Religious Studies: Buddhism

Directory of Buddhist centres of all traditions throughout Canada. Organized by province/territory.

Extensive directory to international Buddhist Web sites of various traditions.

A type of digital library of various Buddhist information resources, some of academic interest and some for practitioners.

Audio recordings of major Buddhist scriptures.

Official Web site of one of the premier Tibetan Buddhist scholars in the West. Thurman was the first American to be ordained as a Tibetan Buddhist monk. Subsequently, he became one of the leading academics in Tibetan Buddhism at Columbia University.

Home page of one of the major Buddhist organizations of modern times. Headquartered in Japan and based in Nichiren Buddhist philosophy.

A website developed by the University of Lethbridge Department of Religious Studies with numerous links to aid in the academic study of religion.

Major Jodo Shinshu Buddhist organization in Canada, particularly in southern Alberta.

Web resources on Buddhism, mainly for western practitioners and spiritual seekers.

Major post-secondary institution that emphasizes education from a Buddhist and alternative perspective.

Founded in 1962 by Shunryu Suzuki Roshi, the San Francisco Zen Centre is one of the more established and best-known Zen Buddhist centres in the West. Considered by many to be an early contact site between American culture and traditional Buddhist culture from Japan.

Web site operated by the Tibet Support Group community, with links about Tibetan religion and culture.

Web site with links to various Buddhist information resources. Popular, practitioner audience is emphasized over academia.

The Living Dharma Center (LDC) is an organization within the working structure of the Jodo Shinshu Buddhist Temples of Canada

A major organization in the Gelugpa tradition of Tibetan Buddhism.

Main meditation and retreat centre of Vietnamese Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh.

Tibetan Buddhist-based organization founded by Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche. Connected to the Naropa Institute (see above on this list).

Worldwide organization emphasizing a primarily Theravadan Buddhist tradition centred in meditation. Based on the teachings of S.N. Goenka.