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The London Buddhist Vihara is a leading centre
for Theravada Buddhism. Formed in 1926 by Anagarika Dharmapala,
the Vihara was the first Buddhist monastery to be established outside
the continent of Asia. |
Established in London in 1994 as a branch of the Shogyoji Temple,
Japan, following encounters between friends, Three Wheels
continues to grow. Soon after Three Wheels was established, a project
to build a Zen Garden at Three Wheels started. |
Wat Buddhapadipa in London was the first Buddhist
temple in the United Kingdom, established by the London Buddhist
Temple Foundation with the objective of creating a centre for the
dissemination of theoretical and practical Buddhist teachings in
Europe. |
Founded in 1989 Wisdom Books is an independent
book distribution and mail order company focusing on Buddhism and
its related subjects of meditation, Tibet and the rapidly developing
dialogue between east - west philosophies and cultures. |
The Tibet Foundation is a registered
charity (no. 292400), founded in 1985, which works towards creating
greater awareness of all aspects of Tibetan culture and the needs
of the Tibetan people. Tibet Foundation website |
The International Dunhuang Project
is a ground-breaking international collaboration to make more than
100,000 manuscripts, paintings and artifacts from Dunhuang and other
Silk Road sites freely available on the Internet with top quality
colour images. |
The Pali Text Society was founded in 1881 by T.W. Rhys Davids "to foster and promote the study of Pali texts ". It publishes Pali texts in roman characters, translations in English and ancillary works including dictionaries, concordance, books for students of Pali and a journal. |
Shokoku-ji, one of the major Rinzai Zen temples
in Kyoto offers an English website, which includes the world-famous
Kinkaku-ji and Ginkaku-ji. Its Museum houses some of the finest
Zen paintings, including the Bull Herding Pictures. |
| Shokoku-ji website |
Since its formation in 1916, the School of Oriental and
African Studies, University of London
- or SOAS as it's better known - has built an enviable reputation
around the globe for the calibre and quality of its courses, teaching
and research. |
| SOAS Centre of Buddhist Studies website |
| His Holiness the 14th the Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso, is the head of state and spiritual leader of the Tibetan people. He was born Lhamo Dhondrub on 6 July 1935, in a small village called Taktser in northeastern Tibet. Born to a peasant family, His Holiness was recognized at the age of two, in accordance with Tibetan tradition, as the reincarnation of his predecessor the 13th Dalai Lama, and thus an incarnation Avalokitesvara, the Buddha of Compassion. |
| The Office of Tibet website |
| BBC Religion and Ethics/Buddhism News and information about Buddhism from the BBC. |
| BBC Website |
Parinama Publications Exploring the Great Way to Liberation. An in-depth examination and explanation in several phases, of Mahayana Buddhism in India and the rest of Asia. |
| Parinama Publications Website |
His Holiness the Dalai Lama in the UK Nottingham Arena, May 24th - 28th, 2008 Dharma Network are delighted to announce that His Holiness will be giving 5 days of teachings at Nottingham Arena over the May bank holiday weekend in 2008. |
| His Holiness Dalai Lama 2008 UK Website |
