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Buddhism:

Buddhism Comes to Main Street

Article by Jan Nattier in The Wilson Quarterly (Spring 1997). Discusses the history and cultural and ethnic issues that form the most crucial differences within American Buddhism.

http://www.urbandharma.org/udharma/mainstreet.html

Buddhism in Brazil

Academic references on the expansion of Buddhism in Brazil. Also a web directory of Brazilian Buddhist centers, temples, monasteries, and Buddhist texts translated to Portuguese.

http://sites.uol.com.br/cmrocha/

Graand

Free Classified Ads Portal

www.graand.com

Buddhism in Europe

An annotated bibliography on Buddhism's historical development and contemporary state of affairs in Europe.

http://www.sunderland.ac.uk/~os0dwe/bs10.html

Buddhist Country Statistics

Lists Top 10 countries with most Buddhists, top 10 countries with highest percentage of Buddhists.

http://www.adherents.com/largecom/com_buddhist.html

Buddhist Scriptures Information Retrieval (BUDSIR)

Project to record the 45 volumes of the Pali Tipitaka onto computer, together with the development of an application program for searching it. Project has completed a Thai translation of the Tipitaka, and versions of the original Pali text using Thai and Roman scripts, as well as a Thai-Pali dictionary.

http://www.mahidol.ac.th/budsir/budsir-main.html

Buddhist Studies Virtual Library

Serves as a focus for those interested in Buddhist studies in Cambridge, UK, both in the University of Cambridge and in the region.

http://www.ciolek.com/WWWVL-Buddhism.html

Center for Buddhist Studies, National Taiwan University

Online Buddhist texts. Many in Chinese.

http://ccbs.ntu.edu.tw/

Chan and Zen Buddhism

A compilation of important links to materials for the study of Chan and Zen Buddhism, primarily for the use of college students.

http://online.sfsu.edu/~rone/Buddhism/zen.html

College of Buddhist Studies

Offers certificate in Buddhist Studies. Los Angeles, CA, USA.

http://www.urbandharma.org/ratana/ratana1/college.html

Dharma & Nirvana

Introduction to Buddhist principles

http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/5215/

Foundation of Buddhist Thought

A two-year intermediate level online course taught by Geshe Tashi Tsering.

http://www.buddhistthought.org

H-Buddhism

H-Net discussion group that serves as a medium for information exchange regarding academic resources, research projects, and scholarly publications for specialists in Buddhist Studies. Features archive, search, links to related resources, subscription details, and job listings.

http://www.h-net.org/~buddhism/

Institute of Buddhist Studies

A seminary and graduate school affiliated with the Graduate Theological Union and associated with the Buddhist Churches of America. IBS offers a systematic educational program specializing in Contemporary Shin Buddhist Studies and culminating in a fully accredited Master of Arts degree which is jointly administered with the GTU.

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

International Research Institute for Zen Buddhism

International Research Institute for Zen Buddhism (IRIZ) at Hanazono University (Kyoto, Japan) is 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.

http://iriz.hanazono.ac.jp/index.en.html

Japanese Buddhism

About Buddhism in Japan: the introduction to Japan; and the different sects, with dates.

http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2055.html

Karmapa International Buddhist Institute, New Delhi

Offers a four-year program of Buddhist. Founded by HH the 16th Karmapa and emphazises the teachings of the Karma Kagyü school of Tibetan Buddhism.

http://www.karmapa-institute.org/

Major of Seon Studies

Information on this program offered by South Korea's Dongguk University, including required courses.

http://www.dongguk.edu/english/college/cul_seon.htm

Origins of Buddhism

A Christian analysis of the history and development of Buddhism.

http://www.ccg.org/english/s/b7_7.html

Pali Language Sources and Resources

Original language of Buddhist sutras.

http://orunla.org/tm/pali/

Resources for the Study of Buddhism

Links to both general Buddhist resources and specialized materials on Zen, Chinese Buddhism, Yogacara Buddhism, and various Buddhist sutras.

http://online.sfsu.edu/~rone/Buddhism/Buddhism.htm

Sri Lanka Tripitaka Project

Download site for the first public domain electronic version of the Sri Lankan version of the Pali Canon.

http://www.buddhistethics.org/palicanon.html

Stanford Center for Buddhist Studies

Serves to coordinate, support, and develop the university's resources for Buddhist studies and other Asian religions in four general areas: scholarly research, academic communication, teaching, and public outreach.

http://www.stanford.edu/group/scbs/

Thinking in Buddhism: Nagarjuna's Middle Way

Academic thesis on early Buddhism, the historical context of Nagarjuna, Nagarjuna's Mulamadhyamakakarika, and the Philosophy of Madhyamika.

http://www.bahai-library.org/personal/jw/other.pubs/nagarjuna/

Tipitaka.org

The Vipassana Research Institute publishes the Tipitaka in the pali language on a CD-ROM.

http://www.tipitaka.org/

UK Association for Buddhist Studies

Acts as a focus for Buddhist Studies in the UK, and is open to academics, post-graduates, and unaffiliated Buddhist scholars or interested Buddhist practitioners. Based at the University of Sunderland.

http://www.sunderland.ac.uk/~os0dwe/bsa.shtml

University of Bristol, Centre for Buddhist Studies

Ch'an-affiliated Buddhist University, based in Rosemead, California.

http://www.bris.ac.uk/Depts/THRS/Menu-page.html

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