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Wikipedia: Simple English Wikipedia: Buddhism
An easy-to-read entry on Buddhism, from open-source encyclopedia Wikipedia, that answers basic questions about the religion and its practices. Explains the Buddhist belief system and what the word "Buddha" means. Also discusses Buddhist...
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Dharma Haven: Tibetan Buddhism Resources
An overview of Tibetan Biddhism, with links to more information on teachings, texts, and similar subjects.
PBS
Pbs: Living Edens: Thailand: Basics of Buddhism
Brief overviews of the life of the Buddha, the Four Noble Truths, karma, and the cycle of rebirth.
University of Missouri
Museum of Anthropology: Minigalleries: Symbols of Tibetan Buddhism
Examples of ritual and spiritual objects common to the practice of Buddhism in Tibet, including the prayer wheel.
Buddha Dharma Education Association
Buddha Net: Women in Buddhism
A short piece about women in early Buddhism and their significance.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Tibetan Buddhism
Encyclopedia entry for Tibetan Buddhism, also called Lamaism, from the openly editable online encyclopedia Wikipedia.
Buddha Dharma Education Association
Buddha Net: The Universality of the Dhamma
This entry is about the concept of Dhamma, the earliest of the Canons of Buddhism, which establishes clear exposition, self-realization, and so on.
Columbia University
Asia for Educators: Medieval Japan Multimedia Unit
This unit from the extensive Asia for Educator's site provides audio, video and lecture materials from well-credentialed Asian studies professors to explore Japan's medieval period, from 1000-1500 A.D. Topics include the Samurai,...
ArtLex
Art Lex: Buddhist Art and Buddhism
A collection of Buddhist art, primarily sculpture, with short descriptions.
Buddha Dharma Education Association
Buddha Net: The Rise of the Mahayana
Buddhanet offers an introduction to the Mahayana school of Buddhism.
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Lanka Web: Anagarika Dharmapala
A description of the life of Anagarika Dharmapala and the organizations he helped found to foster Buddhism, especially in the West. Includes list of modern Great Buddhists.
University of Washington
University of Washington: Buddhism [Pdf]
To help students grasp the magnitude of impact of Buddhism by showing that Buddhism provided not just a new set of ideas, but also new forms of religious practice,new types of places to worship, and a large body of images of divinities.
Royal Botanic Gardens
Plant Cultures: Themes: Sacred and Spirtual: Buddhism
An overview of Buddhism that considers the role of the pipal tree, among other things, in the establishment of the faith. The tree is sacred to Buddhists as the tree under which the meditating Siddhartha Gautama attained enlightenment.
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Stony Brook University: Buddhism Study and Practice Group: Buddhist Stories
A large collection of Buddhist stories that encapsulate Buddhist beliefs and themes.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Japanese Mythology
This is a comprehensive unit on Japanese Mythology including key terms, Japanese history including Buddhism and Shintoism, creation story animoto, creative writing, quizzes, tests, final assessment to create a business project as a...
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.
PBS
Pbs: The Buddha
The online companion to a television documentary on the Buddha, which first aired on PBS stations in April 2010, is home to a variety of rich-media resources to complement any study of Buddhism and its founder. Find the complete program...
City University of New York
Chinese Cultural Studies: The Spirits of Chinese Religion, by Stephen F. Teiser
A detailed look at Chinese religion, organized into the following sections: "Confucianism," "Daoism," "Buddhism," "The Problem with Popular Religion," "Kinship and Bureaucracy," and "The Spirits of Chinese Religion."
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Nagarjuna
Wikipedia, a publically-maintained wiki, provides biographical information on Nagarjuna, Indian philospher and founder of Mahayana Buddhism.
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Dzogchen Monastery
A web site of a Nyingma tradition Tibetan monastery. Includes information of the history of the tradition, its teachings, its teachers, and its place in modern Buddhism.
Smithsonian Institution
Freer | Sackler Galleries: Gallery Guide: The Art of Buddhism
An examination of the aesthetic tradition of Buddhist art in India, China, and Japan, with examples pulled from the Smithsonian galleries devoted to the art of Asia.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Bodh Gaya: Center of the Buddhist World
In this video [3:00] discover Bodh Gaya, one of several sights in India associated with the birth of Buddhism. Learn more about Bodh Gaya on the education.asianart.org.
Curated OER
Etc: The Rise of Buddhism, 500 227 Bc
A map of the Indian subcontinent illustrating the rise of Buddhism and the extent of the empires of Chandragupta between 321 and 264 BC, and Asoka between 264 and 227 BC.
PBS
Pbs: Independent Lens: Unmistaken Child
'Unmistaken Child' is an independent film by Nati Baratz about the search for the reincarnation of Tibetan master Geshe Lama Konchog, who died in 2001. His disciple, Tenzin Zopa, was charged with the task of finding his reincarnation and...
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