Berkeley Buddhist Research Center
Translators of the Gilgit manuscripts.
http://ishi.lib.berkeley.edu/buddhist/bbrc/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/
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
Buddhism Past and Present
A 13 week distance education unit taught online from La Trobe University. Explores the origins and evolution of the Buddhist tradition and its contemporary place in society and follows the progress of Buddhism through Indian history focusing on its r
http://www.latrobe.edu.au/asianstudies/Buddha/index.html
Buddhist and Indological Studies
Lists Top 10 countries with most Buddhists, top 10 countries with highest percentage of Buddhists.
http://www.anu.edu.au/asianstudies/ahcen/coseru/Institut.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
http://www.mahidol.ac.th/budsir/budsir-main.html
Buddhist Studies Virtual Library
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.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
Dharma & Nirvana
Introduction to Buddhist principles
http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/5215/
Electronic Buddhist Text Initiative (EBTI)
Shares information and provides a system of organization for the task of inputting Buddhist canonical text collections.
http://www.human.toyogakuen-u.ac.jp/~acmuller/ebti.htm
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, subscriptio
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 fu
http://www.shin-ibs.edu/
International Association of Buddhist Studies
Translators of Sanskrit and Tibetan Buddhist sutras and texts.
http://www-orient.unil.ch/
International Buddhist Research and Information Center
Scholarly institution primarily focused on the study and preservation of Pali language Buddhist texts. Offers Pali language courses by email.
http://www.metta.lk/IBRIC/
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 Buddhi
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
Journal of Buddhist Ethics
An electronic academic journal dedicated entirely to Buddhist ethics. Research articles as well as discussions and critical notes submitted to the journal are subject to blind peer review.
http://jbe.la.psu.edu/index.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/
Learning Guide to Buddhism
Academic introduction to Buddhism and Zen by Guy Newland, Ph.d., Central Michigan University.
http://www.chsbs.cmich.edu/Guy_Newland/REL%20320/Learning%20Guide%20Folder/learning_guide.htm
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/
Pali Text Society
Founded in 1881 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.
http://www.palitext.demon.co.uk/
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
Sharpham College for Buddhist Studies and Contemporary Enquiry
Offers a broad education in traditional Buddhist values critically applied to contemporary needs. The nature of this education is meditative, transformative and creative. It is non-religious and non-sectarian in nature.
http://www.sharpham-trust.org/college.htm
Sparsabhumi - Buddhist and Indological Studies
Selected Resources for the Study of Buddhism, Indian Philosophy and Culture and the Encounter between India and the Western World (Buddhist Texts in Pali, Sanskrit, Tibetan, Central Asian Languages, Chinese and in Modern Europea
http://www.anu.edu.au/asianstudies/ahcen/coseru/index.html
Sri Lanka Tripitaka Project
Download site for the first public domain electronic version of the Sri Lankan version of the Pali Canon.
http://jbe.gold.ac.uk/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/
The Buddhist Book Project Poland
An information center in Poland collecting world literature on Buddhism, and presenting related conferences, lectures, exhibitions and publishing.
http://www.bbpp.eu.org/set_eng.htm
The Buddhist Library
Located in Singapore.
http://sunflower.singnet.com.sg/~buddhlib/
The Research Institute of Tripitaka Koreana
The Koryo Tripitaka is a woodblock edition of the Tripitaka canon and is housed at the Haein Temple, Korea. The aim of the institute is to support continual research on and preservation of the Koryo Tripitaka.
http://www.sutra.re.kr/english/default.asp
Thinking in Buddhism: Nagarjuna's Middle Way
Academic thesis on early Buddhism, yhe 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
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://www.bris.ac.uk/Depts/THRS/Menu-page.html
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