Web Directory

» 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://cmrocha.sites.uol.com.br/

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

» Buddhist Studies Virtual Library
   The Internet guide to Buddhism and Buddhist studies.
   http://www.ciolek.com/WWWVL-Buddhism.html

» Cambridge Buddhist Institute
   Serves as a focus for those interested in Buddhist studies in Cambridge, UK, both in the University of Cambridge and in the region.
   http://ds.dial.pipex.com/town/avenue/xha71/cbi/

» 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

» 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 det
   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 a
   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. 4
   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.kibi-edu.org/

» 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

» 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
   At undergraduate level the Centre’s staff contribute to the undergraduate BA programme in Theology and Religious Studies; at graduate level they offer a taught MA in Buddhist Studies and supervision of research leading to MPhil and MLitt/PhD.
   http://www.bristol.ac.uk/thrs/buddhist-centre/

» University of the West
   A Buddhist founded university located in Rosemead, California.
   http://www.uwest.edu/