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An Introduction to Buddhism - http://webspace.ship.edu/cgboer/buddhaintro.html
To do no evil; To cultivate good; To purify one's mind: This is the teaching of the Buddhas. --The Dhammapada |
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Resources for the Study of Buddhism - http://userwww.sfsu.edu/~rone/Buddhism/Buddhism.htm
Site contains links to both general Buddhist resources and specialized materials on Zen, Chinese Buddhism, Yogacara Buddhism, and various Buddhist scriptures (sutras/suttas). |
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An Overview of Buddhism - http://dharma.ncf.ca/introduction/overview.html
A brief introduction to Buddhism. How Buddhists perceive the world, the four main teachings of the Buddha, the Buddhist view of the self, the relationship between this self and the various ways in which it responds to the world, the Buddhist path and the final goal. |
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What Is Buddhism? - http://www.mahidol.ac.th/budsir/buddhism.htm
Excellent introduction to Buddhism provided by Mahidol University, Thailand. |
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What Buddhists Believe - http://www.sinc.sunysb.edu/Clubs/buddhism/dhammananda/main.htm
Online version of a book by K.Sri Dhammananda giving an extensive explanation of basic Buddhist thought from a Theravadan Buddhist perspective. |
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Fundamental Buddhism Explained - http://www.fundamentalbuddhism.com
Explicit explanation of fundamental Buddhism based on the Pali Canon, recognized by Buddhist scholars as the oldest surviving written record of what the Buddha said and taught. |
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Very Brief Overview of Buddhism - http://www.index-china.com/index-english/Buddha%20and%20Buddhaism.htm
Buddhism does not believe in God. In Buddhist teaching, there is no aggressive promotion of Buddhism or strong rejection of other religions. |
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The Word Of The Buddha - http://www.enabling.org/ia/vipassana/Archive/N/Nyanatiloka/WOB/wobTOC.htm
Online version of the classic introduction to Buddhism published in 1906 by the Buddhist Publication Society. The book covers the basic principles of Buddhism, selected from the five great collections of discourses which form the Sutta-Pitaka. |
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Searching for Buddha - http://www.searchingforbuddha.com/
Provides a simple introduction to Buddhism, answering the most common questions by curious people. |
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The Four Noble Truths - http://www.4truths.com/
Basic exposition done in a graphically lyrical style. |