Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Minneapolis Institute of Arts: The Art of Asia: Buddhism
Find out about different kinds of art inspired by Buddhism. Richly illustrated, with useful overviews of the origins of Buddhism, Buddhist sects, and similar aspects of the religion.
Buddha Dharma Education Association
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.
Buddha Dharma Education Association
Buddha Net: Theravada Buddhism
Buddhanet page with links to information on the different countries in which the practice of Theravada (Hinayana) Buddhism predominates.
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.
ArtLex
Art Lex: Buddhist Art and Buddhism
A collection of Buddhist art, primarily sculpture, with short descriptions.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Main Branches of Buddhism
Over the centuries, two main branches of Buddhism emerged: Theravada Buddhism and Mahayana Buddhism. Read a description of each of these forms of Buddhism.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Buddhism in Japan
Buddhism would revolutionize many aspects of Japanese life including music, dance, a new writing system, and above all, elaborate Buddhist art. View a picture of a Buddhist sculpture and read a brief history of Buddhism in Japan.
Other
Uri: Buddhism: Basic Beliefs
Information about the celebrations, sacred spaces, basic beliefs of Buddhism. Answers questions such as How did Buddhism begin? What did the Buddha teach? What are the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path?
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Buddhism in Japan
Buddhism was officially transmitted to Japan in 525, when the monarch of the Korean kingdom of Baekje sent a mission to Japan with gifts, including an image of the Buddha, several ritual objects, and sacred texts. Buddhism's journey from...
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Buddhism
Wikipedia article about Buddhism addresses the essential questions about the religion and its traditions.
Other
Dharma: Introduction to Buddhism
This site contains detailed information about the religion of Buddhism and its many components.
Buddha Dharma Education Association
Buddha Net: Buddhism in Laos
A detailed history of Buddhism in Laos. Provides information on important people and dates as well as doctrines.
Buddha Dharma Education Association
Buddha Net: Japanese Buddhism
A history of Buddhism in Japan. Briefly describes other schools of Buddhism but is primarily concerned with Zen.
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.
Other
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.
PBS
Living Eden: Bhutan: Buddhism & Ecology
Lesson plan that combines the study of Buddhism in Bhutan with local ecology by focusing on cultural and religious attitudes toward the natural environment. Part of the PBS website devoted to Bhutan.
Other
Access to Insight: Lay Buddhist Practice
An online guidebook to lay Buddhist daily practice. Information on meditation, chanting, and "The Laity's Practice of Dhamma."
Buddha Dharma Education Association
Buddha Net: Tibetan Buddhism Timeline
Buddhanet offers a timeline of the history of Tibetan Buddhism beginning around 200 C.E. and continuing to the present.
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.
Shippensburg University
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.
Brown University
Brown University: Tibetan Buddhist Wall Paintings: A Photographic Survey
A survey of three Buddhist temples in the Mustang district of Tibet. Includes words of a Tibetan prayer as well as an audio file, details about Mustang, explanations of Tibetan art, and images of paintings found in the temples.
Buddha Dharma Education Association
Buddha Net: Good Questions, Good Answers About Buddhism
Answers to frequently asked questions about Buddhism.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Tibetan Buddhist Orders
Over the centuries four religious movements in Tibet evolved into the four religious orders of Tibetan Buddhism. These orders are all based on Buddhism from India, but they have different founders and lineages of teachers, prefer...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Introduction to Korean Buddhism
Buddhism became the official religion of one of Korea's early kingdoms in 372, after a priest arrived from China with Buddhist images and scriptures. From the time of its introduction it had the enthusiastic support of the rulers and the...