Library Guides: Religious Studies Library Guide: Buddhism

Website lists for

Buddhism

Stone head of the Buddha from Gandhara [in modern Afghanistan / Pakistan], 3rd cent. A.D., showing Greek artistic influences. In the Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC.

Research Websites on Buddhism

The following websites suitable for academic research focus on Buddhism and Buddhist cultures.

For additional websites on Buddhism, also consult:

"Religious Studies: Comparative & general"

An Overview of the Buddhist Scriptures
An outline of the Buddhist religious texts in the Pali, Chinese, and Tibetan canons. This study aid, from the book The Buddhist Religion: A Historical Introduction (by Richard H. Robinson & Willard L. Johnson; 4th edition, 1996), has been made freely available on the Web.
Asian Classics Input Project
Collection of texts of Buddhist and yoga scriptures that have been keyed in or scanned in, to preserve them and make their teachings known internationally. Texts can be browsed or searched. Project based in India and Mongolia, under an international scholarly group of directors and advisors.
Bya-Ra: a Tibetan Research Database
The Tibetan & Himalayan Library
The Tibetan and Himalayan Library (THL) includes digital archives of audio & video, images, maps, and Tibetan texts.
Friends of the Western Buddhist Order
A site containing introductory articles on Buddhism, as well as an international list of contacts. FWBO describes itself as "an international network dedicated to communicating Buddhist truths in ways appropriate to the modern world."

Gateway Websites

These websites contain large collections of links to resources, grouped by topic.

Buddhist Studies WWW Virtual Library
A collaborative resource that "keeps track of leading information facilities in the fields of Buddhism and Buddhist studies." Developed and updated by researchers in Australia, the US, the UK, and Germany.
DharmaNet: Worldwide Net of Study, Practice, and Action
Provides a wide range of links to Buddhist studies resources, including collected texts, audio, and video; discussions of history and topics such as women and Buddhism; a directory of Dharma centers; etc. Suitable for academic study as well as as guidance for practitioners.