Tricycle: The Buddhist review
is a non-profit, quarterly educational magazine. See:
http://www.tricycle.com/ Their magazine is available on many newsstands. However, they urge you to subscribe and save. They have
a listing of many hundreds of Buddhist centers in the U.S., Canada and Europe.
Shambhala Sun is a bimonthly magazine that
"...offers authentic teachings from the Buddhist and other contemplative
traditions, and applies the wisdom born of meditative practice to all
the important issues in life - from livelihood, parenting, and
relationships to politics, social action, and the arts." See:
http://www.shambhalasun.com/
Buddhadharma is a "... quarterly journal
for Buddhists of all traditions who wish to deepen their practice and
study of the dharma." See:
http://www.thebuddhadharma.com/
Objects:
Handcrafted UK sells Buddhist items for practicing Buddhists,
including a Tibetan prayer bell and dorje, a prayer wheel, and a singing
bowl. See:
http://www.handcrafteduk.com
The KBO and Buddhist Sangha has an online shop that sells
candles, incense, jewelry, meditation accessories, statues, etc. See:
http://www.kbo.org.uk/
Library:
A Buddhist Library is an online Buddhist educational resource featuring access to books and articles on
many Buddhist traditions: Tibetan , Theravada, Zen, Pure Land, and Chinese Mahayana.
Other world religions are also covered.
See:
http://www.abuddhistlibrary.com/
Associations:
The American Buddhist Congress (ABC) was founded on
1987-NOV-12 "to bring together Buddhists, individuals, and
organizations of various Buddhist traditions and of diverse Buddhist
denominations and ethnic backgrounds in America." Their goal is "to develop an 'American' Buddhism which, while paying respect to
Buddhist traditions of other cultures and acknowledging our debt of
gratitude to them, seeks to synthesize American values and traditions
with the basic Buddhism of the Tripitaka without the linguistic and
cultural trappings which are not understood by most Americans."
TheBuddhist Association of the United States(BAUS)operate the extensive Chuang Yen Monastery in Carmel NY.
They hold Sunday morning meditation, a book discussion group, Yoga and
I Liq Chuen (Tai Chi).
Buddhanet describes themselves as "the original Buddhist information
and education network." See:
http://www.buddhanet.net/
Buddism Connect sends free teachings on Buddhism and Buddhist
meditation
by E-mail. Sign up at:
http://www.buddhism-connect.org/
Buddhism Depot publishes translations of selections from the Dhammapada (Sayings of Buddha). They also have a discussion group, and
introduction to Buddhism, and many other features. See:
http://www.edepot.com/
Buddhism in Canada contains directories of temples and centers by
province. See http://buddhismcanada.com
Buddhism Links: The National Capital Freenet (Ottawa Canada) has
a special interest group on Buddhism that lists many links. See:
http://www.ncf.carleton.ca/
Buddhism Meditation: Access to Insight describes various sites supporting
Buddhism meditation (mainly of the Theravada tradition). See:
http://world.std.com/
Buddhism Pointers File: A pointers file which lists a truly impressive array of
Buddhist groups and societies, journals, mailing lists, news groups and other resources is
posted at:
http://www-personal.umich.edu/
Unfortunately, it does not seem to have been updated recently.
The
Buddhist Christian Vedanta Network provides "... a link among
"people who are interested in the teaching and practice of
meditation as taught in Buddhism and Christianity." See:
http://www.buddhist-christian.org/
E-Sangha
is a "...Buddhism portal that contains free books and sutras,
free e-cards services, buddhist interative chat & discussion forum,
buddhism directory of links and a free blog services for Buddhists
around the world."See: http://www.e-sangha.com
Essentials of Buddhism (The four noble truths, seven factors of
enlightenment, etc) are listed at: http://home.earthlink.net/
Sambuddha is a Canadian Buddhist website located in British
Columbia. See: http://members.xoom.com/
Alan Watts Electronic University publishes audio and video tapes of
lectures by Alan Watts compiled by his son, Mark. See:
http://www.alanwatts.com
Pamela Bloom, "Buddhist Acts of Compassion," Conari
Press, (2000). This is a book about about the "transformative and
healing power of compassion in all walks of life. It features stories by and about H.H. The Dalai Lama, Sogyal Rinpoche, Thich Nhat Hanh and many others,
including ordinary people in business, the arts, and homelife...it
is...a healing book for all faiths. It has much to say about conflict
resolution, healing deeply held anger and guilt, and developing a
humanistic vision toward service and global peace."
Read
reviews or order this book safely from Amazon.com online book store
Buddhism for the Lay Practitioner is "a collection of
resources for those who are interested in exploring Buddhism." See:
http://www.geocities.com/
The Dharma Eye Zen Group in Pompano Beach, FL, "...is
made up of people serious about discovering self realization, which
really means realizing that which we actually are, the universal
Buddha mind, which includes all things." See:
http://www.browardzen.com/
Fundamental Buddhism is based on the Pali Canon, the oldest surviving
written record of what the Buddha actually said and taught. See:
http://www.fundamentalbuddhism.com
MettaNet Foundation provides Dhamma free to the public
using Electronic media. See: http://www.metta.lk/
Shin Buddhism: The Shin Buddhism and Pure Land Buddhism traditions, which are
active in Japan and in the west, can be visited at:
http://www.aloha.net/
Soka Gakkai
International
(SGI) is a global association of lay practitioners of the Nichiren school of
Mahayana Buddhism. Their members seek to develop their potential for
hope, courage, and altruistic action. The
International SGI organization's home page is at:http://www.sgi.org/
Regional web sites are at:
The
Buddhist Christian Vedanta Network provides "... a link among
"people who are interested in the teaching and practice of
meditation as taught in Buddhism and Christianity." See:
