Religions

In Zen Buddhism, a koan [koh-ahn] is a type of riddle with no answer that aims to clear the listener's mind. This is a collection of translated koans.

A website that provides the story of Buddha's life in English

Access to Insight is an HTML website dedicated to providing accurate, reliable, and useful information concerning the practice and study of Theravada Buddhism

A news site about Buddhism

BuddhaNet™ is the result of a vision to link up with the growing world-wide culture of people committed to the Buddha's teachings and lifestyle, as an on-line cyber sangha.

A compilation of all the Buddhist Sutras

An essay and a display of Buddhist art by the MET

A Buddhism encyclopedia site with information on Buddhist schools, artworks, famous figures and more

A short video that gives a good overview and the central beliefs of Buddhism.

This video from Harvard's Religious Studies program briefly introduces Buddhism's deep roots and wide branches, over world history and many peoples.

Dhammadāna is a two-part composed word: dhamma, which means: reality of the things like they truly are and dāna, wich means gift. To do dhammadāna (or dhamma dāna), then means that one give to others the way of developing the right comprehension of reality.

A buddhist encyclopedia

In this lesson, distinct cultures/traditions as well as artistic depictions in Buddhism are explained. History, art, and social studies all receive focus.

An explanation of the divergence of Buddhist beliefs from the Ancient History Encyclopedia

The Buddha's philosophy teaches us that our desires are at the root of our restlessness - and that calm can be achieved through willpower and spiritual exercise. Related Lesson

A photographic survey of the wall paintings of three gompas or monastery-temples of Mustang

A magazine that offers a wealth of perspectives on both modern Western Buddhism and modern Western society at large

The idea behind this website is to introduce the most important basics of Buddhism, as well as provide links for further study.

Buddhism the one of the world’s major religions. But outside of Asia it isn’t very well known. What is Buddhism? Who was the Buddha? What do Buddhists believe? Let's find out!

If Buddhism rejects material possessions, why do some Buddhists give offerings? This article explains the spiritual benefits of giving offerings in Mahayana Buddhist traditions.