Curated OER
Buddhism
Pair this presentation about the tenets and philosophies of Buddhism with a lecture on world history or world religions.Viewers will appreciate the clarity of the information as well as the colorful maps and images that adorn each slide.
Curated OER
"The Universal Principal of Change"
Twelfth graders research the Kamakura Period, along with Confucian, Taoist, and Buddhist principles. Also, they study Yoshida Kenko.
Buddha Dharma Education Association
Buddha Net: Buddhist Information and Education Network
Comprehensive overview of Buddhism aimed at believers, but highly recommended by many academic libraries.
Friesian School
Friesian.com: Immanuel Kant (1724 1804)
This extensive site chronicles modern philosophy and the role of Kant in the movement. Excellent resource.
Other
The Tibetan and Himalayan Library: Collected Tantras of the Ancients
The Tibetan Buddhist Canon is one of the three most important canons of Buddhist and religious literature in the world. Here you will find a complete catalog of the controversial collection of esoteric texts, compiling several of the...
Other
Benefits of Prayer Wheels
A teaching by Lama Zopa Rinpoche on the use of the Tibetan Prayer Wheel. Explains why Tibetan Buddhist use the prayer wheel. Discusses the different kinds of prayer wheels and the mantra Om Mani Padme Hung. Includes a glossary of...
PBS
Pbs: Frontline: Dreams of Tibet: Buddhism
An excerpt from Trespassers on the Roof of the World discusses the spread of Buddhism to Tibet and the origin of some of the unique practices of Buddhism seen in Tibet, such as rule by lamas and the prayer-wheel, or mani-chuskor.
Smart History
Smarthistory: The Historical Buddha
Dr. Jennifer N. McIntire presents a scholarly outline of the Buddha's life and mission.
PBS
Pbs Newshour Extra: This Nine Year Old Is Destined to Become a Spiritual Leader
A young boy from Minnesota is in "training" because it is believed that he is the reincarnation of a spiritual leader within the faith who died nine years ago. Check out the story and what the Dalai Lama has to say about it all.
Shippensburg University
Shippensburg University: History of Buddhism
An extensive resource detailing the birth and spread of Buddhism throughout India. References China specifically, including the "blossoming of schools" during the Sui Dynasty.
Buddha Dharma Education Association
Buddha Net: The Chinese Canon
A long essay on the Tripitaka, the Chinese Mahayana scriptures. Discusses the various parts, their history, and their importance.
Buddha Dharma Education Association
Buddha Net: Theravada Timeline
A timeline plotting the significant events in Theravda Buddhist history. Timeline starts in 383 B.C.E. and continues to the present.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Buddhism
Wikipedia article about Buddhism addresses the essential questions about the religion and its traditions.
Buddha Dharma Education Association
Buddha Net: Japanese Buddhism
A history of Buddhism in Japan. Briefly describes other schools of Buddhism but is primarily concerned with Zen.
Buddha Dharma Education Association
Buddha Net: Buddhism: A Modern Perspective
Buddhanet offers a lecture on the basic tenents of Buddhism and a description of their relevance to modern life, especially in the West.
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Buddha Net: Buddhist Missionaries
BuddhaNet.net offers a short web-article that describes Buddhist missionary activity around the world.
Buddha Dharma Education Association
Buddha Net: The Buddhist World: Buddhism in South Asia
This article provides a history of the practice of Buddhism in Sri Lanka. Among the topics discussed are the the first through fourth Councils, the Emperors and scholars who had a profound impact on the practice of Buddhism, and the...
Buddha Dharma Education Association
Buddha Net: What Are the Three Refuges
BuddhaNet offers a short explanation of the Three Refuges (a.k.a. the Three Gems) of Buddhism, the Buddha, the Dhamma (Dharma), and the Sangha.
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Buddha Net: The Order of Nuns
Buddhanet.net offers the story of how the Buddha created the order of nuns, the bhikkuni.
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Buddha Net: Buddhist Lay Persons
A talk given on the role Buddhist lay people should play in relation to the Sangha, the Buddhist monastic orders.
Buddha Dharma Education Association
Buddha Net: Dharma Data Sangha
This Buddhanet.net site, Dharma Data, offers a short definition of the sangha, a word meaning "community" or "congregation."
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Buddha Net: Buddha, Dhamma, Sangha
BuddhaNet.net offers a long discussion of what the Three Gems are and what it means to take refuge in them.
Buddha Dharma Education Association
Buddha Net: Dependent Arising
This Buddhanet essay on Buddhist doctrine of dependent origination presents the theory of the cause of rebirth and suffering.