Buddhanet: Buddhist Information
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Buddhanet: Buddhist Information
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A good place for beginners to know about the basic Buddhist teachings, the history and culture of Buddhism, simple meditation techniques and a worldwide directory of Buddhist centers, associations and temples.
Access to Insight: Readings
in Theravada Buddhism
Set up and maintained by American John Bullitt, Access to Insight is an informative website dedicated to providing accurate, reliable, and useful information concerning the practice and study of Theravada Buddhism, a school of Buddhism which has flourished today in Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Malaysia, as it had been handed down through the written word of the Pali Canon. It contains full text versions of selected important Suttas from the Sutta pitaka as well as their commentaries and subcommentaries.
Presented by Wat Mab Chan (73rd branch of Wat Nhong Pah Pong), it contains a collection of teachings and pictures of Phra Bodhinyana Thera (Venerable Ajahn Chah). Respected as one of the most accomplished spiritual masters of his age, Ajahn Chah has inspired and guided innumerable people in the arts of Buddhist meditation and skillful living. He committed himself to a life of simplicity and renunciation, conveying the Buddha's teachings through wisdom, humor, and a great sense of compassion. Ajahn Chah's influence and teachings were of seminal importance to many prominent Western Buddhists.
A directory to Buddhist monasteries in the Thai Forest Tradition of the Venerable Ajahn Chah. It contains teachings of Ajahn Chah and his western disciples like Ajahn Sumedho, Ajahn Brahmavamso, Ajahn Passano and Ajahn Amaro.
This site is devoted to the support of Vipassana practitioners who seek to deepen their understanding of the Dhamma with a view of sharing the teachings with others.
A detailed depiction of the life of Gotama Buddha from his birth at Lumbini gardens, his renunciation of home life, attainment of Supreme Enlightenment under the Bodhi tree to his passing away at the desolated village of Kusinara at the age of 80. Its contents was taken from "The Buddha and His Teachings", written by Venerable Narada and published by the Cultural Conservation Trust.
An Illustrated Life of
the Buddha
Relates the life story of the Lord Buddha is a set of 80 especially moving and colourful pictures depicting in full splendor and magnificence of the Tathagatha's majesty and awe.
Home to Tzu Chi Foundation, a Buddhist Compassion Relief organization dedicated to work in the missions of charity, medicine, education and culture with the spirit of sincerity, integrity, trust and honesty. Founded and led ever since by its founder and spiritual leader, Taiwanese nun Dharma Master Cheng Yen in 1966, Tzu Chi has grown from its humble beginnings in Hualian to an internationally acclaimed NGO with branches over the world from the United States to South Africa. It is now providing emergency humanitarian relief for the El Salvador earthquake victims.
Foundation of the Preservation
of the Mahayana Tradition
Home to FPMT, a Buddhist organization based on the Buddhist tradition of Lama Tsong Khapa of Tibet. Read His Holiness the Dalai Lama's new millennium message here!
Zen Buddhism
WWW Virtual Library
The Internet guide to the central Zen teachings, the various schools of Zen Buddhism, Zen koans and sutras.
A concise introduction on Buddhism, its early development and spread from India and the major existing schools of Buddhism today.
Quiet Mountain
Tibetan Buddhism Resource Guide
A comprehensive and well-designed website on the teachings of Tibetan Buddhism. A must see for those interested in Tibetan Buddhism!