Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Buddha
Encyclopedia entry for Buddha, from a leading peer-reviewed work hosted by the University of Tennessee at Martin.
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.
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Shippensburg University: An Introduction to Buddhism
University-level introduction to Buddhism. Includes a biography of Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha), a general history of Buddhism, and a look at many Buddhist teachings, meditations, songs, poems, and more.
Shippensburg University
Shippensburg University: The Life of Siddhartha Gautama
A biography of Siddhartha Gautama, Buddha, complete with the story of his miraculous birth.
University of Sydney (Australia)
Univ. Of Sydney: Buddhist Architecture at Pagan, Burma
This is a good site for those interested in the different images associated with the Eastern religion, Buddhism. It Specializes in different types of Buddha imagery. Very useful for those studying the integration of art and religion in...
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.
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Buddha Net: Theravda Buddhism: The Teachings of the Elders
This site explains the origins and history of Theraveda Buddhism, including a link to a map of Southeast Asia showing areas where Theravada dominates.
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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.
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Buddha Net: Vesak (Buddha Day)
This article discusses the significance of Vesak, or Buddha day, on which Buddhists celebrate the birth of the Buddha.
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Buddha Net: Japanese Buddhism
A history of Buddhism in Japan. Briefly describes other schools of Buddhism but is primarily concerned with Zen.
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Buddha Net: Bodh Gaya Place of Enlightenment
A profile of the Bodh Gaya, the place where Gautama Buddha attained unsurpassed, supreme Enlightenment, and the pilgrimage site there, the Maha Bodhi Temple.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Buddha Net: Sangha Photodocumentary
This color photo documentary by Friedrich Reg presents Buddhist monks in the spirit of Sangha, which means literally "community."
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Buddha Net: Dependent Arising
This Buddhanet essay on Buddhist doctrine of dependent origination presents the theory of the cause of rebirth and suffering.
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Buddha Net: Monks and Nuns
Buddhanet.net offers a series of questions and answers about Buddhist monks and nuns.
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Buddha Net: Dhammapada Instructions to Monks [Pdf]
Excerpts from the Dhammapada, a collection of sayings attributed to the Buddha, which describe how a Buddhist monk ought to conduct himself.
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Buddha Net: What Is Theravada Buddhism?
Buddhanet offers a detailed introduction to Theravada or Hinayana Buddhism. Includes information on the basic tenents of Theravada, the language known as Pali in which the Theravada scriptures were written, and the history of this school...
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Buddha Net: Mahayana Buddhism
A Buddhanet page with links to information on the different countries where the practice of Mahayana Buddhism is practices, namely Tibet, China, Nepal, Vietnam, Japan, and Indonesia.