Reference page examines the Asian spiritual tradition of Buddhism starting with its origin through its expansion across Southern, Central, and East Asia. Includes key concepts, a timeline, and links to related content.

This timeline chronicles some of the significant events and personalities in the evolution of Theravada Buddhism.

Buddhanet offers a timeline of the history of Tibetan Buddhism beginning around 200 C.E. and continuing to the present.

A look at Buddhism in Australia, the country's fastest growing religion. The article also looks at Buddhism's history with respect to Australia.

This article examines the fact that Buddhism is becoming the fastest growing religion in Australia.

Wikipedia article about Buddhism addresses the essential questions about the religion and its traditions.

Answers to frequently asked questions about Buddhism.

Tidy summation of the principle beliefs and understandings of Buddhism: core concepts, aggregates, fetters, and boundless states.

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...

A short piece about women in early Buddhism and their significance.

Encyclopedia entry for Tibetan Buddhism, also called Lamaism, from the openly editable online encyclopedia Wikipedia.

A collection of Buddhist art, primarily sculpture, with short descriptions.

Wikipedia, a publically-maintained wiki, provides biographical information on Nagarjuna, Indian philospher and founder of Mahayana Buddhism.

A page describing the importance and history of a number of Zen temples in Japan. Includes pictures of the temples as well as details of the temple construction and history.

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.

An encyclopedia entry about the Buddhist Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara. It describes the significance of this figure in Buddhism.

Wikipedia offers excellent information on Bodhisattva, or a person striving for Enlightenment, including a table of contents for easy site navigation.

An in-depth biography of Joshu Sasaki. Focuses on the work he has done founding Zen training centers in the United States.

A page listing and describing the important dates in the Thai Buddhist tradition. These dates are also important in the Laotian and Cambodian tradition.

A page from Karma Triyana Dharmachakra with links to biographies of the Karmapas and other important Kagyu tradition teachers.

Overview referencing the religion of ancient China, including notes on Taoism, Confucianism, and Buddhism.

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...

Explanation of Asoka's conversion to Buddhism and how Buddhism influenced his reign.

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.