In the person of Nembutsu opens up the great path of unobstructed freedom. 

"Tannisho, A Shin Buddhist Classic," trans. by Taitetsu Unno


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123 Greetings -- For your personal enjoyment, an e-greeting card for Obon.

Access to Insight -- Readings in Theravada Buddhism.

Amida Trust Homepage / Amida-Shu Buddhism -- "An organically developing international communion for Pureland Buddhism for all who are inspired by the Buddha's message of peace, compassion, and personal and social transformation." Sponsored by the Amida Trust (Leicestershire, UK). Home of the Amida School and Amida Order

Blue Mountain Lotus Society -- Embraces aspects of the Zen and Shin teachings. Affiliated with the Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii Betsuin Cyber Sangha through Sensei Tony Stultz and Shuso Virginia Parkum.

Bright Dawn Institute for American Buddhism (a.k.a., The Gyomay M. Kubose Dharma Legacy) -- Keeping alive the principles and teachings of Rev. Gyomay M. Kubose, founder of the Buddhist Temple of Chicago and the American Buddhist Association.

BuddhaNet -- Buddhist Information Network, affiliated with the Buddha Dharma Education Association, Inc. Offers extensive information and links.

Buddhist Faith Fellowship of Connecticut -- An independent Pure Land Buddhist community inspired by the teachings of Shinran.

Buddhist Hospices & HIV/Aids -- Sections: Buddhist Hospice Directory • Caring for the Dying & Bereaved • Funeral Rites for the Dead • Download Articles and eBooks on Death & Dying • HIV/AIDS Prevention and Care

Buddhist Peace Fellowship (BPF) -- An organization of engaged Buddhists involved in disarmament work, environmental issues and human rights.

Buddhist Studies - WWW Virtual Library -- A comprehensive website provided by the Australian National University that contains massive amounts of information on all schools of Buddhism.

CloudWater Zendo -- A Buddhist meditation center dedicated to Ch'an meditation, Pure Land Buddhism, the combined practice of Ch'an and Pure Land meditation.

DharmaNet International -- "Revived and revised. ...On the way to becoming a seminal educational and informational resource... one that speaks to non-Buddhists, lower-case b buddhists and practicing Buddhists of all ages."

DharamsalaNet -- Tibetan Community information resource and directory of Tibetan websites.

Digital Library and Museum of Buddhist Studies -- Comprehensive online Buddhist resource site maintained by the Center for Buddhist Studies, National Taiwan University.

E-Sangha Buddhist Forum -- East Asian Buddhism [includes Pure Land and Jodo Shinshu]

Edicts of King Ashoka, The -- Presented by the Buddhist Publication Society.

Heartland Sangha -- Affiliated with the American Buddhist Association, this group of American Buddhists combines important tenets of both Jodo Shin Shu and Zen schools.

Honganji Otani Web -- Interactive temple, Shin Buddhism in Japan (English version home page with access to Japanese version as well).

International Buddhist Meditation Center -- Founded by Vietnamese scholar and Zen master, the late Dr. Thich Thien-An, this center focuses on Zen practice with an openness to Pure Land teachings. Offers Dharma talks.

 

Jodo Shinshu Buddhism
 -- Dharma for the Modern Age

...
An informative site
by Shaku Egen (Dr. Richard St. Clair).

 

Journal of Buddhist Ethics -- An online journal promoting the study of Buddhist ethics through the publication of research articles, discussions and critical notes, bulletins, and reviews. 

Mount Hiei -- The "mother" of modern Japanese Buddhism.

Nichiren's Coffeehouse and Gohonzon Gallery -- The most extensive site on the Internet regarding the Lotus Sutra and Nichiren Buddhism. Also, many links to other traditions including Pure Land.

Numata Center for Buddhist Translation and Research --  Publishing definitive English translations of the entire 100-volume Sino-Japanese Buddhist canon, the Taisho Shinshu Daizokyo.

Tibetan Buddhism -- An index -- Provided by the Government of Tibet in Exile. History, lineages, customs.

 

 

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