Buddhism Comes to Main Street: Article by Jan Nattier in The Wilson Quarterly (Spring 1997). Discusses the history and cultural and ethnic issues that form the most crucial differences within American Buddhism.
Buddhism in Brazil: Academic references on the expansion of Buddhism in Brazil. Also a web directory of Brazilian Buddhist centers, temples, monasteries, and Buddhist texts translated to Portuguese.
Buddhism in Europe: An annotated bibliography on Buddhism's historical development and contemporary state of affairs in Europe.
Buddhist and Indological Studies:
Buddhist Country Statistics: Lists Top 10 countries with most Buddhists, top 10 countries with highest percentage of Buddhists.
Buddhist Scriptures Information Retrieval (BUDSIR): Project to record the 45 volumes of the Pali Tipitaka onto computer, together with the development of an application program for searching it. Project has completed a Thai translation of the Tipitaka, and versions of the original Pali text using Thai and Roman scripts, as well as a Thai-Pali dictionary.
Buddhist Studies Virtual Library:
Cambridge Buddhist Institute: Serves as a focus for those interested in Buddhist studies in Cambridge, UK, both in the University of Cambridge and in the region.
Center for Buddhist Studies, National Taiwan University: Online Buddhist texts. Many in Chinese.
Chan and Zen Buddhism: A compilation of important links to materials for the study of Chan and Zen Buddhism, primarily for the use of college students.
College of Buddhist Studies: Offers certificate in Buddhist Studies. Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Dharma & Nirvana: Introduction to Buddhist principles
Electronic Buddhist Text Initiative (EBTI): Shares information and provides a system of organization for the task of inputting Buddhist canonical text collections.
Foundation of Buddhist Thought: A two-year intermediate level online course taught by Geshe Tashi Tsering.
H-Buddhism: H-Net discussion group that serves as a medium for information exchange regarding academic resources, research projects, and scholarly publications for specialists in Buddhist Studies. Features archive, search, links to related resources, subscription details, and job listings.
Institute of Buddhist Studies: A seminary and graduate school affiliated with the Graduate Theological Union and associated with the Buddhist Churches of America. IBS offers a systematic educational program specializing in Contemporary Shin Buddhist Studies and culminating in a fully accredited Master of Arts degree which is jointly administered with the GTU.
International Buddhist Research and Information Center: Scholarly institution primarily focused on the study and preservation of Pali language Buddhist texts. Offers Pali language courses by email.
International Research Institute for Zen Buddhism: International Research Institute for Zen Buddhism (IRIZ) at Hanazono University (Kyoto, Japan) is an academic research institution devoted to the study of Zen Buddhism, serving the needs of researchers, students, teachers, and practitioners of Buddhism. 48.000 character Chinese character database.
Japanese Buddhism: About Buddhism in Japan: the introduction to Japan; and the different sects, with dates.
Journal of Buddhist Ethics: An electronic academic journal dedicated entirely to Buddhist ethics. Research articles as well as discussions and critical notes submitted to the journal are subject to blind peer review.
Karmapa International Buddhist Institute, New Delhi: Offers a four-year program of Buddhist. Founded by HH the 16th Karmapa and emphazises the teachings of the Karma Kagyü school of Tibetan Buddhism.
Major of Seon Studies: Information on this program offered by South Korea's Dongguk University, including required courses.
Naropa Institute: Master of Divinity in Buddhist Studies: Offers Tibetan and Indian Buddhism, and Tibetan and Sanskrit language classes.
Origins of Buddhism: A Christian analysis of the history and development of Buddhism.
Pali Language Sources and Resources: Original language of Buddhist sutras.
Resources for the Study of Buddhism: Links to both general Buddhist resources and specialized materials on Zen, Chinese Buddhism, Yogacara Buddhism, and various Buddhist sutras.
Siddhartha University - Nepal: The first and the only Buddhist University in Nepal.
Sparsabhumi - Buddhist and Indological Studies: Selected Resources for the Study of Buddhism, Indian Philosophy and Culture and the Encounter between India and the Western World (Buddhist Texts in Pali, Sanskrit, Tibetan, Central Asian Languages, Chinese and in Modern European Languages, Sanskrit Literature in General, Other Indian Languages Texts, Buddhist and Indian Art and Western Classical Texts of Interest to the Indologist and the Buddhist Scholar)
Sri Lanka Tripitaka Project: Download site for the first public domain electronic version of the Sri Lankan version of the Pali Canon.
Stanford Center for Buddhist Studies: Serves to coordinate, support, and develop the university's resources for Buddhist studies and other Asian religions in four general areas: scholarly research, academic communication, teaching, and public outreach.
Thinking in Buddhism: Nagarjuna's Middle Way: Academic thesis on early Buddhism, the historical context of Nagarjuna, Nagarjuna's Mulamadhyamakakarika, and the Philosophy of Madhyamika.
Tipitaka.org: The Vipassana Research Institute publishes the Tipitaka in the pali language on a CD-ROM.
UK Association for Buddhist Studies: Acts as a focus for Buddhist Studies in the UK, and is open to academics, post-graduates, and unaffiliated Buddhist scholars or interested Buddhist practitioners. Based at the University of Sunderland.
University of Bristol, Centre for Buddhist Studies:
University of the West: Ch'an-affiliated Buddhist University, based in Rosemead, California.