B is for Buddhism


THE BASICS

http://www.religioustolerance.org/buddhism.htm. Buddhism was founded in Northern India by the Buddha, Siddhattha Gotama. He was born circa 563 B.C. in Lumbini which is in modern-day Nepal . . .

http://www.quantrum.com.my/duta/buddhist.htm. How to become a Buddhist (a do-it-yourself guide). One who has gone for refuge in the Buddha, his Teaching and his Order, penetrates with transcendental wisdom the Four Noble Truths - suffering, the cause of suffering, the cessation of suffering, and the Noble Eightfold Path leading to the cessation of suffering . . .


BUDDHIST TEMPLES

http://www.abhayagiri.org/index.shtml. California's Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery exists to provide an environment in which individualsand families, guests and residents, can come into contact with the principles of the Buddha’s teachings and cultivate those same qualities in their own lives . . .

http://www.londonbuddhistvihara.co.uk. The London Buddhist Vihara is a leading centre for Buddhism formed in 1926 by Anagarika Dharmapala. The Vihara was the first Buddhist monastery to be established outside the continent of Asia. It has continued its missionary activities with resident bhikkhus (monks) from Sri Lanka throughout this period, with the exception of the 1940s due to World War II. The Vihara moved to Chiswick during 1964 . . .


MAGAZINES

http://www.dharmanotes.com. DharmaNotes is a simple, text-based e-zine you can read right away or print out and read at your convenience. No bells or whistles, just good writing, clean layout . . .

http://www.tricycle.com. Founded in 1991, Tricycle is a non-profit quarterly magazine with an educational charter to spread the dharma. It is a subscription-driven publication . . .

http://www.abm.ndirect.co.uk/fsn/index.html. The Forest Sangha is a world-wide Buddhist community. The newsletter contains news, views, articles, transcribed talks, poems, tutorials, contact addresses, forthcoming events, retreat schedules . . .

http://www.buddhanet.net/budzine.htm. BuddhaNet's online magazine . . .


ORGANIZATIONS

http://www.buddhanet.net/wfb.htm. The World Fellowship of Buddhists was founded on 25th May B.E. 2493 (1950) in Colombo, Sri Lanka, by a famous Pali language scholar, Dr. Malalasskera. After eight years, the headquarters was moved to Burma and after another eight years it was transferred to Bangkok . . .

http://www.cloudmountain.org. Cloud Mountain Retreat Center, located in rural Southwest Washington, is a non-sectarian center hosting residential retreats year-round. Recognized in TIME Magazine as one of the premier "Dharma Centers" in the United States . . .


ONLINE READING MATERIALS

http://www.accesstoinsight.org/begin.html. This is a fairly large and complex website, containing hundreds of books, articles, sutta translations, and more. If you're new to the site -- or to the teachings of Buddhism -- you may find the starting points listed below helpful in getting yourself oriented . . .

http://www.watthai.net/talon/wheel.htm. The Wheel is a series of substantial booklets covering a wide range of topics from the Abhidhamma to Buddhist reflections on today's vital problems. The series also includes accurate annotated translations of the Buddha's discourses from the Pali Canon . . .