The University of Kansas Libraries

Internet Resources--Japan Studies : Buddism
East Asian Library, University of Kansas

• Buddhist Studies WWW VL
  http://www.ciolek.com/WWWVL-Buddhism.html
  The most extensive, well-organized and well-maintained Buddhist Studies resource on the Web.
  
  
• EVAM Japanese Buddhist Culture Information Page
  http://www.evam.com (in Japanese)
  Features extensive resources (in Japanese) for primary texts, articles, temples, teachings, etc.
  
  
• The Huntington Archive of Buddhist and Related Art
  http://kaladarshan.arts.ohio-state.edu/Default.html
  The John C. and Susan L. Huntington Photographic Archive of Buddhist and Related Art contains nearly 300,000 original color slides and black and white and color photographs of art and architecture throughout Asia.
  
  
• INBUDS Searcher (Japanese)
  http://www.vacia.is.tohoku.ac.jp/cgi-bin/ibsis
  Online database of Japanese scholarly articles in the field of Buddhist and Indological studies.
  
  
• Introduction to Buddhism
  http://www.ncf.carleton.ca/dharma/introduction/buddhism.html
  Maintained by André Vellino
  
  
• Resources for the Study of East Asian Language and Thought
  http://www.human.toyogakuen-u.ac.jp/~acmuller/index.html
  Maintained by: Charles Muller Professor of East Asian Philosophy and Religion Toyo Gakuen University, Chiba, Japan This site presently contains the following resources:
  
  • WWW CJK-English Dictionary Database
    
  • Dictionary of East Asian CJK ("Chinese-Japanese-Korean") Buddhist Terms.
    
  • Korean Buddhism WWWVL Page. Directory of Web sites and other information related to the study of Korean Buddhism.
    
    
• Home Page for the Electronic Buddhist Text Initiative (EBTI)
  http://www.human.toyogakuen-u.ac.jp/~acmuller/ebti.htm
  
  
• Dr.Ron Epstein's Resources for the Students
  http://userwww.sfsu.edu/~rone/Welcome.htm
  Primarily designed for his students at San Francisco State, but includes lots of useful Buddhist information including translated Zen and Consciousness-only texts, as well as an online dictionary of Buddhist terms.
  
  • Buddhism A to Z http://online.sfsu.edu/%7Erone/Buddhism/Buddhist%20Dict/BD%20Intro.htm
    
  • Philosophy 510 "Zen Buddhism" http://online.sfsu.edu/~rone/Buddhism/Phil%20510Z.htm
    
  • The White Path Temple http://www.mew.com/shin/sutra.html
    A home page set up by Mr. Claude Huss, featuring lots of information, including online Buddhist texts (in English, Japanese and Chinese) of special usefulness to scholars interested in Shin Buddhism. An attractive, as well as substantial site.

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Buddhist Texts

• Online Zen CJK Texts
  http://www.iijnet.or.jp/iriz/irizhtml/zentexts/cdtexts.htm
  From International Research Institute for Zen Buddhism (IRIZ). IRIZ is the standard-setter for CJK-text input methodology; All the major Chinese Zen texts are available in both Japanese and Chinese codes.
  
  
• The Four Noble Truths (Nichiren Shoshu perspective)
  http://vanbc.wimsey.com/~glenz/4truths.html
  
  
• Sutra on Loving Kindness (The Metta Sutra) http://www.ncf.carleton.ca/ip/sigs/religion/buddhism/introduction/sutras/metta-sutra.html
  
  
• Sutra on the Awareness of Breathing (Anapanasati Sutra) http://www.ncf.carleton.ca/ip/sigs/religion/buddhism/introduction/sutras/breathing.html

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