The following links are for web sites with related information
on the Buddhist religion.
All the sites in this section have been reviewed in a fair and
impartial manner. We have mark each site out of five for various categories.
Site
Name |
Location |
Content |
Graphics |
Ease of Use |
Overall
Rating |
Comments |
Buddha's
Village |
Australia |
3/5 |
4/5 |
3/5 |
3.5/5 |
Very nice looking site, could
have done with more information. |
Buddhism |
USA |
3/5 |
3/5 |
3/5 |
3/5 |
Essay covering basics of
Buddhism and a simple comparative analysis against Christianity. |
Buddhism
and Medical Ethics |
Unk |
3/5 |
3/5 |
3/5 |
3/5 |
Interesting site discussing
traditional Buddhist beliefs and medical ethics. |
Buddhist
Chronology |
USA |
4/5 |
3/5 |
4/5 |
4/5 |
Good simple chronology of both
Buddhist and early Hindu beginnings. Shame no flow chart generated. |
Buddhist
eCards |
Unk |
3/5 |
5/5 |
3/5 |
3.5/5 |
Send greeting cards across the
internet via e-mail, this is the Buddhist section. |
Buddhism
Depot |
Unk |
3/5 |
3/5 |
3/5 |
3/5 |
Nice site design and information
spoilt by annoying music! |
Buddhism
In Korea |
Unk |
3/5 |
3/5 |
3/5 |
3/5 |
Good site design, focus on
Buddhism in modern Korea. |
Buddhism
Past & Present |
Australia |
3/5 |
3/5 |
3/5 |
3/5 |
Informative University web-site. |
Buddhism
In Vietnam |
USA |
3/5 |
3/5 |
3/5 |
3/5 |
Nice background design, good
research data on this site. |
Buddhism
Study & Practice Group |
USA |
3/5 |
3/5 |
3/5 |
3/5 |
Simple but effective site. |
BuddhaNet |
Unk |
4/5 |
5/5 |
3.5/5 |
3.5/5 |
Very nice looking, but slightly
long loading web-site. |
Buddhist
Study Association of New York |
USA |
4/5 |
3/5 |
3/5 |
3/5 |
Nice site design, with good
general information on Buddhism. |
DarkZen |
Unk |
2/5 |
3/5 |
3/5 |
3/5 |
Very bizarre, Buddhism is all
about improving inner happiness and that of your surrounding world, not
evil! |
Dhammakaya
Foundation |
USA |
3/5 |
3/5 |
3/5 |
3/5 |
This is all about meditation,
nice site design. |
Dharma101 |
Unk |
4/5 |
4/5 |
4/5 |
4/5 |
Good introduction on the basics
of Buddhism. |
Dharma
The Cat |
Unk |
4/5 |
5/5 |
4/5 |
4.5/5 |
Excellent introduction to
Buddhism for children, let's them learn the main principles by reading
cartoons! |
Diamond
Way Buddhism |
Unk |
4/5 |
4/5 |
4/5 |
4/5 |
Very, Very well designed
web-site, lots of good information and links on this site. Very
professional site. |
Essentials
of Buddhism |
Unk |
4/5 |
4/5 |
4/5 |
4/5 |
Very good introductory site on
the basics of Buddhism. |
Friends
of Western Buddhist Order |
Unk |
3/5 |
4/5 |
3/5 |
3/5 |
Good introductory information. |
Fundamentals
of Buddhism |
Unk |
3/5 |
3/5 |
3/5 |
3/5 |
Simple site layout and design,
some good reference data here! |
Future
of Buddhism |
Unk |
2/5 |
2/5 |
2/5 |
2/5 |
A bit too commercial! |
Gateless
Passage |
Unk |
4/5 |
2/5 |
2/5 |
3/5 |
Noble attempt to put a lot of
information about Buddhism into one file, you need Adobe Acrobat Reader to
view the extensive information. |
Introduction
to Buddhism |
UK |
4/5 |
2/5 |
4/5 |
3.5/5 |
Lots of good information,
graphically not the best, but all the information loads quickly. |
Introduction
to Buddhism |
Australia |
4/5 |
2/5 |
4/5 |
4/5 |
It may not look pretty, this
site does contain a lot of information. |
Introduction
to Buddhism |
Canada |
3/5 |
3/5 |
3/5 |
3/5 |
Basic information, basic layout. |
International
Research Institute For Zen Buddhism |
Japan |
3/5 |
3/5 |
3/5 |
3/5 |
Interesting site, available in
both English and Japanese. |
Japanese
Buddhism |
Unk |
3/5 |
3/5 |
3/5 |
3/4 |
Good basic information, well
presented. |
Journal
of Buddhist Ethics |
Unk |
4/5 |
4/5 |
4/5 |
4/5 |
Good source of Buddhist ethics. |
Korean
Buddhism |
Unk |
3/5 |
2/5 |
2/5 |
2.5/5 |
Simple links page. |
Manjushiri-Mandala |
Unk |
3/5 |
4/5 |
3/5 |
3.5/5 |
Good site design and
information. |
Mahayana |
Unk |
3/5 |
3/5 |
3/5 |
3/5 |
Good information, not really
great to look at, but it is worth reading. |
Readings
In Theravada Buddhism |
Unk |
3/5 |
3/5 |
3/5 |
3/5 |
Good source of information,
basic layout though. |
Sadhu |
Unk |
4/5 |
4/5 |
4/5 |
4/5 |
Good Theravada search engine. |
Sakyadhita |
Hawaii |
3/5 |
3/5 |
3/5 |
3/5 |
International women in Buddhism
site. Good layout. |
Samma-Ajiva |
Unk |
3/5 |
3/5 |
3/5 |
3/5 |
Well designed site selling
carvings of Buddha |
Shin
Buddhism |
USA |
3/5 |
3/5 |
3/5 |
3/5 |
Well designed site, lots of
reference material. |
Teachings
of Lord Buddha |
Unk |
3/5 |
4/5 |
3/5 |
3/5 |
Good reference material. |
The
Complete Guide To Buddhist America |
USA |
2/5 |
3/5 |
2/5 |
2.5/5 |
Although essentially this is an
advert for a book, there is some useful information here. |
The
Buddhist Temple of Chicago |
USA |
3/5 |
3/5 |
3/5 |
3/5 |
Nice site design, good basic
information on Buddhism. |
The
Dhammapada |
USA |
3/5 |
3/5 |
3/5 |
3/5 |
Good English translation. |
The
Government of Tibet In Exile |
UK |
4/5 |
4/5 |
3/5 |
4/5 |
This site does have a very good
Buddhist section. |
The
Life of Buddha |
Canada |
3/5 |
3/5 |
3/5 |
3/5 |
Simple but informative. |
Tibetan
Buddhism |
Unk |
3/5 |
3/5 |
3/5 |
3/5 |
Good site, spoilt by initial
load, this is a good reference source. |
Tibetan
Nuns Project |
Unk |
3/5 |
4/5 |
3/5 |
3/5 |
Make a donation to help those
escaping persecution in Tibet. |
True
Buddha School Network |
USA |
4/5 |
4/5 |
3/5 |
3.5/5 |
Nice layout as well as a good
source of information. |
Women
Active in Buddhism |
Unk |
3/5 |
4/5 |
4/5 |
4/5 |
Well designed site, good links,
spoilt by pop up window at start. |
Zen
Buddhism WWW Virtual Library |
Unk |
4/5 |
3/5 |
3/5 |
3.5/5 |
Good reference library on
Buddhism. |
Zendo |
USA |
3/5 |
2/5 |
3/5 |
3/5 |
Basic site, basic introduction. |
Zen
Guide |
Unk |
3/5 |
4/5 |
3/5 |
3/5 |
Nice looking site, but very
basic information. |
ZenSpace |
USA |
3/5 |
3/5 |
3/5 |
3/5 |
Good links page. |