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Namo Buddhaya: The Anagarika Dharmapala Archive
This site contains the writings of Buddhist activist Anagarika Dharmapala. His writings provide an in-depth examination of basically every facet of Buddhism.
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.
Buddha Dharma Education Association
Buddha Net: Vesak (Buddha Day)
This article discusses the significance of Vesak, or Buddha day, on which Buddhists celebrate the birth of the Buddha.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Buddhist Text About the Bodhisattva Manjushri
This Tibetan manuscript is one of the oldest objects in the museum's Tibetan collection. It consists of twenty-two loose pages. The text is written in U-chen script, in pure gold ink, which has been applied on a ground of lapiz lazuli...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Mandala of the Buddhist Deity Chakrasamvara
A mandala is a schematic diagram that portrays the sacred environment of a particular deity. The mandala is used by practitioners as a guideline for meditation. It helps people visualize the way in which they will restructure the world...
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Basic Points Unifying the Theravada and the Mahayana
A page briefly describing the points of doctrine which unify all Buddhist schools of thought.
Buddha Dharma Education Association
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 Dharma Education Association
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.
New York Times
New York Times: Restoring the Giant Buddhas of Bamiyan
A picture essay and short video documentary about the attempts of the Afghan people to restore and save the famous Buddhist shrine at Bamiyan. In 2001 the Taliban destroyed the large statue of Buddha leading to a public outcry.
Buddha Dharma Education Association
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 of Compassion: Chenresig/avalokiteshvara
A page with a variety of information and resources concerning Avalokiteshvara, known in Tibetan Buddhism as Chenresig.
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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.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Borobudur
The idea of path is an important concept in Buddhism, and is essential in understanding the meaning and purpose of one of the most remarkable and impressive monuments in the world: Borobudur. View pictures and read the history behind...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Todai Ji
When completed in the 740s, Todai-ji (or "Great Eastern Temple") was the largest building project ever on Japanese soil. Its creation reflects the complex intermingling of Buddhism and politics in early Japan. View pictures and read...
Royal Botanic Gardens
Plant Cultures: Themes: Sacred and Spirtual: Buddhism
An overview of Buddhism that considers the role of the pipal tree, among other things, in the establishment of the faith. The tree is sacred to Buddhists as the tree under which the meditating Siddhartha Gautama attained enlightenment.
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Architechtonic Research: The Head Temples of Zen 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.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Bodhisattva
Wikipedia offers excellent information on Bodhisattva, or a person striving for Enlightenment, including a table of contents for easy site navigation.
Buddha Dharma Education Association
Buddha Net: Buddhist Studies: The Story of Buddha
An online presentation on the life of Buddha-his life and teachings-in a click-through storybook format.
Buddha Dharma Education Association
Buddha Net: Buddhist Studies: Asoka
A concise biography of king Asoka is provided on this page. This site introduces the idea that India experienced a renaissance of its own under the regime of Asoka.
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Silk Road Foundation: Travels of Fa Hsien Buddhist Pilgrim of Fifth Century
A short history of China's famous early explorer and pilgrim who walked from central China to India and returned by sea to his homeland.
Curated OER
Alliance of Religions and Conservation: What Do Buddhists Believe? Buddhist Monk
Buddhist monk, at study.
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The Tibetan and Himalayan Library: Collected Tantras of the Ancients
The Tibetan Buddhist Canon is one of the three most important canons of Buddhist and religious literature in the world. Here you will find a complete catalog of the controversial collection of esoteric texts, compiling several of the...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Images of Enlightenment: Aniconic vs Iconic Depictions of Buddha
Some of the earliest depictions of the Buddha reaching enlightenment appear as sculptural friezes on the exterior of sacred Buddhist monuments known as stupas. View pictures of these friezes and read the history of Prince Siddhartha in...
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...