1. BuddhaNet - Worldwide Buddhist Information And Education Network Information and Education Network Buddhist Studies, World Buddhist Directory,BuddhaZine Online Magazine. Insight Meditation Online, eBooks on buddhism. http://www.buddhanet.net/

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2. Japanese Buddhism About buddhism in Japan the introduction to Japan; and the different sects, with dates. http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2055.html

Travel Living Japan A-Z Forum ... Religion Buddhism Search this site Related Pages Religion History Travel Temples ... Obon japan-guide.com newsletter Our newsletter keeps you up to date on Japan travel and living related issues and site updates. Click here to subscribe! japan-guide.com forum Any questions? Ask them on the question forum Travel Topics Travel Tour Packages Car Rental Hotel Reservations ... Organized Tours Buddhism originated in India in the 6th century BC. It consists of the teachings of the Buddha, Gautama Siddhartha. Of the main branches of Buddhism, it is the Mahayana or "Greater Vehicle" Buddhism which found its way to Japan. Buddhism was imported to Japan via China and Korea in form of a present from the friendly Korean kingdom of Kudara (Paikche) in the 6th century . While Buddhism was welcomed by the ruling nobles as Japan's new state religion, it did not initially spread among the common people due to its complex theories. There were also a few initial conflicts with Shinto , Japan's native religion, but the two religions were soon able to co-exist harmonically and even complemented each other. During the Nara period , the great Buddhist monasteries in the capital Nara , such as the Todaiji , gained strong political influence and were one of the reasons for the government to move the capital to Nagaoka in 784 and then to Kyoto in 794. Nevertheless, the problem of politically ambitious and militant monasteries remained a main issue for the governments over many centuries of

3. Buddhism In Ottawa Local activities, links to other buddhist sites, plus general buddhist information. http://dharma.ncf.ca/

Buddhism in the National Capital of Canada Welcome to the Buddhism site for the National Capital of Canada, one of the first ever sites on Buddhism. This site contains information about local activities in Ottawa and the region as well as more links to sites around the world. Please feel free to send me comments/suggestions Listen to Sister Annabel Laity's dharma talk on the Five Mindfulness Trainings (or download the 10Mb file) in Real Audio format. Local Maintained Information An Overview of Buddhism by Mike Butler (long-ish article, 18K) A Hypertext Guide to basic Buddhist teachings Meditation Instructions on awareness of breathing, the foundations of mindfulness and kindness. The Five Mindfulness Trainings by Thich Nhat Hahn The Dharmapada : verses of Buddhist wisdom. Photographs of renouned Buddhist teachers Answers to frequently Asked Questions on Buddhism and meditation Recommended Books Glossary of Buddhist Terms Local Groups and Retreats Ottawa Buddhist Society Buddhist groups in Ottawa Buddhism in Canada Human Rights in Buddhist Countries Buddhist Peace Fellowship Tibetan Government in Exile Free Burma Coalition Free Vietnam Alliance ... Buddhism and Human Rights OnLine Buddhist Publications Theravada Text Archives has translations of the Tripitka Forest Sangha Newsletter from Amaravati Monastery Tricycle Magazine BuddhaDharma Magazine Journal of Buddhist Ethics Dharma Seed Tape Library Buddhist Publishing Houses Wisdom Shambhala Snow Lion Publications Parallax Press ... Buddhist Publication Society Excellent Buddhist Sites...

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6. Chinese Cultural Studies: Han Yu One of the leaders in the Confucian counterattack on buddhism was the classical prose stylist and poet Han Yu (768824 CE), who in 819 CE composed this vitriolic polemic attacking buddhism. A champion of rationalism, Han Yu wished to suppress Daoism as well as buddhism. http://acc6.its.brooklyn.cuny.edu/~phalsall/texts/hanyu.html

Main Other Chinese Web Sites Chinese Cultural Studies: Han Yu Memorial on Buddhism (819 CE) from Edwin O. Reischauer, Ennin's Travels in T'ang China , (New York: Ronald Press, 1955), pp. 221-24 repr. in Alfred J. Andrea and James H. Overfield, The Human Record: Sources of Global History Vol 1 , 2d. ed., (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1994), pp. 187-190 Later Confucians considered Han Yu a pioneer of a Confucian intellectual revival that culminated in the eleventh and twelfth centuries with the rise of Neo-Confucianism, a movement that wedded metaphysical speculation (concern with matters that transcend the senses) to traditional Confucian practicality. In so doing, the Neo-Confucians offered a metaphysical alternative to the otherworldliness of Daoism and Buddhism and undercut them severely. More immediately, Han Yu’s essay foreshadowed by only a generation a nativist against "foreign" religions. Your servant submits that Buddhism is but one of the practices of barbarians which has filtered into China since the Later Han. In ancient times there was no such thing.... In those times the empire was at peace, and the people, contented and happy, lived out their full complement of years.... The Buddhist doctrine had still not reached China, so this could not have been the result of serving the Buddha. so But the people are stupid and ignorant; they are easily deceived and with difficulty enlightened. If they see Your Majesty behaving in this fashion, they are going to think you serve the Buddha in all sincerity. All will say, "The Emperor is wisest of all, and yet he is a sincere believer. What are we common people that we still should grudge our lives?" Burning heads and searing fingers by the tens and hundreds, throwing away their clothes and scattering their money, from morning to night emulating one another and fearing only to be last, old and young rush about, abandoning their work and place; and if restrictions are not immediately imposed, they will increasingly make the rounds of temples and some will inevitably cut off their arms and slice their flesh in the way of offerings. Thus to violate decency and draw the ridicule of the whole world is no light matter.

7. What Is Buddhism? What is buddhism? buddhism is a path of practice and spiritual development leading to Insight into the true nature of life. http://tmsyn.wc.ask.com/r?t=an&s=hb&uid=24312681243126812&sid=343126

8. Buddhism Comprehensive resource for all types of information regarding buddhism.Original articles, reader forum, chat room and hundreds of organized links to http://buddhism.about.com/

zJs=10 zJs=11 zJs=12 zJs=13 zc(5,'jsc',zJs,9999999,'') About Buddhism Buddhism Essentials ... Help zau(256,140,140,'el','http://z.about.com/0/ip/417/C.htm','');w(xb+xb+' ');zau(256,140,140,'von','http://z.about.com/0/ip/496/6.htm','');w(xb+xb); FREE Newsletter Sign Up Now for the Buddhism newsletter! See Online Courses Search Buddhism From Anthony Flanagan Your Guide to Buddhism FREE Newsletter. Sign Up Now! Hurricane Katrina In the face of natural disasters such as that caused by Hurricane Katrina, what is vital in the first instance is practical help. Let us hope that now such help is beginning to take effect that it is comprehensive and inclusive. Let us also wish all those who have been affected that they may soon find comfort and respite from their individual and collective sufferings. More Relief Fund Saturday September 03, 2005 Om Mani Padme Hum - 2 The Om Mani Padme Hum mantra is perhaps the most well known and most widely practiced mantra of Tibetan Buddhism. But what is the symbolism associated with it? In this series of four artciles, explore the significance of each of the words that make up this mantra. This article looks at the meanings of 'Mani'. More Om Saturday September 03, 2005

9. Common Misconceptions About Buddhism Examines misconceptions about reincarnation, prayer, paganism, and so forth. http://www.livingdharma.org/Misconceptions.html

Some Common Misconceptions About Buddhism in America "Buddhism is a 'pagan' religion" "Paganism" is usually used to refer to belief in a god or gods other than the normally accepted Christian God. However, Buddhists don't concern themselves about God or god(s). Buddhists concern themselves with the Dharma, which is not a god or gods. It is "truth" or "reality." Thus, when sad or tragic events occur in our lives or the lives of our loved ones - as they inevitably will - Buddhists don't have to ask "Why did this happen?" This is because Buddhists don't hold onto the belief that there is a god "looking out" for his or her welfare. Buddhism is really an attitude of accepting the inevitable changes or impermanence of life, and of being grateful for every moment we are alive. "All Buddhists believe in reincarnation" This misconception is understandable, given that Tibetan Buddhists (such as the Dalai Lama), who do believe in a form of reincarnation, are perhaps the most "visible" of the many sects of Buddhism. Also, watching recent movies like Little Buddha

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11. Buddhism An Introduction to buddhismExplores the history of buddhism and its basic tenets. http://buddhism.about.com/religion/buddhism/

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13. History Of Buddhism Overview of the history of buddhism and the formation of the principal schoolsof buddhism. http://www.ship.edu/~cgboeree/buddhahist.html

The History of Buddhism Dr. C. George Boeree Shippensburg University Soon after Buddha's death or parinirvana, five hundred monks met at the first council at Rajagrha, under the leadership of Kashyapa. Upali recited the monastic code (Vinaya) as he remembered it. Ananda, Buddha's cousin, friend, and favorite disciple and a man of prodigious memory! recited Buddha's lessons (the Sutras). The monks debated details and voted on final versions. These were then committed to memory by other monks, to be translated into the many languages of the Indian plains. It should be noted that Buddhism remained an oral tradition for over 200 years. In the next few centuries, the original unity of Buddhism began to fragment. The most significant split occurred after the second council, held at Vaishali 100 years after the first. After debates between a more liberal group and traditionalists, the liberal group left and labeled themselves the Mahasangha "the great sangha." They would eventually evolve into the Mahayana tradition of northern Asia. The traditionalists, now referred to as Sthaviravada or "way of the elders" (or, in Pali, Theravada), developed a complex set of philosophical ideas beyond those elucidated by Buddha. These were collected into the Abhidharma or "higher teachings." But they, too, encouraged disagreements, so that one splinter group after another left the fold. Ultimately, 18 schools developed, each with their own interpretations of various issues, and spread all over India and Southeast Asia. Today, only the school stemming from the Sri Lankan Theravadan survives.

14. Buddhism: En Svensk Religion Anders –ckermans sida om buddhismen. http://www.ahimsa.nu/dharma/

buddha dharma sangha etik ... dharma@ahimsa.nu First published 1997

15. Fundamental Buddhism Explained Buddha's Teachings Buddhist Explicit explanation of fundamental buddhism based on the Pali Canon, recognized by Buddhist scholars as the oldest surviving written record of what http://tmsyn.wc.ask.com/r?t=an&s=hb&uid=24312681243126812&sid=343126

16. BUDDHISM Outline of Buddhist beliefs and practises from Religious Tolerance site. http://www.religioustolerance.org/buddhism.htm

MENU: BUDDHISM ...based on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama Click below to visit our sponsors. Quotation: "Buddhism has the characteristics of what would be expected in a cosmic religion for the future: it transcends a personal God, avoids dogmas and theology; it covers both the natural & spiritual, and it is based on a religious sense aspiring from the experience of all things, natural and spiritual, as a meaningful unity" Albert Einstein Overview: Buddhism is the fourth largest religion in the world, being exceeded in numbers only by Christianity, Islam and Hinduism. It was founded in Northern India by the first known Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama. In 535 BCE , he attained enlightenment and assumed the title Lord Buddha ( one who has awakened As Buddhism expanded across Asia, it evolved into two main forms, which evolved largely independently from each other: Theravada Buddhism (sometimes called Southern Buddhism; occasionally spelled Therevada) " has been the dominant school of Buddhism in most of Southeast Asia since the thirteenth century, with the establishment of the monarchies in Thailand, Burma, Cambodia and Laos. "

17. Resources For The Study Of Buddhism Site contains links to both general Buddhist resources and specialized materialson Zen, Chinese buddhism, Yogacara buddhism, and various Buddhist http://online.sfsu.edu/~rone/Buddhism/Buddhism.htm

Resources for the Study of Buddhism Compiled by Prof. Ron Epstein epstein@sfsu.edu Please send all comments, suggestions, and corrections to epstein@sfsu.edu General Buddhism Introductory Reading List Buddhist Sutras Links to Online Collections of Buddhist Texts Links to Other Selected Internet Sites ... Five Moral Precepts Buddhism for Children "Following the Buddha's Footsteps"Curriculum from Instilling Goodness School, City of Ten Thousand Buddhas Once Upon a Time: A Collection of Buddhist Stories Buddhist Studies for Primary and Secondary Students Theravada Buddhist Teachings "The Healing Power of the Precepts" by Thanissaro Bhikkhu "Laying the Foundation for Social Action" by Ajahn Pasanno "Discipline and Conventions of Theravada Buddhist Renunciate Communities" "What Is Important?" by Ajahn Pasanno ... "Introduction to Insight Meditation" Mahayana Buddhist Teachings Yogacara ("Consciousness Only") Buddhism Chinese Buddhism Chan and Zen Buddhism Shurangama Sutra: Text, Commentaries, and Articles ... News from True Cultivators Buddhism and Science "The Future of Humankind" by the Venerable Chan Master Hsuan Hua "Monsters Appearing in the World" by the Venerable Master Hsuan Hua "Toward Sustainable Science" by Bhikkhu P. A. Payutto

18. Wheel Of Rebirth A detailed presentation of reincarnation from a Buddhist perspective. With questions and answers. http://www.ibps.org/english/master/wheel of rebirth.html

Buddhism's View on The Wheel of Rebirth A Speech by Venerable Master Hsing Yun on November 21, 1982 at The CKS Cultural Center, Kaohsiung, Taiwan Back Dear Venerable and Guardian Faithful, Today, I am going to discuss with you a very important, but difficult to affirm, question. When we talk about rebirth or reincarnation, some people laugh at the idea. They consider such belief is passe and obsolete. Others may think such question is in arena of religion. After all, it concerns what is after death. It is not practical and very distant. There is a saying, 'If I don't even know about living, why ask about dying?' Thus, this question should not be an urgent concern. To be sincere, the setting of a grand lecture hall is not very suitable to talk about the subject of rebirth. If we could discuss this question on a battle field, where death confront us, then we can all sincerely and solemnly discuss our next stop upon death. ¡@Most young people today slight and look down on the question of rebirth. These disbelievers of rebirth are not necessary living in a higher level. They are actually shallow and ignorant. Denying the existing of rebirth does not obstruct others, it only limits our own life. Without rebirth, there is no past and there is no future. A life without future, existence is so short and vain. The future is so hopeless. When we face a great obstacle, we can encourage ourselves, 'It is okay, another ten years then it will be my turn.' Even when criminal steps on the execution chair, they can still say, 'Another twenty years, there will be another tough man'. With rebirth, human existence has maneuvering rooms. With rebirth, pledge and wish can eventually be fulfilled. With rebirth, life has the next train available.

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meditation buddhism fwbo sangharakshita ... contacts search fwbo.org: home meditation buddhism buddha ... contacts What is Buddhism? Buddhism is a path of practice and spiritual development leading to Insight into the true nature of life. Buddhist practices such as meditation are means of changing oneself in order to develop the qualities of awareness, kindness, and wisdom. The experience developed within the Buddhist tradition over thousands of years has created an incomparable resource for all those who wish to follow a path - a path which ultimately culminates in Enlightenment or Buddhahood. Because Buddhism does not include the idea of worshipping a creator God, some people do not see it as a religion in the normal, Western sense. The basic tenets of Buddhist teaching are straightforward and practical: nothing is fixed or permanent; actions have consequences; change is possible. Thus Buddhism addresses itself to all people irrespective of race, nationality, or gender. It teaches practical methods (such as meditation) which enable people to realise and utilise its teachings in order to transform their experience, to be fully responsible for their lives and to develop the qualities of Wisdom and Compassion. There are around 350 million Buddhists and a growing number of them are Westerners. They follow many different forms of Buddhism, but all traditions are characterised by non-violence, lack of dogma, tolerance of differences, and, usually, by the practice of meditation .

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