| 1. | Nirvana | | | Introduction to Buddhist principles
www.geocities.com |
| 2. | Essentials of Buddhism | | | Lists out the core teachings of Buddhism. Also provides selected links to other sites and book recommendations.
home.earthlink.net |
| 3. | Fundamental Buddhism Explained | | | 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.
www.fundamentalbuddhism.com |
| 6. | 12 Principles of Buddhism | | | 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.
www.budtempchi.org |
| 7. | What Is Buddhism? | | | Excellent introduction to Buddhism provided by Mahidol University, Thailand.
www.mahidol.ac.th |
| 8. | Buddhism | | | Buddhism, a major world religion, founded in northeastern India and based on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama, who is known as the Buddha, or Enlightened One. Buddhism today is divided into two major branches known to their respective followers as Theravada, the Way of the Elders, and Mahayana, the Great Vehicle. Buddhism has been significant not only in India but also in Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia, where Theravada has been dominant; Mahayana has had its greatest impact in China, Japan, Taiwan, Tibet, Nepal, Mongolia, Korea, and Vietnam, as well as in India. The number of Buddhists worldwide has been estimated at between 150 million and 300 million.
www.issihk.com |
| 9. | An Introduction to Buddhism | | | To do no evil; To cultivate good; To purify one's mind: This is the teaching of the Buddhas. --The Dhammapada
www.ship.edu |
| 10. | Very Brief Overview of Buddhism | | | Buddhism does not believe in God. In Buddhist teaching, there is no aggressive promotion of Buddhism or strong rejection of other religions.
www.index-china.com |
| 11. | What Buddhists Believe | | | Online version of a book by K.Sri Dhammananda giving an extensive explanation of basic Buddhist thought from a Theravadan Buddhist perspective.
www.sinc.sunysb.edu |
| 12. | The Word Of The Buddha | | | 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.
www.enabling.org |
| 15. | Buddhism: An Introduction | | | , by John Powers and James Fieser, faculty of Asian Studies at the Australian National University.
online.anu.edu.au |
| 18. | SoYouWanna convert to Buddhism? | | | A light-hearted overview of what it means to be a Buddhist. Written from a relatively objective perspective by the editors of SoYouWanna.com.
www.soyouwanna.com |
| 21. | Resources for the Study of Buddhism | | | Site contains links to both general Buddhist resources and specialized materials on Zen, Chinese Buddhism, Yogacara Buddhism, and various Buddhist scriptures (sutras/suttas).
userwww.sfsu.edu |
| 23. | Searching for Buddha | | | Provides a simple introduction to Buddhism, answering the most common questions by curious people.
www.SearchingForBuddha.com |
| 24. | About Buddhists | | | An introduction from a New Kadampa Buddhism perspective to Buddhist religion, philosophy, teachings, meditation, and practice.
aboutbuddhists.org |
| 25. | Buddhism As A Religion | | | Is Buddhism a religion? An extensive analysis of Buddhism and its religious and non-religious aspects.
home.pacific.net.sg |
| 26. | About Buddhism | | | A view from the New Kadampa lineage.
www.aboutbuddhism.org |
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