Buddhism

Scriptures	Periodicals	Temples
Commercial Supplies	Issues	Women
Organizations	Images	Rejects

Scriptures

http://www.accesstoinsight.org/

Includes readings in Theravada Buddhism, guide to learning the Pali language, excerpts from Pali Cannon.

http://www.buddhism.about.com/cs/scriptures

Includes the Dhammapada, the Heart Sutra, Mahayana Parables, and the Pali Cannon.

http://www.serve.com/cmtan/buddhism

The Dhammapada and The Life of Gotama Buddha.

http://www.edepot.com/budtext.html

Includes three translations of the Dhammapada.

http://www.cheraglibrary.org/buddhist.htm

Includes The Dhammapada, Introduction to Buddhist scriptures, and Buddhist glossary.

http://www.buddhacommunity.org/scriptures.htm

Includes the Kalama Sutta and the Mahamangala Sutta.

http://www.sacred-texts.com/bud

Divides scripture into Northern and Southern Buddhism. In Southern Buddhism, the Dhammapada, Buddhist Suttas, Vinaya Suttas, and the Udana. In Northern Buddism, Mahaya texts, the Lotus Sutra, and the Tree of Wisdom.

Commercial Supplies

http://www.yunlintemple.org/souvenir2a.htm

Offers souvenirs from Yun Lin Temple in Berkeley, CA.

http://www.garudatrading.com/enter.html

Run by the Garuda Trading Company, this site not only offers souvenirs but also goods needed for the practice of Buddhism.

http://www.pariyatti.com/

Run by the Pariyatti Book Service, this site mainly focuses on books and tapes about Vipassana meditation as well as other aspects of Buddhism.

http://www.buddhistsupplies.com/

Run by Shasta Abbey Buddhist Supplies from Mt. Shasta, CA, this site offers a large range of souvenirs and practical items.

Organizations

http://www.americanbuddhistcongress.org/

American Buddhist Congress-Organization that seeks to unite Buddhists from all traditions, denominations, and ethnic backgrounds.

http://www.bpf.org/

Buddhist Peace Fellowship-Publisher of the quarterly journal Turning Wheel. The group strives to bring a Buddhist perspective to the peace movement.

http://www.uhpress.hawaii.edu/journals/bcs/

Buddhist-Christian Studies-An annual journal highlighting the relationships between the Buddhist and Christian faiths.

http://www.shin-ibs.edu/

Institute of Buddhist Studies-Trains ministers for the Buddhist church. Offers an M.A. program in Buddhist Studies.

http://www.tricycle.com/

Tricycle: The Buddhist Review-Quarterly magazine of Buddhism in America.

http://www.dharmanet.org/

DharmaNet International-Extensive web resources on Buddhism.

http://www.chan1.org/

Ch’an Meditation Center-Information on Ch’an meditation. The website is hosted by Venerable Master Sheng-yen.

Periodicals

http://www.worldtrans.org/CyberSangha/subs.htm

CyberSangha: The Buddhist Alternative Journal

Back editions of the journal, various subjects, includes interviews with Buddhists, book reviews, and editor’s notes.

http://www.zenstudies.org/

Newsletter of the Zen Studies Society

Semi-annual electronic edition, events and images, practice and life at two Zen centers.

http://www.pcisys.net/~sms.zen/#dharrag

Dharma Rag

Newsletter, includes ancestral words, news, calendars, and letters.

http://obcon.org/journal/jobc1st.html

Journal of the Order of Buddhists Contemplatives

A quarterly containing articles on meditation and Buddhist training, written by Rev. Master Jiyu-Kennett, priests and lay ministers of the Order, and congregation members.

http://www.newsnow.co.uk/cgi/NewsNow/NewsNow.htm?Section=NewsLink&Theme=Buddhist+News

Buddhist News

Searches live global news from across the web, various articles from newspapers, magazines, and TV news networks

http://jbe.gold.ac.uk/backissues.html

Journal of Buddhist Ethics

The first academic journal dedicated entirely to Buddhist ethics. Research articles as well as discussions and critical notes submitted to the journal will be subject to blind peer review.

http://www.geocities.com/globalbuddhism/html/toc.html

Journal of Global Buddhism

Includes articles, book reviews, and critical news about Buddhism on a global level.

http://www.westernbuddhistreview.com/vol3/index.html

Western Buddhist Review

Writings on Buddhism as practiced in the modern world.

http://www.horai.asn.au/#contents

Mugeko: Journal of Shin Buddhism

Aims to convey the great breadth and depth that the Pure Land teaching of the Mahayana tradition offers to those seeking an accessible spiritual path in the modern world.

Issues

http://www.buddhanet.net/cbp1_f8.htm

Run by Buddhanet Productions. Offers an article about the position of the Chinese Tripitaka in world Buddhism.

http://jbe.gold.ac.uk/

The Journal of Buddhist Ethics, run by Damien Keown and Charles Prebish. Offers a collection of essays on a variety of philosophical issues such as, “Did Shantideva destroy the Bodhisattva Path?” and “Why The Dalai Lama Should Read Aristotle.”

http://www.dharmanet.org/engaged.html

A site for socially engaged Buddhism run by Dharmanet International. This site contains a list of links for organizations that deal with social issues like homosexuality and prison fellowship projects.

http://www.buddhanet.net/ftp11.htm

A list of 300 essays in zip format regarding social issues, run by Buddhanet Productions.

http://www.gaybuddhist.org

A site dedicated to homosexuality and Buddhism, run by Gay Buddhist Fellowship.

http://www.bangkokpost.net/issues/temple/190299a.html

An article by Sanitsuda Ekachai about the Phra Dhammakaya temple controversy and the corruption of Buddhist doctrines.

Images

http://www.lifeinkorea.com/cgi-bin/pictures.cfm

This site offers thirty-one pages of Buddhism pictures in Korea. It even includes a 360 degree panoramic picture gallery.

http://www.donmeh-west.com/tenox.shtml

This site shows ten ox-hearding images of Zen Buddhism.

http://www.diamondway-buddhism.org/kkbn-pic.htm

This site offers a great collection of Buddhist pictures. It includes pictures of teachers, statues, shrines, buildings, and more.

http://www.kamat.com/kalranga/budhist/

This site contains pictures of ancient Buddhism in India as well as Buddhism as practiced by Tibetans in India today.

http://religion-cults.com/art.htm#BUDDHISM:

This site offers an extensive collection of Buddhist images as well as images from other world religions.

Temples

http://www.fairhopetibetansociety.org/

This site is the home for the Fairhope Tibetan Society, Inc out of Fairhope, AL, a sect that practices Tibetan Buddhism.

http://www.atlantashambhalacenter.org/frames.htm

This site is the home of the Shambhala Meditation Center of Atlanta, a Tibetan sect of Buddhism.

http://www.drepung.org/

This is the home of the Drepung Loseling Institute. It is a center for Tibetan Buddhist studies, practice, and culture out of Atlanta, GA.

http://www.meditationforeveryone.org/

This is the home site for the Rameshori Buddhist Center of the New Kadampa Tradition in Atlanta, GA. This center functions as a church complete with retreats, workshops, and bake sales.

http://www.floridavipassana.org/

This site is the home of the Gainesville Vipassana Society in Gainesville, FL. This society supports the practice of insight meditation by offering frequent residential retreats and weekly sitting groups. It is affiliated with Soka Gakkai International.

Women

http://www.buddhanet.net/mag_nuns.htm

Site contains information concerning the role of women and nuns in current Buddhism and offers links and passages dealing with feminism in Buddhist faith and gender equality.

http://lhamo.tripod.com/

This site boasts a large collection of links and resources dealing with the role of women in contemporary Buddhism. It also includes information on events, projects, and organizations. It is highly informative and one of the first online collections of contemporary information.

http://www.sakyadhita.org/

This is the home site for Sakyadhita: The International Association of Buddhist Women. Translated as “daughters of Buddha,” this site serves as a network for the Buddhist women’s community. It includes information concerning various Buddhist groups and projects as well as links to many of these groups’ sites.

http://www.wisdombooks.org/women.html

This is an extensive collection of books concerning the history and role of women in Buddhism and also works by female Buddhist leaders.

http://www.crosswinds.net/

This is a great in depth look into the teachings for women found in Buddhism. It provides selected scripture, information on historical figures, important and suggested reading material, and discussions involving current political and spiritual issues.

Rejects

http://www.engaged-zen.org/

This is the website for an organization that we chose not to include.

http://www.buddhapia.com/eng/tedesco/pic1/list.html

This site shows pictures of extremist attacks on Buddhist temples in Korea. Not really what we were looking for but very interesting.

http://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/sutras.htm

This site provides information on Buddhists scriptures but it was difficult to find the actual texts.

http://www.kotan.org/tibet/directory/commercial.html

This site was good for commercial supplies, but it was just another page of links. It could be helpful.

http://www.aszc.org/

This is the site of the Atlanta Soto Zen Center. We chose not to use it simply because we already had plenty of links to temples and centers in the Atlanta area.