Origins of Buddhism - Asia Society
A website that provides the story of Buddha's life.
Access to Insight: Readings in Theravada Buddhism
Access to Insight is an HTML website dedicated to providing accurate, reliable, and useful information concerning the practice and study of Theravada Buddhism
A news site about Buddhism
BuddhaNet™ is the result of a vision to link up with the growing world-wide culture of people committed to the Buddha's teachings and lifestyle, as an on-line cyber sangha.
A compilation of all the Buddhist Sutras
An essay and a display of Buddhist art by the MET
A short video that gives a good overview and the central beliefs of Buddhism.
"Dhammadāna" is a two-part composed word: "dhamma, which means: "reality of the things like they truly are" and "dāna", wich means "gift". To do dhammadāna (or dhamma dāna)", then means that one give to others the way of developing the right comprehension of reality.
A buddhist encyclopedia
Short History of the Buddhist Schools
An explanation of the divergence of Buddhist beliefs from the Ancient History Encyclopedia
Tibetan Buddhist Wall Paintings
A photographic survey of the wall paintings of three gompas or monastery-temples of Mustang
A magazine that offers a wealth of perspectives on both modern Western Buddhism and modern Western society at large
The idea behind this website is to introduce the most important basics of Buddhism, as well as provide links for further study.
Buddhism the one of the world’s major religions. But outside of Asia it isn’t very well known. What is Buddhism? Who was the Buddha? What do Buddhists believe? Let's find out!
A Buddhism encyclopedia site with information on Buddhist schools, artworks, famous figures and more
This video from Harvard's Religious Studies program briefly introduces Buddhism's "deep roots and wide branches," over world history and many peoples.
In Zen Buddhism, a koan [koh-ahn] is a type of riddle with no answer that aims to clear the listener's mind. This is a collection of translated koans.
Khan Academy: Buddhist Art and Culture
In this lesson, distinct cultures/traditions as well as artistic depictions in Buddhism are explained. History, art, and social studies all receive focus.
Why Do Buddhas and Enlightened Beings Need Offerings?
If Buddhism rejects material possessions, why do some Buddhists give offerings? This article explains the spiritual benefits of giving offerings in Mahayana Buddhist traditions.