Buddha Dharma Education Association
Buddha Net: Thai Buddhist Festivals
A page listing and describing the important dates in the Thai Buddhist tradition. These dates are also important in the Laotian and Cambodian tradition.
British Library
British Library: International Dunhuang Project
This area is designed for students learning about Silk Road people, culture, history, art, religion and language. Nowadays, we know much about life on the Silk Road thanks to archaeologists and explorers. The objects people leave behind...
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Access to Insight: Buddhist Ceremonies & Rituals of Sri Lanka
A long essay all aspects of Sri Lankan Buddhist practice and belief. Describes ceremonies, celebrations and rituals.
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Karma Triyana Dharmachakra: Kagyu Lineage
A page from Karma Triyana Dharmachakra with links to biographies of the Karmapas and other important Kagyu tradition teachers.
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Foundation for the Preservation of Mahayana Tradition
The homepage of a large Mahayana Buddhist organization provides links to Mahayana centers, information on Mahayana, and Mahayana teachings.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Zen Koans: Unsolvable Enigmas Designed to Break Your Brain
Puqun Li details the bewildering and ambiguous philosophical thought experiments these Buddhists called Zen koans.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Longmen Caves, Luoyang
Worship and power struggles, enlightenment and suicide-the 2300 caves and niches filled with Buddhist art at Longmen in China has witnessed it all.The steep limestone cliffs extend for almost a mile and contain approximately 110,000...
Curated OER
Bbc Religions: Buddhism: Four Noble Truths: Standing Buddha
Representation of the Buddha, standing.
Purdue University
Representations of Buddhism in Ondaatje's Anil's Ghost
This scholarly text discusses Michael Ondaatje's "Anil's Ghost" as an examination of the complex relationship between religion, politics, and violence in Sri Lanka.
Stephen Byrne
History for Kids: Ancient Chinese Religion
Overview referencing the religion of ancient China, including notes on Taoism, Confucianism, and Buddhism.
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Japan guide.com: Religion in Japan
Provides links to information on the two primary religions of Japan--Shintoism and Buddhism--and to its various minority religions, including Confucianism, Christianity, and Islam. Includes useful facts about Japanese wedding practices,...
Curated OER
Macmillan/mc Graw Hill: The World: V. 1: Rivers and Civilizations: Lesson 8 Quiz
Short quiz on the Gupta Empire and Buddhism.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Seated Amitabha Buddha (Amida Nyorai)
Buddhism is a religion based on the teachings of a historical figure known as the Buddha Shakyamuni, who lived about 2,500 years ago. This sculpture shows Amitabha, identified as the Buddha of the Western Paradise. Amitabha is shown...
Curated OER
Dharma Haven: Tibetan Buddhism Resources: Representation of the Buddha
Representation of the Buddha.
Curated OER
Wikipedia: Buddhism: Representation of the Buddha, Standing
Representation of the Buddha, standing.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Vajrayana
An article on Vajrayana, one of the three Buddhist routes to enlightenment. The article includes the history of Vajrayana and its teachings, as well as information about its development in places beyond India, such as China, Japan, and...
Buddha Dharma Education Association
Buddha Net: Buddhist Studies: A Timeline of Buddhist History
Timeline outlines Buddhist history from the birth of the Buddha to the late twentieth century.
PBS
Pbs: The Story of India: Ashoka (Asoka)
Explanation of Asoka's conversion to Buddhism and how Buddhism influenced his reign.
PBS
Pbs: The Story of India: Pilgrimage
PBS explores the world of India with an in-depth look into the practice of pilgrimages. Describes the meaning behind pilgrimages and the locations of pilgrimages. Compares the pilgrimages of Hinduism to that of Buddhism and Jainism.
PBS
Pbs: The Story of India: Kushan Empire
PBS explores the world of India with an in-depth look into the Kushan Empire. Identifies the origins of the empire, the location of the empire, and the connection to the Silk Road. Describes the importance of art and literature to the...
Buddha Dharma Education Association
Buddha Net: Buddhist Tales for the Young and Old
A series of stories designed to teach the ideas and wisdom of Buddha through parables and other types of fiction.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Bodhisattva Maitreya
This statue depicts the bodhisattva Maitreya. Bodhisattvas are enlightened beings who postpone their own salvation in order to help all sentient beings. The bodhisattva is an ideal type, not a depiction of an historical person like the...
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