrodgers715 : My personal homepage about growing up in Pennsylvania, my converting to Buddhism, and views on life in general through the eyes of a former Pennsylvanian ~ with links to things and places of interest. Like me, it will grow and evolve with time.
.....The Buddhist Homeschooling Mom's Page by Dharmamom: Find here homeschooling ideas, Buddhist practices, my teachers and heroes, my boys' thoughts and my attempts at keeping a healthy spiritual household.
.....Dharma Screen Savers: Freeware Tibetan Buddhist Screensavers for Windows. 3D Mani prayer wheels fill your computer screen.
.....Buddhist Astrology by Jhampa: Astrology offered for Buddhists and spiritually movitvated people.
.....Julianna's Dharma Page: This site contains links, information and teachings about Buddha and Buddhism.
.....PhotoDharma by Tony! Zen art, photography, poetry. Form is emptiness...
.....Se'rgio Pereira Alves HomePage: Personal homepage dedicated to the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan people and their struggle for a FREE TIBET. Monasteries, Mandalas, Mudras, Links, Polytical and historical facts, in Portuguese
.....Shin Buddhist Site: Contains the Tannisho, White Ashes, Nembutsu.
The ZENOPHILIA series by Bob Harbinson: short fast zen / tao inspired poetry, haiku, koan, sculpture, paintings, and photos : the ad-free, ongoing work of bob harbinson.

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