- Dharma & Nirvana - http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/5215/
Introduction to Buddhist principles
- Essentials of Buddhism - http://home.earthlink.net/~srama/
Lists out the core teachings of Buddhism. Also provides selected links to other sites and book recommendations.
- Fundamental Buddhism Explained - http://www.fundamentalbuddhism.com
Explicit explanation of fundamental Buddhism based on the Pali Canon, recognized by Buddhist scholars as the oldest surviving written record of what the Buddha said and taught.
- Modern Buddhism - http://www.ModernBuddhism.com
General overview of Buddhism.
- An Overview of Buddhism - http://www.ncf.carleton.ca/dharma/introduction/overview.html
A brief introduction to Buddhism. How Buddhists perceive the world, the four main teachings of the Buddha, the Buddhist view of the self, the relationship between this self and the various ways in which it responds to the world, the Buddhist path and the final goal.
- 12 Principles of Buddhism - http://www.budtempchi.org/12prin.html
By Christmas Humphreys, founder and president of the Buddhist Society of London. These principles express a common ground for all schools of Buddhism and have been approved by the leading sects throughout the world as a basis for World Buddhism.
- What Is Buddhism? - http://www.mahidol.ac.th/budsir/buddhism.htm
Excellent introduction to Buddhism provided by Mahidol University, Thailand.
- What is Karma? - http://spiritonline.com/buddhism/karma.html
Karma is one of the most important concepts in Buddhism. Karma is an imprint in one's Mind. The underlying factor in the formation of Karma is Intentions. What gets imprinted into one's mind is largly decided by one's intentions.
- Buddhism - http://www.issihk.com/Buddhism.htm
On the history of Buddhism, it's religious life and a few central concepts explained.
- An Introduction to Buddhism - http://www.ship.edu/~cgboeree/buddhaintro.html
To do no evil; To cultivate good; To purify one's mind: This is the teaching of the Buddhas. --The Dhammapada
- Buddhism 2001 - http://www.geocities.com/buddhism2001
Introduction to Buddhist philosophy and practice.
- Very Brief Overview of Buddhism - http://www.index-china.com/index-english/Buddha%20and%20Buddhaism.htm
Buddhism does not believe in God. In Buddhist teaching, there is no aggressive promotion of Buddhism or strong rejection of other religions.
- What Buddhists Believe - http://www.sinc.sunysb.edu/Clubs/buddhism/dhammananda/main.htm
Online version of a book by K.Sri Dhammananda giving an extensive explanation of basic Buddhist thought from a Theravadan Buddhist perspective.
- The Word Of The Buddha - http://www.enabling.org/ia/vipassana/Archive/N/Nyanatiloka/WOB/wobTOC.htm
Online version of the classic introduction to Buddhism published in 1906 by the Buddhist Publication Society. The book covers the basic principles of Buddhism, selected from the five great collections of discourses which form the Sutta-Pitaka.
- Buddhism: An Introduction - http://online.anu.edu.au/asianstudies/textnotes/buddhism.html
An extensive introduction to Buddhist thought and history. From "Anthology of Scriptures of World Religions", by John Powers and James Fieser, faculty of Asian Studies at the Australian National University.
- What People Say about Buddhism - http://www.inet.co.th/cyberclub/toom/people/what_people_say.html
Pithy statements on key questions people have about Buddhism.
- SoYouWanna convert to Buddhism? - http://www.soyouwanna.com/site/syws/buddhism/buddhism.html
A light-hearted overview of what it means to be a Buddhist. Written from a relatively objective perspective by the editors of SoYouWanna.com.
- Resources for the Study of Buddhism - http://userwww.sfsu.edu/~rone/Buddhism/Buddhism.htm
Site contains links to both general Buddhist resources and specialized materials on Zen, Chinese Buddhism, Yogacara Buddhism, and various Buddhist scriptures (sutras/suttas).
- The Four Noble Truths - http://www.nyimc.org/articles/truths.htm
Explanation of the Four Noble Truths of Buddhism.
- Searching for Buddha - http://www.SearchingForBuddha.com
Provides a simple introduction to Buddhism, answering the most common questions by curious people.
- About Buddhists - http://aboutbuddhists.org/
An introduction from a New Kadampa Buddhism perspective to Buddhist religion, philosophy, teachings, meditation, and practice.
- Buddhism As A Religion - http://home.pacific.net.sg/~bvs/religion1.htm
Is Buddhism a religion? An extensive analysis of Buddhism and its religious and non-religious aspects.
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