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Religion and Spirituality - An open forum for the discussion of religion and spirituality. This forum is not intended solely for one religion nor is is intended to bash on any religion. It is for the discussion of any and all religions and forms of spirituality.
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.
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.
Buddhism in Europe - An annotated bibliography on Buddhism's historical development and contemporary state of affairs in Europe.
Buddhist Country Statistics - Lists Top 10 countries with most Buddhists, top 10 countries with highest percentage of Buddhists.
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 Roman scripts, as well as a Thai-Pali dictionary.
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.
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.
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 details, and job listings.
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 accredited Master of Arts degree which is jointly administered with the GTU.
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. 48.000 character Chinese character database.
Japanese Buddhism - About Buddhism in Japan: the introduction to Japan; and the different sects, with dates.
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.
Sri Lanka Tripitaka Project - Download site for the first public domain electronic version of the Sri Lankan version of the Pali Canon.
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.
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.
Tipitaka.org - The Vipassana Research Institute publishes the Tipitaka in the pali language on a CD-ROM.
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.
