Resources for Theravada Buddhist Practice. Home of the Theravada text archives and Dhamma Dana Publications (Barre, Massachusetts); Buddhist Publication Society catalogue; Directory of meditation centers and practice groups in USA. The Samatha Trust was founded in 1973. Its principal aim is to keep alive the Buddha's teaching through providing opportunities for people to learn and practise Samatha, a traditional form of Buddhist meditation based of mindfulness of breathing. In actual fact, the form of meditation practiced is Samatha-Vipassana, developing Samatha (calm), as a basis for Vipassana (insight). This site provides information about local Samatha mediation groups throughout the United Kingdom, and also events run by the Trust. The Bhavana Society Web is the site for information about our Forest Monastery and Retreat Center. You'll also find Dhamma articles by our teacher Bhante Rahula and our abbot, Bhante Henepola Gunaratana, author of Mindfulness in Plain English and The Path of Serenity and Insight. BSW will be growing to include a wide variety of Buddha Dhamma from the Theravada Perspective. Bodhinyanarama is a monastic residence of the Theravada tradition of Buddhism 29 kms from Wellington, New Zealand. It has its origins in the Thai Forest Tradition and is associated with the many branch monasteries of the highly revered and respected meditation master Ajahn Chah. This Web Site contains information on what is going on at Bodhinyanarama. The "Sadhu! Website" specialises in a Theravada Buddhism. It has a Web Directory of Buddhist organisations which is very useful resource for Theravada Buddhists. The London Buddhist Vihara, England is a major Theravadin Buddhist centre of long standing with resident Sangha. Located in Wiltshire, UK, the Aukana Trust runs a meditation centre (the House of Inner Tranquillity) and two monasteries. They also publish several books on Buddhism. BPS Texts, including the BPS Newsletter cover essays, at Access to Insight (U.S.A.). BPS site in Sri Lankaa, including their internation mail order catalogue and some texts online. The input of the entirety of the words of the Buddha and his immediate disciples, as preserved in the Sri Lankan version of the Pali 'Tripitaka', was completed at the 'Siri Vajuranana Dharmayatanaya', Bhikkhu Training Center, Maharagama, Sri Lanka in 1994. Culasunnatta Sutta - The Quintessence of Buddhism or Seven Steps to Nirvana. The Sutta(121). An excerpt from 'A Treasury of the Buddha's Words', translated by Ven. Nyanamoli, Thera. The entire Pali Tipitaka as well as other Buddhist texts have been put on CD-ROM by the Mahidol University in Thailand and its the BUDSIR project. The Insight Meditation Society was founded in 1975 as a nonprofit organization to provide a place for the intensive practice of insight meditation. IMS operates a retreat center set on 80 wooded acres in the quiet country of central Massachusetts. It provides a secluded environment for intensive meditation practice. The home page of the North American organization which offers courses in Vipassana Meditation in the tradition of Sayagyi U Ba Kin as taught by S.N.Goenka and his assistant teachers. This link offers ten-day Theravadin Buddhist courses on meditation as well as access to newsletters and other publications. Articles and news from the Forest Sangha's monasteries. Wat Pah Santidhamma or The Forest Hermitage is a small, peaceful Buddhist monastery after the style of the forest monasteries of N.E. Thailand but set in the heart of England. Apart from its function as a Buddhist monastery and a focus for Buddhist teaching, practice and traditional observances, The Forest Hermitage is also the headquarters of ANGULIMALA, the Buddhist Prison Chaplaincy Organisation. This is a Malaysian Vipassana web site. A link on this page points to the "Vipassana Tribune", which has some interesting articles on the practice of vipassana meditation. It also has a list of Meditation Centres in Malaysia. This is the Website for information on Sri Lankan Buddhist Temples in Australia. Theravada.NET: A gateway to the original teachings of Gotama Buddha as preserved by the Theravadian Elders. Theravada is a Buddhist sect which tries to maintain the Buddhist scriptures and traditions as they are without any attempt to add, modify or cut off certain part of them. This sect is adhered predominantly at Thailand, Sri Lanka, Burma, and Cambodia. General information and special contents are available now in several languages: English, Indonesian and Thai. Other languages such as Nepalese might be available in the future. Suan Mokkh is a forest monastery along the coast of Southern Thailand, 600 km from Bangkok. It was founded in 1932 by Buddhadasa Bhikkhu and grew to become the most innovative and progressive Buddhist teaching center in Thailand. Although Buddhadasa Bhikkhu has passed away, much of his work continues. This WWW site is a continuation of that work, one of many virtual Suan Mokkhs. As the true Suan Mokkh can only be found within the nature of the silent mind, any attempt to speak of it is virtual, whether in talks, books, or cyberspace. Is a comprehensive presentation of Theravada Buddhism. Explore BEYOND THE NET to find the answers to the following which will lead you to inward peace, security and wisdom. Why Meditate ? Mind is the architect of the Universe. We are not prisoners of our past. Is your suffering the will of an Almighty God ? Suffering can be totally overcome-the great affirmation of the Buddha. The way to liberation from the bondages of suffering. Is Nibbana, the Supreme Bliss, a reality? Human destiny after death.You may submit questions to us by e-mail for further clarifications on theTeachings of the Buddha. The Buddhism Depot website contains a Discussion Forum, chat room, mailing list, largest collection of Dhammapada translations on Internet, Buddhist humor, a Buddhist art gallery, outline of the tripitaka, an online bookstore, and is home of the Meditating Buddhists. In addition, it has a Dhammapada Quote of the Moment for frequent visitors. Many Buddhists gather together at the site to chat and discuss Buddhist topics. Vipassana Hawaii is currently based on the island of Oahu. The group meets twice a week for group sittings. The main purpose of a sangha is to provide support and friendship to those that are practicing the teachings of the Buddha. We are currently looking for a space on which we will build a retreat center. This is the web site of a Theravada Buddhist Temple in Singapore. Contents: Audiotape Programmes on Buddhism. Brief History of Buddhist Heritage Centre; Giving Alms to Buddhist Monks; Regular Pali Chanting Sessions on Thurday Evennings; Videotape Programmes on Buddhism. This is the website of the Myanmar Buddhist Association of South Africa - formed in 1996. It is a non-political, non-profit organisation which basically caters for the Burmese community but also for the growing interest in Buddhism in Africa. Sae Taw Win II Dhamma Center was temporaily established by Dr. Thynn Thynn a Burmese born Dhamma teacher in Sebastopol, nothern California in March, 1997. A Samatha-Vipassana Center in the lineage of the late Ven. Shwe Baw Gyun Sayadaw of Burma, it was founded on the principles of metta (non-violence), dana (charity), sila (keeping the precepts), bhavana (cultivation of the mind towards enlightenment.) Sae Taw Win II Dhamma Foundation was founded in inorder to establish a permanent Dhamma Center cum residential Dhamma community. A Theravada Buddhist website with an Archive of Buddhist women writers. Free books, booklets and essays. An E-Mail list for discussing meditation and the Dhamma. Area Meditation groups. A Resource Center for students of Vipassana Meditation. This web site has been created with the purpose of providing reference material and information on the core teachings of The Buddha and specifically on the Vipassana Meditation Technique as taught in the tradition of Sayagyi U Ba Khin under the guidance of his chief disciple, S. N. Goenka. The objective is to provide an insight into the practical aspect of The Buddha's teaching. Insight Mission Society is a non profit organization of monks and laypeople dedicated to sharing the teachings of the Buddha and providing meditation instruction to all who wish to benefit from them. We work at this through service in the community with programs such as reading to children in the hospital, visiting the elderly, bringing meals to shut ins, teaching meditation to pain patients, providing adaptive computers to quadriplegics etc. Fundamental Buddhism Explained. Buddhist Instruction. Explanation of Buddhism based on the Pali Canon recognized by Buddhist scholars as the oldest record of what the Buddha taught. The Essence of the Buddha's Teachings. Interactive Buddhist Instruction. An Alternative Approach to the Buddha's Teaching, by the late Venerable Nanavira,Thera. |