Learning Center -> Study -> Theravada Buddhism Web sites with extensive teachings
Triple Gem, refuge and the precepts
The Four Foundations of Mindfulness: Satipatthana Sutta
The Seven Factors of Enlightenment
Web sites with extensive teachings
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See the Learning Center's
Coming soon: Ashoka online course Bodhisattvas of Compassion
Taigen Dan LeightonThe Way of the Bodhisattva
Peter Della SantinaEight Bodhisattvas
www.khandro.netThe Bodhisattva Ideal - Buddhism and the Aesthetics of Selflessness
Nitin KumarBodhisattva Vows
Gelong Tsewang Samdrub and Geshe TashiThe Heart of the Bodhisattva
Sakyong Mipham RinpocheThe Thirty Seven Practices of the Path of the Bodhisattva
H.H. the 14th Dalai Lama
37 Practices of a Bodhisatta
Ken McLeod
A Guide to the Bodhisattva Way of Life
ShantidevaThe Bodhicaryavatara (Shantideva)
H.H. the 14th Dalai Lama
Geshe Gyeltsen
Chokyi Dragpa
Avalokiteshvara (Kuan-Yin) (Chenrezig)
The Enlightenment Of Bodhisattva Kuan-Yin (Avalokiteshvara)
Dr. C.T. ShenChenrezig (Avalokiteshvara) – Embodiment of Compassion in Tibetan Buddhism
The Creation of a Goddess of Mercy from Avolokiteshara
Bagyalakshmi
John Blofeld
Manjushri
Manjushri: The Young Prince of Wisdom
Taigen Dan Leighton
Bodhicitta
Bodhicitta is a mind (including thought, action, feeling and speech) totally dedicated to others and to achieving full enlightenment in order to benefit all sentient beings as fully as possible. Bodhicitta is often called the "Wish Fulfilling Jewel," because like a magic jewel it brings true happiness.
Generating Bodhicitta Mind-Stream
The Teaching on Aspirational Bodhicitta
H.H. the 14th the Dalai LamaThe Eight Verses of Thought Transformation
H.H. The Dalai LamaThe Seven Points of Mind Training of Atisha
Shamar RinpocheLoving Kindness
Mingyur RinpocheHow to Generate Bodhicitta
Ribur RinpocheBodhicitta: the Perfection of Dharma
Lama Thubten YesheBodhicitta
Tai Situ Rinpoche
Compassion
Living the Compassionate Life
His Holiness the 14th Dalai LamaCompassion and the Individual
H.H Dalai LamaAwakening Compassion
Ken McLeodThe Practice of Compassion
Pema Chodron
H.H. the 14th Dalai Lama
Geshe Gyeltsen
Emptiness (shunyata)
Causality and Emptiness: The Wisdom of Nagarjuna
Peter Della SantinaThe Experience of Shunyata: Recognizing the True Nature of the Mind
Kenpo Karthar RinpocheEmptiness
Stephen BatchelorBeing and Emptiness: Buddhist Perspectives on Compassion
Ruben L.F. Habito
The paramitas (the perfections)
The Practice of the Perfections
Peter Della Santina
Robert Aitken (out of print but highly recommended)
Geshe Sonam Rinchen
The H. H. Dalai Lama: The Six Paramitas
H.H. the 14th Dalai Lama
Bodhisattva vow
Bodhisattva Vows
Taitaku Pat Phelan
Mahayana sutras
See DharmaNet Learning Centers Sutras section >>>
The Middle Way
The Development of Mahayana Philosophy
Peter Della Santina
Background
Introductory Comparison of the Five Tibetan Traditions of Buddhism and Bon
Alex BerzinThe Five Principal Spiritual Traditions of Tibet
The Government of Tibet in Exile web siteAdvice on Spiritual Practice
H.H. Rangjung Rigpae Dorje, 16th Gyalwa KarmapaWhat Is the Mind?
H.H The Dalai LamaA Survey of the Paths of Tibetan Buddhism
H.H. The Dalai LamaUnderstanding the Need for Spiritual Practice
Kalu RinpocheAn Outline of the Path to Enlightenment
Dr. Nick RibushBasic Buddhist Topics: Mind, Rebirth, Cyclic Existence and Enlightenment
Thubten ChodronThe Kagyu Tradition
Traleg Rinpoche
Lama-The Source of Blessings
Jamgon Kongtrul Rinpoche
Four thoughts that turn the mind
The Four Ordinary Foundations
Kenpo Karthar Rinpoche
Robert Thurman
What is Refuge
Aenpo Kyabgon
The Four Noble Truths
H.H. The Dalai Lama
Death, Intermediate State, and Rebirth
H.H. The Dalai Lama
Interdependent Origination
Aenpo Kyabgon
Sending and Receiving
Kenpo Karthar RinpocheThe Eight Verses of Thought Transformation
H.H. The Dalai LamaThe Benefits of Cherishing Others
Lama Zopa RinpocheThe Seven Points of Mind Training of Atisha
Shamar RinpocheLoving Kindness
Mingyur RinpocheHow to Generate Bodhicitta
Ribur RinpocheThe Practice of Compassion
Pema Chodron
The Four Immeasurable States
Traleg Rinpoche
The Six Paramitas
Jigme Rinpoche
The Heart of Mindfulness
Khenpo Karthar RinpocheThe Significance of Meditation in Tibetan Buddhism
Khenpo Migmar TseringMeditation
Lama YesheSeven Points On Meditation
Shamar RinpocheEssential Advice on Meditation
Sogyal RinpocheQuestions and Answers on Meditation
Khenpo Karthar RinpocheMastering the Mind
Shamar RinpocheMeditation
The Dalai LamaThe Essental Two Wings: Concentration and Insight
Sakya TrizinCalm Abiding and Insight Meditation Wisdom
Shamar Rinpoche
Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche & William McKeeverHow to Meditate
Sakyong Mipham RinpocheA Guide to Shamatha Meditation
Thrangu RinpocheCalm Abiding Meditation
Shamar RinpocheDzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche
The Foundational Practice Of Tranquility MeditationKhenpo Karthar Rinpoche
An Introduction to Sitting MeditationDagom Rinpoche
Calm Abiding MeditationGeshe Dagpa Togyal
Shamatha Meditation 1
Shamatha Meditation 2
Shamatha Meditation3
Vipashyana Meditation
Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche
Shamar Rinpoche
introduction to Mahamudra MeditationAlex Berzin
The Gelug-Kagyu Tradition of MahamudraTai Situpa
Introduction to Mahamudra
Brief History of Dzogchen & Introduction to Dzogchen
Alex Berzin
The Experience of Shunyata: Recognizing the True Nature of the Mind
Kenpo Karthar RinpocheRealization of the Nature of the Mind
Dezhung RinpocheThe Essence of One's Heart: How to Recognise the Nature of Mind
Tai Situpa RinpocheNature of the Mind
H.H. Sakya Trizin
Emptiness
Tai Situpa RinpocheIntroduction to Voidness and Mental Labeling
Alex BerzinEmptiness
Lama Zopa Rinpoche
In Search of the Self
Geshe Ngawang Dhargyey
Correct View
Denma Locho Rinpoche
Dr. Alex Berzin
Web sites with extensive teachings
Ven. Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche web site
Kunzig Shamar Rinpoche web site
Web sites with audio teachings
Ven. Khechen Thrangu Rinpoche web site
Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition
The teachings of the masters
Bodhidharma
His devotion to meditation
was his legacy to China. He was later honored as father of the Chinese
Dhyana—or "Meditation"—school
of Buddhism, called Chan.
The Zen Teaching of Bodhidharma
Red Pine, translator (Wisdom Publications - 2003)Daruma-ki
Bodhidharma and his teachings
From SotoZenNet's Zen Friends Zen quarterlyBodhidharma.com
An introduction to Bodhidharma, his journey and his legacy
In question-and-answer style Bodhidharma fields
questions from his students on dharma, the mind, and reality.
Jeffrey Broughton (U. California Press - 1999)
Sengsan's Hsin Hsin Ming
Sengsan,
the third ancestor, is best know for his beloved poem, the Hsin
Hsin Ming ("The
great way is not difficult for those who do not pick and choose...").
Master Sheng Yen's teaching on the Hsin-hsin ming
Mu Soeng (Wisdom Publications - 2003)A page about the poem and Sengsan
Dennis Genpo Merzel (Shambhala - 1991)
Master Sheng Yen (Dharma Publishing - 1987)
Huineng and The Platform Sutra
of Venerable Master Hsuan Hua-
Buddhist Text Translation SocietyHow Huineng Became the Sixth Patriarch
Philip Yampolsky's translation of The Platform Sutra
The Platform Sutra - translated by The Buddhist Text Translation Society
The Platform Sutra
With the commentary of
Tripitaka Master HuaCarl
Bielefeldt and Lewis Lancaster on the Platform SutraThe Dharma of Mind Transmission: Zen Teachings of Huang-po and dharmaweb
- no sourceThe
Sutra of Hui Neng old translation
Mazu
Mazu Daoyi (Ma-tsu Tao-i) (709-788), is
celebrated for being the source of what was to become, through his famous
descendent Linji, Rinzai Zen. Mazu's uncompromising methods foreshadowed
those of Linji.
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The Soto master and founder Dogen (1200-1253) is probably the most revered
figure in all Japanese Zen. It was Dogen who first insisted on intensive
meditation, who produced the first Japanese writings explaining Zen practice,
and who constructed the first real Zen monastery in Japan, establishing
a set of monastic rules still observed. Moreover, the strength of his
character has inspired many Zen masters to follow.
Understanding Dogen
When students approach the work of Dogen Zenji, they
find enigma and obscurity, as well as blinding clarity. Taigen Dan Leighton,
Bonnie Myotai Treace, Steven Heine and Norman Fischer help us penetrate Dogen's
teachings. With an introduction by Carl Bielefeldt.Are There Any Who Are Not Beginners?
Teachings by Dogen from a new collection of translations focusing on his advice
to practitioners.Excerpts from Beyond Thinking: A Guide to Zen Meditation, edited by
Kazuaki Tanahashi (Shambhala Pub - 2004)
Norman
Fisher's talks on Fukazazengi, Bendowa, and Genjo
KoanTreasury of the Eye of the True Dharma,
Book 29 -
Mountains and Waters Sutra - translation by Prof. Carl BielefeldtTreasury
of the Eye of the True Dharma, Book 28 - Getting
the Marrow by Doing Obeisance - translation by Stanley
WeinsteinTreasury of the Eye of the True Dharma, Book 13 - Ocean
Seal Samadhi -translation by Carl Bielefeldt with Michael RadichTreasury of the Eye of the True Dharma, Book 11 - Principles
of Zazen -translation
by Carl Bielefeldt with Michael RadichTreasury of the Eye of the True Dharma,
Book 31 - Not
Doing Evils - translation by William Bodiford
Ashoka course on the Genjo Koan
Taught by Michael Weanger, San Francisco Zen CenterGenjo Koan - translated by Kaz Tanahashi and Robert Aitken
Shohaku
Okumura wonderful lectures on Genjo Koan #7
#8 #9 #10 #11Guidelines for Studying the Way. The first half - from Moon
in a Dewdrop.Reflections on Translating Dogen
Rev. Taigen Leighton
in a Dewdrop: Writings of Zen Master Dogen
Linji
As the founder of the Linji school (in Japanese, Rinzai), Linji plays
a key role in the history of Zen.
The Zen Teachings of Rinzai
Irmgard Schloegl's 1975 translation,
now out of printThe Zen Teachings of Master Lin-Chi
Thomas Burtom, translator
Hakuin Ekaku (1685-1768)
Hakuin Ekaku possessed an unusual ability to convey the meaning
of Zen to large numbers of people from all classes and religions. Though
he chose to work at a small temple in the countryside, he was frequently
invited to lecture, and his writings were published, eventually bringing
him fame. His writings could be rough, humorous, or sometimes even
shocking, intended to rouse his followers from their complacency into
a deeper contemplation of religion and spiritual life. His copious
writings continue to maintain pivotal importance within the Rinzai
Zen sect. His work, both as spiritual leader and as painter, had a
profound effect on all subsequent Zen study and Zen painting.
A
selection of Hakuin's writingsSong of Zazen
Norman Waddell translation
Song of Zazen
Zen Buddhist Order of Hsu Yun translationHakuin's
Letter in Answer to an Old Nun of the Hokke Sect Actually, two letters.
In the first, Hakuin talks about the Lotus Sutra. In the second he
discusses his own experiences. translated by Philip YampolskyThe Ten Ox-Herding Pictures
Paintings by Master Jikihara, verses by Master K'uo-anThe Five, Ranks of The Apparent and the Real
The
Orally Transmitted Secret Teachings
of the [Monk] Who Lived on Mount ToWhat Is the Sound of One Hand Clapping?
Zen Master Hakuin: Selected Writings
Translated by Philip Yampolsky
Translated by Norman Waddell
Ikkyu (1394-1481)
Ikkyu Sojun was perhaps the most celebrated of the iconoclastic throwbacks
to authentic Zen. A breath of fresh air in the stifling, hypocritical
world of an institutionalized Zen, he seemed almost a reincarnation
of the early Chan masters of the Tang.
Zen
Rebel Ikkyu: Ikkyu was a Zen monk of Muromachi
Alexander Kabanoff
Bankei (1622-1693)
Bankei has long been an underground hero in the world of
Zen. At a time when Zen in Japan had become overly formalized,
the eccentric master Bankei stressed natural spontaneity and Zen's
relevance to everyday life. Bankei is best known for his talks
on what he called "the Unborn."
Norman Waddell (North Point Press - 2000)
Peter Haskel, translator (Grove - 1997)
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Taizan Maezumi
Roshi
Maezumi Roshi received Dharma transmission from Hakujun Kuroda, Roshi
in 1955. He also received approval as a teacher (Inka) from both Koryu
Osaka, Roshi, and Hakuun Yasutani, Roshi, thus becoming a Dharma successor
in three lines of Zen.
Maezumi Roshi devoted his
life to laying a firm foundation for the growth of Zen Buddhism in
the West. In 1967, he established the Zen Center of Los Angeles and
later established six temples in the United States and Europe. He
founded the White Plum Asanga and transmitted the Dharma to twelve
successors: Bernie Glassman, Dennis Genpo Merzel, Charlotte Joko Beck,
Jan Chozen Bays, John Daido Loori, Gerry Shishin Wick, John Tesshin
Sanderson, Alfred Jitsudo Ancheta, Charles Tenshin Fletcher, Susan
Myoyu Andersen, Nicolee Jikyo Miller, and William Nyogen Yeo. These
twelve successors have further transmitted the Dharma to a number of "second-generation" successors.
In America, Maezumi Roshi ordained 68 Zen priests and gave the lay
Buddhist precepts to over 500 people.
Your Zazen Is The Zazen Of The Buddhas
What
Are We Ignoring About Breathing?
Five teishos on breathing,
energy and the practice of qi gong.
Your Life: The Essence of Zen Practice
Zen Center of Los Angeles
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Shunryu Suzuki Roshi
Shunryu Suzuki, a Japanese Zen priest belonging to the Soto lineage,
came to San Francisco in 1959 at the age of fifty-five. He was impressed
by the seriousness and quality of "beginner's mind" among
Americans he met who were interested in Zen and decided to settle here.
As more and more people joined him in meditation, Zen Center came into
being and he was its first abbot. Although an obscure figure
on the Japanese Zen landscape, he is one of principle founders of Buddhism
in America. Some of his edited talks have been collected in the books Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind, Branching
Streams Flow in the Darkness: Zen Talks on the Sandokai and Not
Always So: Practicing the True Spirit of Zen.
Buddha Is Right Here
Two talks by Suzuki Roshi addressing
the fundamental koan-the life we lead at this moment.The Lamp of Zazen
The point of zazen, says Suzuki Roshi, is to live each moment in complete
combustion, like a clean-burning kerosene lamp.Another talk on Buddha nature
The importance
of accepting that we have buddhanature, beyond the realm of good
and bad.A few quotes from Shunryu Suzuki Lectures
Norman Fischer on Suzuki Roshi's Way
Crooked Cucumber -
an archival site on the life and world of Shunryu Suzuki and those
who knew him
Streams Flow in the Darkness: Zen Talks on the Sandokai
Hakuun Yasutani Roshi
Yasutani Hakunn Roshi (1885-1973) studies under
the great Zen master of both Soto and Rinzai linage, Harada Daiun Sogaku
Roshi. Starting in the summer of 1962 Yasutani Roshi made the first
of six trips to the United States, continuing to do so basically yearly
up through 1969. Yasutani Roshi had a fervent drive
to synthesize what he considered the strengths and best of the Soto
and Rinzai sects, in the process creating a new linage of Zen called
Sanbo Kyodan, 'The Fellowship of the Three Treasures,' emphasizing
both the Koan andKensho backed by Zazan and Shikantaza.
Yasutani's initial hard core 'Three Treasures' converts have gone on
to establish and promote many highly successful Zen centers and Zendos
throughout the U.S. and the world under the Diamond Sangha banner.
Kosho Uchiyama Roshi
Kosho Uchiyama Roshi (1912 - 1998), one of the most highly
respected modern Japanese Zen Masters, was ordained as a Soto Zen priest
in 1941 under Kodo Sawaki Roshi. Upon Sawaki Roshi's death in 1965,
Uchiyama Roshi became the abbot of Antaiji, a monastery and temple
then located in Kyoto, Japan.
Laughter Throught the Tears: Life as a Zen Beggar
Buddhadharma MagazineOpening the Hand of Thought: Foundations
of Zen Buddhist Practice
Wisdom Publications – 2004How to Cook Your Life: From the Zen Kitchen to Enlightenment
Shambhala 2005
Master Seung Sahn
The founding teacher of our School is Zen Master Seung Sahn, the 78th
Patriarch in his line of transmission in the Chogye order of Korean
Buddhism. In 1972 he came to the United States and started the Providence
Zen Center, the first center in what is now the Kwan Um School. He
and his students have founded over a hundred temples, centers, and
groups around the world. His books include Ten
Gates, The Compass of
Zen, Dropping Ashes on the Buddha, Only
Don't Know and The Whole World
is a Single Flower -- 365 Kong-ans for Everyday Life.
Ashes on the BuddhaTeaching Letters of Zen Master Seung Sahn
Over
100 talks by Seung Sahn - The Kwan Um School of Zen
Robert Aitken Roshi
Aitken Roshi established, with his wife Anne, the Diamond Sangha in 1959,
which has zendos in Hawaii, California, and Australia. Aitken's introduction
to Zen came in a Japanese prison camp during WWII. He was friends
with D.T. Suzuki and studied with Nagakawa Soen Roshi and Yasutani
Hakuun Roshi. In 1974 Aitken was given the title "Roshi" and
authorized to teach by Yamada Koun Roshi. He is the author of The
Mind of Clover, Taking
the Path of Zen, The Gateless Barrier, The
Practice of Perfection: The Paramitas from a Zen Buddhist Perspective,
A Zen Wave and other books.
What's
the Meaning of This?
Aitken Roshi on "The Meaning of the
Ancestor's Coming from the West."Some
Words About Sesshin For Newcomers To Zen Practice
Shodo Harada Roshi
Shodo Harada Roshi (born 1940) is abbot of Sogenji monastery in Okayama,
Japan, where he has taught since 1982. Harada Roshi
is heir to the teachings of Rinzai sect Zen Buddhism as passed down
in Japan from Hakuin and his successors and his teaching
includes the traditional Rinzai practices. Harada Roshi now teaches
part-time at Tahoma One Drop Zen Monastery on Whidbey Island, Washington.
Freshly Fallen Snow in a Newly Made Silver Bowl
The Key to Zen
A series of short teachings by SekkeiHarada Roshi
Zoketsu
Norman Fisher
Norman Fischer, a Zen priest and abbot,is a poet and teacher with wide-ranging
interests and passions. During almost 30 years at San Francisco Zen Center,
he served as director, tenzo, tanto, operations manager and other positions.
Norman retired as abbot of Zen Center in 2000 to take his teaching out
into the world. Norman believes in the possibility of "engaged renunciation":
living a fully committed religious life that does not exclude family,
work, and a passionate interest in the world. Norman is also active
in interreligious dialog.
Roshi Bernie Glassman
Zen Master (Roshi) Bernie Glassman is a world-renowned pioneer in the American
Zen Movement. He is a spiritual leader, published author, accomplished academic
and successful businessman with a PhD in Applied Mathematics. Bernie
currently teaches and travels, giving talks and workshops on spiritual practice,
socially responsible business and international peacemaking. He is the founder
and co-spiritual director of the Zen Peacemakers.
Bearing
Witness: A Zen Master's Lessons in Making Peace
to the Cook: Living a Life That Matters
Zen Practice: Body, Breath, Mind
with Hakuyu Taizan Maezumi
Daido
Loori is the abbot of Zen Mountain Monastery in Mt. Tremper, NY,
and the founder/director of the Mountains and Rivers Order. Dharma
heir of Hakuyu Taizen Maezumi Roshi, he is author of The
Eight Gates of Zen, The Heart of Being, and Two
Arrows Meeting in Mid Air.
Mountains
Meeting Mountains: Teaching of Mountains and RiversAll-Pervasive Spiritual Knowledge
Thinking Non-Thinking
On the meaning of non-thinking and why Dogen said it "must
become the eye through which you view phenomena."
Dennis Genpo Merzel
Dennis Genpo Merzel Roshi leads Kanzeon Sangha, an international
group he named centered in Salt Lake City,
Utah, with affiliates througout Europe. Genpo trained
at the Zen Center of Los Angeles under Maezumi Roshi and became Maezumi
Roshi’s second Dharma Successor in 1980. Genpo combines Zen tradition
with the insights of such visionary western figures as Carl Jung,
Fritz Perls, and Hal Stone, enabling virtually anyone to realize
their true nature, a realization they can further deepen through
meditation. He is the author of four books, The
Eye Never Sleeps, Beyond Sanity and Madness, 24/7
Dharma, and The Path
of The Human Being.
Facilitation of Ying-Yang Big Heart
An excerpt from a Big Mind workshop.
Sojun Mel Weitzman
Sojun Mel Weitsman began to practice at San Francisco Zen Center ,
and in 1969 was ordained by Suzuki Roshi as resident priest at the
Berkeley Zendo. Sojun received Dharma Transmission from Suzuki Roshi's
son, Gyugaku Hoitsu, at Rinso-in temple in Japan in 1984, and was
officially installed as abbot of the Berkeley Zen Center in 1985.
Currently abbot of Berkeley Zen Center,
Sojun continues a long involvement with the San Francisco Zen Center
and Tassajara, having served as co-abbot at these practice centers
for nine years.
Talks by Kobun
ChinoTalks by Taigen
Dan LeightonJames
Ford, Western
ZenTalks
by Roshi
Wendy Egyoku Nakao
Upright: Zen Meditation and the Bodhisattva Precepts
Reb AndersonEnter
Zen From There
Gerry Shishin WickThe
Buddha We Are
Taitaku Pat PhelanThinking
Mind and Correct View
Ven. Hyunoon SunimFor talks by contemporary
Zen teachers see Talks
On Zen Pracrice
Refuge
Peaceful
Life
Dainin Katagiri
Precepts
The
Ethical Precepts and Philosophical Tenets
of Zen BuddhismThe
Five Wonderful Mindfulness Trainings
Thich Nhat HanhThe
Bodhisattva Precepts in Soto Zen Buddhism
Rev. Shohaku OkumuraThe
Second Precept: Generosity
Thich Nhat Hanh
Zazen
course on the Zen
Meditation: Entering the Path
Taught by John daishin Buksbazen, Zen Center of Los AngelesMy
Zazen Sankyu Notebook #6 #7 #8 #9 #10
#11 #12
#13 #!4
Rev. Issho FujitaThe Practice
of Zazen
A brief illustrated guide.
Texts and Sutras
Faith Mind Inscription (Hsin-hsin Ming)
See Sengsan above
The
Heart Sutra
Compare
42 translations of the Heart SutraRobert Aitken Roshi and Diamond Sangha's version
The Lotus Sutra
Zen And the Lotus Sutra
A Series of Seminars at the Berkeley Zen Center ~ 1999
Lankavatara Sutra
Introduction
to the Lankavatara Sutra, D.T. Suzuki
These sites have extensive sutra translations:
Koans
Working with Koans
John Tarrant, RoshiNorman Fischer
Talks and essays on koans at
Everyday
ZenAn Introduction to Zen with Stories and Riddles Told by the Zen Masters
The
Gateless Gate
Ekai, called MumonThe Gateless Gate
Translated by Eiichi ShimomisseIs There a Zen Person Around Here?
John Daido Loori comments on koans from Dogen's Treasury of the True Dharma Eye.From The
True Dharma Eye: Zen Master Dogen’s Three Hundred
Koans,
translated by Kazuaki Tanahashi (Shambhala Pub.)Quick! Who Can Save This Cat?
"Nanchuan Cuts the Cat," that most controversial of koans
Zoketsu Norman
Fischer
Practice
Notes on Gassho and Bowing
Taizan Maezumi Roshi with John Daishin Buksbazen (On Zen Practice)
Schools
Rinzai Zen
The
Rinzai Roku by Zen Master Rinzai The Sayings of Master Rinzai
(A Selection)
D.T. SuzukiSoto Zen
History
of the Soto Zen School
T. Griffith Fouke
Art
The
Face of Buddhism and Shintoism in Japanese Art
Poetry
A
Zen Wave: Basho's Haiku and Zen
Robert AitkenZen
Poems of China and Japan: The Crane's Bill
Lucien Stryk, translator
Misc
Coming Down
from the Zen Clouds: A Critique of the Current State of American
Zen
Stuart LachsLiturgy Project - On Creating American Zen
By John Tarrant and Joan Sutherland source?Purifying the Mind
By Nonin ChowaneyThe Dharma of "Homeless
Kodo"
Sawaki Kodo with commentaries by Uchiyama Kosho
Web sites with extensive teachings
Web
sites with audio teachings
Clouds
in Water Zen Center talks
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A selection of Hakuin's writings
Study & Writings
A Primer of Shin Buddhism
Journal of Shin BuddhismEssential and Pure: Core Principles in Shin Buddhism
Jeff WilsonWhat is Shin Buddhism?
Professor Takamaro ShigarakiShin Buddhism
Taitetsu and Mark UnnoThe Buddha of Infinite Light and Life
An interview with Mark and Taitetsu UnnoThe Collected Works of Shinran
White Lotus CenterWhat is Shin Buddhism
Dr. Nobuo HanedaShin Buddhism: Bits of Rubble Turn Into Gold (excerpt)
Taitetsu UnnoShin Sutras to Live By
Shin Dharma NetOrdinary Struggles
An interview with Bishop Socho Koshin OguiBeyond Religion
An interview with Dr. Alfred BloomThe Importance of Self Effort
Reverend Joren MacDonald
Florin Buddhist TempleAmida's Dharma in the Modern World
John ParaskevopoulosThe Shin Buddhist Way
Rev. Jack Austin
Pure Land NotesJishin Kyoninshin – Sharing Our Faith with The World
Alfred BloomShinjin: The Center of Experience
Jerry BolickThe Tannisho
The Tannisho
Dr. Taitetsu Unno (translation)
Reading the Tannisho is perhaps the most meaningful way for today's Shin Buddhists to touch the thought of Shinran Shonin.The Foundation of Shinran's Faith: Supremacy of the Vow in the Tannisho
Dr. Alfred BloomThe Tannisho
Dennis Hirota (translation)
White Lotus Center for Shin BuddhismThe Tannisho Today
Rev Tairyu Furukawa
Pure Land NotesReference
Glossary of Shin Buddhism Terms
Dr. Aldred BloomGlossary of Shin Buddhist Terms
The Living Dharma Library
Sermons and essays on Shin Buddhism by ministers and lay people. A valuable resource for insights and information on Shin Buddhism, presented by the West Covina (California) Buddhist Temple.
Buddhist databases & input projects
General
Early Buddhist Manuscripts Project
Study, editing, and publication of what may be the oldest surviving Buddhist texts–a unique collection of fifty-seven fragments of Buddhist manuscripts on birch bark scrolls, written in the Kharosthi script and the Gandhari (Prakrit) language in the first century A.D.Electronic Buddhadharma Society (EBS)
Electronic Buddhist Text Initiative (EBTI)
Buddhist Canon Translation Project (Numata Center)
Pali and Pali Canon
Access to Insight
Many excellent translations of the Pali CanonBuddhist Scripture Information Retrieval (BUDSIR)
Digial Tipitaka and Atthakatha. The Siamratha version of the Pali Tipitaka.Dhammakaya Foundation - Pali Tipitaka
International Buddhist Research & Information Center (IBRIC)
Pali Language Sources & Resources
Tibetan
The Tibetan Buddhist Resource Center
TBRC's Digital Library is comprised of a vast archive of digital images from the scanning operations, totaling approximately 4 million pages of texts to date. Their Knowledge Base provides access.Institute of Tibetan Classics
A non-profit educational organization dedicated to the preservation and dissemination of classical Tibetan thought and culture.The Kangyur Text Input Project
Buddhist Studies Academic Resources
Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library [AU].
Barre Center for Buddhist Studies [Barre MA].
Buddhist Studies at UC Berkeley.
Buddhapia Network [Korea] - Korean Buddhism, in English and Korean.
Buddhism in the National Capital of Canada [Ottawa ON].
Buddhist Association at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Buddhist Library [Singapore].
Buddhist Studies WWW Virtual Library [AU].
Buddhist Worlds in the USA [Hamilton College].
Center for Buddhist Studies [National Taiwan University].
Centre for Buddhist Studies [University of Bristol].
Centre of Buddhist Studies [University of Hong Kong].
Dharma Realm Buddhist University [Sagely City of 10,000 Buddhas, CA].
Digital Dictionary of Buddhist Terms, by Charles Muller.
Dr. Ron Epstein's Resources for the Study of Buddhism
European Buddhist University [Paris, France] - founded in 1995 by French Buddhists to promote Buddhist studies in France and Europe.
Links of Interest to Resources for Buddhist Studies [UCLA International Institute]
Graduate Programs in Asian Philosophy and Religion
International Association of Buddhist Studies [U. North Carolina, Wilmington NC] - a non-profit international professional organization devoted to the academic study of Buddhism in all its manifestations and from any disciplinary perspective.
International Research Institute for Zen Buddhism (IRIZ) [Hanazono U - Kyoto Japan] - an academic research institution devoted to the study of Zen Buddhism serving the needs of researchers, students, teachers, and practitioners of Buddhism, plus electronic tools -- such as a 48,000 character Chinese character database.
Kalavinka Dharma Jewels Buddhist Translation Archive [Portland OR] - Original translations & links to other translations on the Web.
Naropa University [Boulder CO] - started by Ven. Chogyam Trungpa, Rinpoche. It offers Bachelors and Masters Degrees including a Bachelors Degree in Religion, and a Master's in Buddhist Studies.
National Taiwan University Digital Library & Museum of Buddhist Studies
Numata Center for Buddhist Translation & Research (Berkeley CA).
Resources for the Study of Buddhism [San Francisco State University].
South Asia Resource Access on the Internet (SARAI).
Tibetan Studies WWW Virtual Library [AU].
UK Association for Buddhist Studies [UK] - lists members' postal addresses, telephone/fax numbers, E-mail addresses, research interests, and publications. It also gives details of UK courses relating to Buddhism, contains links to other web-sites and gives information on useful discussion lists.
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The Mahaya traditions of Zen, Tibetan Buddhism and Pure Land Buddhism are each represented in the Learning Center with resource pages. This page offers study resources for the major themes of the Mayahana.
The bodhisattva | Bodhicitta | Compassion | Shunyata - emptiness | The Paramitas | Bodhisatta Vows | The Middle Way School