English Buddhist Websites

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Buddhist Resources

The Melbourne Buddhist Centre : is one of many centres around the world affiliated with the Friends of the Western Buddhist Order, a relatively new Buddhist movement, which makes available the Buddha's teaching to people from all cultures and backgrounds. We draw inspiration from all the great Buddhist schools in a systematic way to make the practices both comprehensible and accessible within a western cultural context.

Buddhist Temples : Information on buddhist temples & pilgrimage in India.
Access to Insight Reading in Theravada Buddhism
BuddhaNet (Australia) has a library of downloadable Theravada Buddhist texts.
History, Philosophy and Practice of Buddhism: the author of the site is Mary Hendriks (Pjthorogood is the webmaster)

Buddhist Online: A general Buddhist website in Vietnamese, Chinese and English by Ven. Thich Quang Lam.

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.
Buddhism Today by Ven. Thich Nhat Tu: General readings in Theravada and Mahayana Buddhism, with emphasis on contemporary Buddhist issues, such as Buddhist philosophy, Buddhist ethico-psychology, Buddhist sociology, Buddhist ecology, Buddhist management, Buddhist education, Buddhist culture, Buddhist economics, Buddhist meditation, dialogue, review of Buddhist books, links to Buddhist resources, etc. It serves also as a guide to beginners; a meeting place where all Buddhists worldwide can come and share their knowledge and practice of the Buddha's teachings in relevance to the modern world. WebRing, search and download over 1000 Buddhist articles and e-books.
Buddha Greetings by Thich Nhat Tu: Enjoy Buddhist Teachings through electronic post-cards.
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.
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.
Sadhu!: The Theravada Buddhism Web Directory (Malaysia) offers a Yahoo-like searchable database of websites about Theravada Buddhism.
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.
Buddhism: History, Philosophy & Practice by Pjthorogood: An easily understood, non-sectarian overview of the history, philosophy, culture and practice of Buddhism together with a Buddhist bookshop for further study.
Buddhism & Medical Ethics: A Bibliographic Introduction [Hughes/Keown].
Buddhism Propagation Center by Stella Tse: We imported advance Chinese Buddhist books from Taiwan and intoduce English Buddhist books to the public for studying Buddhism. We hold free events to propagate the Buddhist Dharma.
Buddhism-ringingbell study pages by Bvgftr2: Collection of sites and information on Buddhism and related subjects of study.
The Buddhist Viewpoint: This page includes Selections from a German Buddhist monk's book about his mission in Vietnam during and after the Vietnam war and links to Mahayana, Theravada, Vajrayana Buddhist sites.
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.

Journal of Shin Buddhism : This is a online journal of Shin buddhism with articles and essays about pureland buddhism written by western and asian scholars.There are also some introductory articles on Shin buddhism. This site is based in Australia.

Amida Net : This website is by Dr Inagaki of the Horai Association. This site carries his translations of the three pureland sutras and works by past masters
from India, China and Japan. The site is comprehensive with full colour
mandalas depicting the pureland sutras and their description. The site also
carries some articles and talks by Sensei Inagaki.There is also a section
on the sanskrit,japanese and english Heart sutra. Highly reccomended for
all.

Buddhist Magazines and Newspapers :

Dharma World
Turning Wheel.
Middle Way.
eDharma Buddhist Culture Magazine
The Forest Hermitage Newsletter.
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.
Tricycle: The Buddhist Review - a non-profit quarterly magazine with an educational charter to spread the Dharma.
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.
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.

Buddhist Academic Organisations:

The International Network of Engaged Buddhists
International Vegetarian Union
Buddhist Library [Singapore].
Buddhist Studies WWW Virtual Library [AU].
Buddhist Studies World Wide Web Sites.
Buddhist Sutras and Texts on-line.
Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library [AU].
Barre Center for Buddhist Studies [Barre MA].
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.
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].

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.
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.
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 Research Institute of Tripitaka Koreana.
Resources for the Study of Buddhism [San Francisco State University].
Tipitaka - der Pali Kanon des Theravada Buddhismus.
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.
Buddhist Society: Founded in 1924 by Christmas Humphreys, the Buddhist Society is one of the oldest Buddhist societies in Europe
The World Followship of Buddhists: The World Fellowship of Buddhists
( WFB ) was founded on May 25 B.E.2493 (1950) in Colombo, Sri Lanka, where representatives from 27 countries in Asia, Europe and North America (including Hawaii) met for this purpose. Nearly every school of Buddhism in the Mahayana, Theravada, and Vajrayana traditions was represented by members of the Sangha as well as laity. This was probably the first time in the history of Buddhism that such a gathering was held. No Buddhist sect, school or organization was unwilling to attend the meeting. Thus founded, the WFB represents the common interests of Buddhists throughout the world numbering hundreds of millions.

Buddhist Publications :

Buddhist books
Wisdom
Parallax Press
Harper Collins
Dharma Publishing
Windbell Publications
Snow Lion Publication
Shambhala Publications
Hundred Mountain Journal
Kosei Publishing Company (Tokyo, Japan)
Buddhist Publication Society (Kandy, Sri lanka)
Monital Banarsidass Publishers (New Dheli)
Buddhist book project Poland
Buddhist Journal

Buddhist Texts and Textual Study :

Tipitaka - der Pali Kanon des Theravada Buddhismus.
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.
Web Dictionary of Buddhist Terms, by Charles Muller.