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

The following are links to well known Buddhist organizations that have become well known in the West and that represent a number of the most significant paths in modern, western Buddhism:

Buddhist Studies WWW Virtual Library
Extensive directory to international Buddhist Web sites of various traditions.
iBiblio - Buddhism
A type of digital library of various Buddhist information resources, some of academic interest and some for practitioners.
Internet Sacred Texts Archive: Buddhism
Audio recordings of major Buddhist scriptures.
Robert Thurman Web site
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.
Soka Gakkai International
Home page of one of the major Buddhist organizations of modern times. Headquartered in Japan and based in Nichiren Buddhist philosophy.
Scholarly Approaches to the Study and Teaching of Religion
A website developed by the University of Lethbridge Department of Religious Studies with numerous links to aid in the academic study of religion.
Buddhist Churches of Canada
Major Jodo Shinshu Buddhist organization in Canada, particularly in southern Alberta.
DharmaNet International
Web resources on Buddhism, mainly for western practitioners and spiritual seekers.
Naropa Institute
Major post-secondary institution that emphasizes education from a Buddhist and alternative perspective.
San Francisco Zen Centre
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.
Tibet Online
Web site operated by the Tibet Support Group community, with links about Tibetan religion and culture.
Buddhanet.net
Web site with links to various Buddhist information resources. Popular, practitioner audience is emphasized over academia.
Living Dharma Centre
The Living Dharma Center (LDC) is an organization within the working structure of the Jodo Shinshu Buddhist Temples of Canada
•Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (FPMT)
A major organization in the Gelugpa tradition of Tibetan Buddhism.
Plum Village
Main meditation and retreat centre of Vietnamese Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh.
Shambhala International
Tibetan Buddhist-based organization founded by Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche. Connected to the Naropa Institute (see above on this list).
Vipassana Meditation website
Worldwide organization emphasizing a primarily Theravadan Buddhist tradition centred in meditation. Based on the teachings of S.N. Goenka.

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