- Journal of Buddhist Ethics - http://jbe.la.psu.edu/index.html
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.
- Dharma & Nirvana - http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/5215/
Introduction to Buddhist principles
- UK Association for Buddhist Studies - http://www.sunderland.ac.uk/~os0dwe/bsa.shtml
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.
- Institute of Buddhist Studies - http://www.shin-ibs.edu/
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.
- Buddhist Country Statistics - http://www.adherents.com/largecom/com_buddhist.html
Lists Top 10 countries with most Buddhists, top 10 countries with highest percentage of Buddhists.
- Japanese Buddhism - http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2055.html
About Buddhism in Japan: the introduction to Japan; and the different sects, with dates.
- Buddhism in Brazil - http://sites.uol.com.br/cmrocha/
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.
- Buddhism in Europe - http://www.sunderland.ac.uk/~os0dwe/bs10.html
An annotated bibliography on Buddhism's historical development and contemporary state of affairs in Europe.
- Tipitaka.org - http://www.tipitaka.org/
The Vipassana Research Institute publishes the Tipitaka in the pali language on a CD-ROM.
- Electronic Buddhist Text Initiative (EBTI) - http://www.human.toyogakuen-u.ac.jp/~acmuller/ebti.htm
Shares information and provides a system of organization for the task of inputting Buddhist canonical text collections.
- Resources for the Study of Buddhism - http://online.sfsu.edu/~rone/Buddhism/Buddhism.htm
Links to both general Buddhist resources and specialized materials on Zen, Chinese Buddhism, Yogacara Buddhism, and various Buddhist sutras.
- Buddhism Past and Present - http://www.latrobe.edu.au/asianstudies/Buddha/index.html
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 responses to local cultural, political and economic conditions.
- Buddhist Scriptures Information Retrieval (BUDSIR) - http://www.mahidol.ac.th/budsir/budsir-main.html
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.
- Sparsabhumi - Buddhist and Indological Studies - http://www.anu.edu.au/asianstudies/ahcen/coseru/index.html
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 European Languages, Sanskrit Literature in General, Other Indian Languages Texts, Buddhist and Indian Art and Western Classical Texts of Interest to the Indologist and the Buddhist Scholar)
- Learning Guide to Buddhism - http://www.chsbs.cmich.edu/Guy_Newland/REL%20320/Learning%20Guide%20Folder/learning_guide.htm
Academic introduction to Buddhism and Zen by Guy Newland, Ph.d., Central Michigan University.
- Stanford Center for Buddhist Studies - http://www.stanford.edu/group/scbs/
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.
- Thinking in Buddhism: Nagarjuna's Middle Way - http://www.bahai-library.org/personal/jw/other.pubs/nagarjuna/
Academic thesis on early Buddhism, the historical context of Nagarjuna, Nagarjuna's Mulamadhyamakakarika, and the Philosophy of Madhyamika.
- Chan and Zen Buddhism - http://online.sfsu.edu/~rone/Buddhism/zen.html
A compilation of important links to materials for the study of Chan and Zen Buddhism, primarily for the use of college students.
- Origins of Buddhism - http://www.ccg.org/english/s/b7_7.html
A Christian analysis of the history and development of Buddhism.
- The Research Institute of Tripitaka Koreana - http://www.sutra.re.kr/english/default.asp
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.
- The Buddhist Book Project Poland - http://www.bbpp.eu.org/set_eng.htm
An information center in Poland collecting world literature on Buddhism, and presenting related conferences, lectures, exhibitions and publishing.
- College of Buddhist Studies - http://www.urbandharma.org/ratana/ratana1/college.html
Offers certificate in Buddhist Studies. Los Angeles, CA, USA.
- Buddhism Comes to Main Street - http://www.urbandharma.org/udharma/mainstreet.html
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.
- Sharpham College for Buddhist Studies and Contemporary Enquiry - http://www.sharpham-trust.org/college.htm
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.
- Cambridge Buddhist Institute - http://ds.dial.pipex.com/town/avenue/xha71/cbi/
Serves as a focus for those interested in Buddhist studies in Cambridge, UK, both in the University of Cambridge and in the region.
- International Research Institute for Zen Buddhism - http://iriz.hanazono.ac.jp/index.en.html
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.
- Sri Lanka Tripitaka Project - http://jbe.gold.ac.uk/palicanon.html
Download site for the first public domain electronic version of the Sri Lankan version of the Pali Canon.
- Major of Seon Studies - http://www.dongguk.edu/english/college/cul_seon.htm
Information on this program offered by South Korea's Dongguk University, including required courses.
- H-Buddhism - http://www.h-net.org/~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.
- University of the West - http://www.uwest.edu/
Ch'an-affiliated Buddhist University, based in Rosemead, California.
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