Related
links
This section gives a few links
related to Buddhism/Buddhist centres/ organisations/ literature, for people interested
in more information. See also the
General
Resources of Buddhism
BBC Buddhism Page : for beginners
Buddhism, based
on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama
The Buddha Project : complete
directory
Academic Resources (Now being updated)
Essays on Modern Buddhism,
Philosophy and Science and Anti-Buddhist
Arguments
Buddha
as Fiction (another very common criticism, which doesnft really matter)
Buddhist library (extensive collection of literature)
BuddhaMind - A very rich and
original web site created by Venerable Kusalo
Buddhanet : a comprehensive introduction to
Buddhism, downloadable chantings, Dhamma talks, guided meditation sessions,
etc.
Access to Insight : Pali canon in English
Sacred Texts : various scriptures
Downloadable Dhamma talks, chantings and meditation
UrbanDharma.Org -
Buddhist eBooks and Dharma Talks in Audio and Video
http://www.dhammadownload.com (Downloads
in Burmese and English)
The beliefnet portal has a few guided Buddhist
meditations and The Dalai Lama's
talks online.
http://www.edhamma.com (Talks by respected
Burmese teachers such as Mahasi Sayadaw)
Buddhist Society of
Western Australia: talks by resident monks
Metta Forest monastery : contains online
dhamma talks for download
Forest Sangha - A directory of UK
Theravada forest monasteries (in the Thai tradition), including links to online
Dhamma talks for download
The Samatha Trust - The same meditation tradition
as taught in the Monday meditation classes. In the theravada Samatha-Vipssana
tradition
The Forest Sangha newsletter
- A world-wide Buddhist community in the
Angulimala - The Buddhist Prison
Chaplaincy Organisation
International
Zen Association United Kingdom - started by followers of Master Taisen Deshimaru, a Japanese Soto Zen Master
Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery
- Another Theravada monastery, contains a collection of online books
Satipanya Association - Run by Ven.
Bodhidhamma in the Burmese tradition, contains some useful books to download
Birmingham Buddhist Vihara - in the Burmese
Theravada tradition
The Amida Trust : Pure land tradition
London Buddhist Vihara -
represents all the major authentic Buddhist traditions.
Longchen Foundation : Tibetan
Buddhist
Dharma
Realm Buddhist Association : Pure land Buddhism
Kagyu Samye Ling Tibetan Centre
Dechen Community : also Tibetan
Dhamma Dipa: a retreat site that runs 10 day
Vipassana retreats in Sayagyi U Ba Khin/ Goenka tradition
UK Network of Engaged Buddhists
- Engaged Buddhism is engagement in caring and service, in social and
environmental protest and analysis, in nonviolence as a creative way of
overcoming conflicts, and in "right livelihood" and other initiatives
which prefigure a society of the future
Other University Buddhist Societies in
The MMU Buddhist
Society is now merged with the
Cambridge University Buddhist
Society
Southampton University Buddhist Society
University of Warwick Buddhist
Society
Queens University of Belfast Buddhist
Society
Birmingham University Buddhist Society
University
of Bristol Buddhist Society
Lancaster University
Buddhist Society
University of Paisley Buddhist Society
(Please note: this is in no
way an exhaustive list, and includes only those
Humour
Dharma the cat: a 'Buddhist' comic strip
Other
Buddhism discussion forums and newsgroups
Triple Gem Buddhist
Discussion Group
Many of the other sites
mentioned in this page have their forums too.
Buddhist newsgroups, such as
in google, are also good places to discuss and know more about Buddhism and
related issues.
Google
newsgroup: talk.religion.buddhism
Please inform us if you find some other portals related to Buddhism in
general or UK Buddhist centres, which merit inclusion on this page.