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East & Southeast Asia: An Annotated Directory of Internet Resources
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East & Southeast Asia: Philosophy & Religion
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Religion (General) Buddhism Islam
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Religion (General)
Content-Rich Apologetics Index "news & research resources on new religions & alternative religious movements"
Asian Religions AsiaSource's collection of "resources that explore the diversity & breadth of Asian religions both in Asia & throughout the world": special reports; interviews; exhibitions; education resources; links; religion books; religion experts
The Asian Research Center for Religion & Social Communication Center at Saint John's University (Bangkok) to promote research on communication within the Catholic Church, & between the Church & local society, religions & cultures
Church, State, and Community in East Asia Special issue of Asia Pacific: Perspectives (Dec. 2004)
Cults & Religion "sources for the study of cults, sects, new & historic religions, churches & denominations," provided by Nurelweb at the University of Calgary
Content-Rich Encyclopedia Mythica "over 5700 definitions of gods & goddesses, supernatural beings & legendary creatures & monsters from all over the world"
Evgueni Tortchinov's Home Page Abstracts of publications on Buddhism, Daoism & psychology of religious experience by St. Petersburg State University professor
Content-Rich Internet Sacred Text Archive "a freely available non-profit archive of electronic texts about religion, mythology, legends and folklore, and occult and esoteric topics"
Mysticism in World Religions An exploration of the "mystical traditions of six religions by comparing & contrasting quotations drawn from their respective literatures"
Religion and Secular Society: A Comparison of Eastern and Western Perspectives Thomas D. O’Sullivan's examination of "the differences between Western ways in which [church-state] relations are conceptualised and the ways they are seen in East Asia" (Asia Pacific: Perspectives, Dec. 2004; PDF format)
Religion in Modern Asia Newsletter Published by the Institute for Japanese Culture & Classics, Kokugakuin University "to encourage & promote the timely exchange of information regarding religion and belief systems in modern Asia"
Religions of the Silk Road: An Interview with Richard C. Foltz Conversation with a religion professor about religions & cultural exchanges along the Silk Road
Content-Rich The Religious Movements Homepage A site hosted at University of Virginia providing "a foundation for understanding how religious groups emerge, grow, stagnate, reinvigorate themselves, & sometimes die"
Content-Rich Virtual Religion Index Mahlon H. Smith's comprehensive directory of Web resources for religious studies, organized by multiple categories
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Buddhism
Access to Insight: Readings in Theravada Buddhism "the practice & study of Theravada Buddhism ... handed down ... through both the written word of the Pali Canon & the living example of the Sangha"
Buddhism in America: Urban Dharma Buddhist suttas & sutras; Buddhism in America & in Los Angeles; miscellaneous essays & items; Los Angeles Buddhist Catholic Dialogue; Buddhist/Christian Dialogue on the 'Rule of Saint Benedict'
Buddhism in the U.S. An Asia Society special report (June 18, 2001): articles & commentaries; temples & Buddhist associations; online publications; general links
Buddhism on the Silk Road Part of the International Dunhuang Project (IDP): text supplemented with images, maps & glossary on Buddhism as "the common factor uniting the different peoples of the Silk Road"
Buddhist Ceremonies Buddhist festivals, special days, & marriage & funerals rites
Content-Rich Buddhist Digital Library & Museum (in Chinese & English) Databases maintained by National Taiwan University Library "disseminating ... in-depth information and writings generously contributed by dedicated and reputable scholars, researchers, academic institutes and Buddhist organizations worldwide ... over 100,000 bibliographies and provides over 2,600 full texts on various subjects for free access and download"
Buddhist Studies - Buddhism/Buddhist Electronic Newsletters & Journals Part of the Buddhist Studies WWW Virtual Library, edited by T.Matthew Ciolek
Buddhist Studies Bibliographies Bibliography of Translations from the Chinese Buddhist Canon into Western Languages; Bibliography of Buddhist Studies Bibliographies in Western Languages; List of Buddhist Periodicals
Content-Rich Buddhist Studies WWW VL: The Internet Guide to Buddhism and Buddhist Studies Edited by T.Matthew Ciolek
Continuity & Change in the Economic Ethics of Buddhism: Evidence From the History of Buddhism in India, China and Japan An essay by Gregory K. Ornatowski of Boston University (Journal of Buddhist Ethics, Vol. 3, 1996)
Content-Rich Digital Dictionary of Buddhism Edited by Charles Muller: "compilation of Buddhist terms, texts, temple, schools, persons, etc. that are found in East Asian Buddhist canonical sources," searchable by full text, radical, total strokes, East Asian romanization, terms, texts, & persons
Digitization & the Revolution in the Media of Buddhist & Asian Studies An essay by Charles Muller of Toyo Gakuen University
E-Sangha Buddhism Websites Directory Categorized & sortable by date, popularity or title
Electronic Buddhist Archives Over 320 original documents, including 58 transcripts of teachings & sermons by 20th century Zen masters (FTP site)
Electronic Buddhist Text Initiative (EBTI) "an open, expanding liaison group, comprised primarily of representatives of academic institutions & Buddhist clerical organizations from around the world," & sharing "the desire to use digital media as a vastly superior means for categorizing, searching, & retrieving texts"
Content-Rich International Institute for Zen Buddhism: Database (in Japanese & English) Zen publications; Chinese Zen masters; oxherding pictures; downloadable texts & dictionaries
Journal of Buddhist Ethics "the first academic journal dedicated entirely to Buddhist ethics": articles from current & back issues; resources; tools
Content-Rich Pure Land Buddhism WWW Virtual Library "The Internet Guide to Pure Land (Jingtu, Jodo, Shinshu) Online Resources," edited by Jerome Ducor, & part of the Buddhist Studies WWW Virtual Library
Resources for the Study of Buddhism Compiled by Ron Epstein of SFSU: General Buddhism; Buddhism for Children; Theravada Buddhist Teachings; Mahayana Buddhist Teachings; Buddhism & Science; Links to Online Collections of Buddhist Texts
Content-Rich Sadhu! The Theravada Buddhism Web Directory A "Yahoo!-like searchable web directory with links to Theravada Buddhism websites & material"
Sakyadhita (International Association of Buddhist Women) "comprehensive resources to assist Buddhist women around the world in their efforts to practise the Dharma and to create a better world"
Virtual Religion Index: Buddhist Tradition Compiled by Mahlon H. Smith, Rutgers University: general resources; Siddhartha Gautama; Theravada; Mahayana; Nichiren; Shin (Pure Land); Vajrayana (Tibetan); Zen (Ch'an)
NewWindfalls & Pitfalls: The Use of Digitized Source Material in the Study of Asian Buddhism Full texts of papers presented at a session of the 2005 Association for Asian Studies Annual Meeting in Chicago
Content-Rich Zen Buddhism WWW Virtual Library "The Internet Guide to Zen (Ch'an, Son, Thien) Online Resources," edited by T.Matthew Ciolek & part of the Buddhist Studies WWW Virtual Library
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See also the sections on Chinese Buddhism, Japanese Buddhism, & Tibetan Buddhism.
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Islam
Introduction to Islam M. Cherif Bassiouni's introduction to the history & culture of Islam
International Institute for the Study of Islam in the Modern World (ISIM) Forum for research on Islam & Muslim societies & communities, with online newsletter
Islam: Empire of Faith Companion site with interactive timeline to PBS series: Faith, Culture, Innovation, & Profiles
Islam in Southeast Asia & China: Regional Faithlines & Faultlines in the Global Ummah Symposium at City University of Hong Kong (Nov. 28-Dec. 1, 2002): abstracts & papers available
The Islam-Catalogue Oriental Institute of the University of Leipzig's catalog of sites on Islamic law & governments, grouped by country
Living Faith: Inside the Muslim World of Southeast Asia Introduction & images from book by photojournalist Steve Raymer
Which Way to Mecca? Pt. 1; Pt.2 Reviews of books on Islam by Clifford Geertz (The New York Review of Books, June 12 & July 3, 2003)
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The Asian Values Debate
"Asian Values" and Democracy in Asia "Proceedings of a Conference Held on 28 March 1997 at Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan, as Part of the First Shizuoka Asia-Pacific Forum:
The Future of the Asia-Pacific Region"
Asian Values Debate A compilation of resources by Vincent Ferraro of Mount Holyoke College
Asian Values & Human Rights: Letting the Tigers Free Analysis by Errol P. Mendes of University of Ottawa
"Asian Values" and the Universality of Human Rights Xiaorong Li's Institute for Philosophy and Public Policy report (1996)
Constructive Engagement with Asian Values Wm. Theodore de Bary's essay in Columbia East Asian Review (Fall 1997)
Human Rights and Asian Values Essay by Amartya Sen, originally published in The New Republic (July 14-July 21, 1997)
What's Happened to Asian Values? Paper by Anthony Milner of Australian National University
Which Way's South? - Asian Values & Universal Human Rights An essay questioning cultural relativism by Glyn Howells
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