Links to Buddhist sites

General

Buddhanet Buddhist information and education network.

Buddhism Resources A large collection of organized links to all types of Buddhist websites and discussions.

Sadhu! The Theravada Buddhism Web Directory and Portal Links to Theravada/ Vipassana - related websites around the world. Sadhu! shares the Quantrum Buddhist server with a number of Malaysian Buddhist organizations. 

Vipassana meditation / meditation centers

Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery A northern California Buddhist community in the tradition of Ajahn Chah, Ajahn Sumedho & Amaravati Buddhist Monastery.

Bhavana Society Forest Monastery Retreat Center Located near Washington DC, the center was founded by renowned meditation teacher Bhante Gunaratana. Various retreats are offered throughout the year. Bhavana means mental cultivation.

Dharma Seed Archival Center 'The Archival Center of Western Buddhist Vipassana Teachings.' Cassette tapes of talks by Vipassana teachers. All tapes recorded after 2001 are now distributed on a full dana basis (donations only). Many talks are now available online for audio streaming or download at the related Dharmastream site.

Florida Dharma Centers Online & offline contact information for Buddhist groups in Florida

Gainesville Vipassana Society Retreats in Gainesville, links to other Vipassana groups around Florida.

Insight Meditation Community of East Central Florida Ormond Beach / Orlando.

Insight Meditation Society Located in Barre Massachusetts, IMS is the largest and oldest Vipassana center in the US. IMS offers many retreats, courses through the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies, and a variety of resources on their website.

Orlando Insight Meditation Group

Spirit Rock Meditation Center A northern California institution offering residential retreats, classes and more.

Tampa Bay area Buddhist groups. an expanding list at the Buddist Peace Fellowship- Tampa Bay website.

Theravada Buddhist scriptures

Access to Insight Lots of Theravada texts online.

BuddhaSasana An extensive online collection of Theravada Buddhist writings and links - in English and Vietnamese.

Ganges Sangha A site "... devoted to the support of Vipassana practitioners who seek to deepen their understanding of the Dhamma with a view of sharing the teachings with others."

Books on Buddhism

Bodhi Tree Bookstore An independent commercial bookstore in Hollywood California; not connected in any way with Bodhi Tree Dhamma Center. Books, recorded material, spiritual accessories and gifts.

Pariyatti.com "Books, tapes and more about Vipassana meditation and the teachings of the buddha". Pariyatti stocks many titles from the Buddhist Publication Society and the Pali Text Society.

Kalavinka-Amazon Buddhist Bookstore Links to new books on Buddhism that are available through Amazon.com.

addall.com A meta-search site that accesses most of the used book sites on the web. A good place to search for out-of-print books on Buddhism and other topics.

misc

Buddhist Peace Fellowship The national organization. 'Bringing together Buddhism and progressive social action.'.

Buddhist Peace Fellowship - Tampa Bay The Tampa Bay Chapter - formed in 2004.

Leaves from Buddha's Grove "Inspired by the Jeta's Grove where Sakyamuni Buddha (the original Buddha) held many of his most important talks 2500 years ago, this site offers a handful of leaves that is the Buddha's teachings, the Buddhadharma, plucked from the spirit of the ancient Grove, as written by old famous masters and students as well as contemporary ones."

What Is Enlightenment? "...radical spiritual inquiry featuring a fresh look at the provocative themes, inspiring individuals and enlightening interviews..."

ReserveMe.com Where we got our website name (apparently a very good deal: $20 per year includes email & no-ad website forwarding (if you agree to link to them)).

Killing the Buddha "a religion magazine for people made anxious by churches, people embarrassed to be caught in the "spirituality" section of a bookstore, people both hostile and drawn to talk of God. .... If the religious have come to own religious discourse it is because they alone have had places where religious language could be spoken and understood. Now there is a forum for the supposedly non-religious to think and talk about what religion is, is not and might be. Killing the Buddha is it."

Daily words of the Buddha "The words of the Buddha and their timeless teaching of truth and compassion bring a reminder of what is meaningful, and bring clarity and insight in the midst of our daily lives. ... a daily e-mail service, delivering an inspiring and uplifting quote of the Buddha to your inbox." Sponsored by Pariyatti.com.

Keeping the Breath in Mind and Lessons in Samadhi by Ajaan Lee Dhammadharo. A study text at access to insight. From the Translator's Foreword: "This is a 'how to' book. It teaches the liberation of the mind, not as a mind-boggling theory, but as a very basic skill that starts with keeping the breath in mind."