Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery - Smithsonian Museums

From the website:

"The Smithsonian Institution has two museums of Asian art: the Freer Gallery of Art, which opened to the public in 1923, and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, which welcomed its first visitors in 1987. Both are physically connected by an underground passageway and ideologically linked through the study, exhibition, and sheer love of Asian art. In addition, the Freer Gallery contains an important collection of nineteenth century American art punctuated by James McNeill Whistler's Peacock Room, perhaps one of the earliest (and certainly one of the most controversial) art installations on record.

Each building has its own aesthetic. The Freer is designed in a classical style whose architectural nexus is a courtyard that used to house live peacocks in the museum's early days. It was Charles Lang Freer's goal to facilitate the appreciation of world cultures through art, a noble undertaking as important today as it was more than a century ago, when he first willed his artwork and archives to the nation.

The Sackler takes you on an underground journey and is home to Dr. Arthur Sackler's incomparable collection of art, including some of the most important ancient Chinese jades and bronzes in the world. In addition, the Sackler Gallery contains works that have been acquired in the last twenty years and also features the Perspectives series of contemporary art that greets and often surprises visitors when they first enter the Gallery."

http://www.asia.si.edu/

Buddhist, Confucian, and Daoist E-texts, Indexes, and Bibliographies

The page includes:

1. Translations
2. Digital indexes
3. Specialized Bibliographies
4. CJK scriptural e-texts



Maintained by Charles Muller, University of Tokyo
http://www.acmuller.net/digitexts.html

Zen Bibliography (2014)

A selective bibliography created for a Religious Studies course at Kenyon College by Professor Joseph Adler
Topics included:

General

China

Japan

Dogen

Monastic life

Arts

Korea

Vietnam

Women

America

Modern philosophy

Ethics

http://www2.kenyon.edu/Depts/Religion/Fac/Adler/Reln360/Zen-bib.htm

The Japanese Historical Text Initiative

The Japanese Historical Text Initiative (JHTI) is a rapidly expanding database made up of historical texts dating back more than 1200 years. The original version of every paragraph in every text is cross-tagged with its English translation, making it possible for any researcher to see, on the same screen, both the original and English translation of any word or phrase appearing in any JHTI text.

Ancient Chronicles
Ancient Gazetters
Ancient Relgio-Civil code
Medieval Chronicles and Tales
Medieval and Early  Modern Interpretive Histories
Religion and Polity in the Modern State

http://supercluster.cias.kyoto-u.ac.jp/berkeley/jhti/

Tibetan Texts and Sutras

This web page links to sources of Tibetan texts and sutras.

From the web page:
The Tibetan canon of essential Buddhist scripture consists of two parts:

The Kangyur ("Translation of the Buddha's Word")--the texts that are attributed to the Buddha. Esteemed and woshipped for centuries in Tibet, it is regarded as the single most authoritative repository of Buddhist thought by Tibetan speakers throughout Asia and beyond.

The Tengyur ("Translations of treatises")--traditional commentaries attributed to subsequent learned and realized masters of Buddhism.

http://www.dharmanet.org/lcsutrasTibetan.htm

Mahayana Texts and Sutras

"Mahayana sutras began to be compiled from the first century BCE. They form the basis of the various Mahayana schools, and survive predominantly in primary translations in Chinese and Tibetan of original texts in Sanskrit. From the Chinese and Tibetan texts, secondary translations were also made into Mongolian, Korean, Japanese and Sogdian.

Unlike the Pali Canon, there is no definitive Mahayana canon as such. Nevertheless the major printed or manuscript collections, published through the ages and preserved in Chinese and Tibetan, each contain parallel translations of the majority of known Mahayana sutra. The Chinese also wrote several indigenous sutras and included them into their Mahayana canon.

http://www.dharmanet.org/lcsutrasmahayana.htm

Theravadan Texts and Suttas

This page provides links to English translations of the Pali canon and the Dhammapada:

http://www.dharmanet.org/lcsutrastherv.htm

The Sati Center for Buddhist Studies

[From the web site]

The Sati Center for Buddhist Studies supports the study of Buddhist teachings through these venues:
• Daylong Community Classes, Sutta Study, and Study Retreats
• Buddhist Chaplaincy Training
• Compassion Cultivation Training™

http://www.sati.org

Barre Center for Buddhist Studies

From the web site:

"Barre Center for Buddhist Studies offers residential and online courses combining study, discussion, and meditation for connecting sangha, supporting curiosity, and expanding and deepening personal practice.

Because the majority of BCBS offerings are held only partly in silence, teachers and students have the opportunity to connect over meals, in small groups, and out around the grounds.

All are welcome. No specific study or practice experience is required for the vast majority of our courses."

https://www.bcbsdharma.org

Buddhist Studies in Bodh Gaya, India: Carleton College

[from the web site]
"

Overview

Since 1979, this program has become recognized for the academic excellence of its comparative approach to both the theory and practice of Buddhism. The program weaves together the diverse resources of Bodh Gaya, a unique pilgrimage center in northern India, home to more than 40 Buddhist temples within a largely Hindi and Muslim community. Each temple offers a gateway for students to explore a particular culture and region where Buddhism manifests around the world, including Tibet, Sri Lanka, Burma, Japan, Bhutan, and others."

https://apps.carleton.edu/global-engagement/buddhist-studies-india/

Makers of Modern Korean Buddhism: a book

[from the web page http://www.sunypress.edu/p-4873-makers-of-modern-korean-buddhis.aspx] Summary
An overview of Korean Buddhism and its major figures in the modern period. The first book in English devoted exclusively to modern Korean Buddhism, this work provides a comprehensive exploration for scholars, students, and serious readers. Makers of Modern Korean Buddhism focuses on three key areas: Buddhist reform, Zen revival, and the interrelationship of religion, history, and politics. In Korea, the modern period in Buddhism begins in earnest in the late nineteenth century, during the closing years of the Chosŏn dynasty, which was characterized by a repressive brand of neo-Confucianism. Buddhist reformers arose to seek change in both Buddhism and Korean society at large. The work begins with a look at five of these reformers and their thought and work. The Zen revival that began at the end of the nineteenth century is covered from that period to contemporary times through an exploration of the life and thought of important Zen masters. The influence of Japanese Buddhist missionaries, the emergence of Korean engaged Buddhism, known as Minjung Buddhism, and the formation of modern Buddhist scholarship in Korea are discussed as well. “This book … is most welcome. It helps to find answers to many of the questions that can be raised on the whereabouts of Buddhism in the Korean Peninsula since the end of the 19th century.” — Journal of Korean Religions “This outstanding collection will be highly valued by the scholarly community for the way it deals comprehensively and insightfully with an important though relatively unexplored topic in the modern era.” — Steven Heine, author of Zen Skin, Zen Marrow: Will the Real Zen Buddhism Please Stand Up? Jin Y. Park is Associate Professor of Philosophy and Religion at American University. She is the author of Buddhism and Postmodernity: Zen, Huayan, and the Possibility of Buddhist Postmodern Ethics and the editor of several books, including Buddhisms and Deconstructions.

Department of Religious Studies Indiana University: Buddhist Studies

"Ph.D. students in Buddhist Studies will learn to do independent, original research on a specialized topic of their own choice while becoming familiar with classical and canonical materials and emerging trends in current research. This Ph.D. track also equips students to teach effectively and creatively about Buddhism, cognate religions, and relevant methodological and theoretical concerns. At present, the department is best equipped to train students in Buddhist philosophy, cultural history, ritual studies, material culture, and textual studies; however, students may pursue work in other areas, such as anthropology, provided that they have sufficient prior training and/or support from other faculty members at IU. In their coursework, students are expected to develop a broad understanding of various Buddhist traditions, in addition to significant expertise in their chosen field of research." [from the IU web site]


http://indiana.edu/~relstud/graduate/doctoral#top

Buddhanet's World Buddhist Directory

A directory of Buddhist resources searchable by geographic location and keyword terms.  Also available as a phone app.

http://www.buddhanet.info/wbd/

Buddhism Links: Kenyon College

Buddhist Links

Asian Studies Program

Joseph Adler

This is an extensive list of links updated as of June 2017

These are the categories:

General

Traditions

Texts 

South Asia

News

Ethics and Dialogs

Buddhism and Arts

Centers and Temples

http://www2.kenyon.edu/Depts/Religion/Fac/Adler/Reln260/links260.htm

Cambodian Buddhism in the United States: a book

from the publisher website:

Summary
The first comprehensive anthropological description of the Khmer Buddhism practiced by Cambodian refugees in the United States over the past four decades. Cambodian Buddhism in the United States is the first comprehensive anthropological study of Khmer Buddhism as practiced by Khmer refugees in the United States. Based on research conducted at Khmer temples and sites throughout the country over a period of three and a half decades, Carol A. Mortland uses participant observation, open-ended interviews, life histories, and dialogues with Khmer monks and laypeople to explore the everyday practice of Khmer religion, including spirit beliefs and healing rituals. This ethnography is enriched and supplemented by the use of historical accounts, reports, memoirs, unpublished life histories, and family memorabilia painstakingly preserved by refugees. Mortland also traces the changes that Cambodians have made to religion as they struggle with the challenges of living in a new country, learning English, and supporting themselves. The beliefs and practices of Khmer Muslims and Khmer Christians in the United States are also reviewed. Carol A. Mortland is a retired professor and the coeditor (with David W. Haines) of Manifest Destinies: Americanizing Immigrants and Internationalizing Americans, and (with May M. Ebihara and Judy Ledgerwood) Cambodian Culture Since 1975: Homeland and Exile. for more information: http://www.sunypress.edu/p-6439-cambodian-buddhism-in-the-unite.aspx

Buddhist Digital Resource Center

"BDRC has developed a series of strategically aligned programs to implement its expanded mission. In the coming years, BDRC will:

1. Identify important Buddhist text collections as recommended by our Board of Advisors and create a definitive plan for their preservation.
2. Build the Buddhist Universal Digital Archive, an encompassing digital repository and preservation ecosystem to archive and connect many Buddhist text collections in many different languages, starting with Pali, Sanskrit, Chinese, and Tibetan. BUDA will include:
   • A central bibliographic database for Buddhist texts based on linked open data.
   • A digital archive scanned source texts and searchable eTexts.
3. Create an open platform for accessing, sharing and searching the archive using state of the art digital library methodologies.
4. Foster a community of scholars, technologists, practitioners, and a global public committed to preservation."

https://www.tbrc.org/#!footer/about/newhome

The Face of the Buddha: a book

"Taking up a teaching appointment in Tokyo in 1931, the English poet and literary critic William Empson found himself captivated by the Buddhist sculptures of ancient Japan, and spent the years that followed in search of similar examples all over Korea, China, Cambodia, Burma, India, and Ceylon, as well as in the great museums of the West. Compiling the results of these wide-ranging travels into what he considered to be one of his most important works, Empson was heartbroken when he mislaid the sole copy of the manuscript in the wake of the Second World War. The Face of the Buddha remained one of the great lost books until its surprise rediscovery sixty years later, and is published here for the first time. The book provides an engaging record of Empson's reactions to the cultures and artworks he encountered during his travels, and presents experimental theories about Buddhist art that many authorities of today have found to be remarkably prescient. It also casts important new light on Empson's other works, highlighting in particular the affinities of his thinking with that of the religious and philosophical traditions of Asia."

For table of contents and other details:

https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-face-of-the-buddha-9780199659678?prevSortField=8&sortField=8&start=40&resultsPerPage=20&q=buddhism&facet_narrowbytype_facet=Academic%20Research&prevNumResPerPage=20&lang=en&cc=us#

Bodhi College

From the Bodhi College web site:

"Bodhi College is a European educational centre for meditative learning. Our inspiration stems from a Dharma as found in the early strata of Buddhist texts. For the time being, Bodhi College is spatially virtual; it acts as an umbrella for a number of teaching activities held in different venues, led by a core and visiting faculty.

A Vision

Over the past forty years, a growing number of people from all walks of life have been drawn to Buddhist ideas, values and practices. With the introduction of mindfulness into healthcare, education, business and other fields, Buddhist meditation is now entering the mainstream of modern societies to an unprecedented degree. 

An education

Bodhi College offers an ethical and philosophical framework for those practising meditation and the Dharma in today’s world by drawing on the early teachings of the Buddha before they became codified into the doctrines of the different Buddhist traditions.

The College is non-sectarian and unaligned with any Buddhist orthodoxy or particular school. While making use of modern critical scholarship, our goals are not academic. We offer a contemplative education that inspires students to realise the values of the Dharma in the context of this secular age and culture."

https://bodhi-college.org

Buddhist Studies - University of Chicago

"Programs in which graduate study relating to Buddhism may be undertaken include those of the departments of Anthropology, Art History, History, East Asian Languages and Civilizations (EALC), and South Asian Languages and Civilizations (SALC), in addition to the many doctoral programs in the Divinity School in which it is possible to study topics in Buddhist studies (especially those in History of Religionsand Philosophy of Religion). Other Departments have also at times hosted research relating to Buddhism, including Music and Comparative Human Development. For those pursuing studies in Buddhism under the aegis of any of these programs, there is the possibility of advanced study in many major Buddhist linguistic and textual traditions, with the University regularly offering courses in the Buddhist languages of East Asia(Chinese, Japanese, Korean), and of South Asia (Pali, Sanskrit, Tibetan). Work in such textual traditions is well supported by the University's outstanding library collections pertaining to these and other languages."

Regarding library resources for Buddhist studies at the University of Chicago:

"

Resources for Buddhist Studies

The University of Chicago's library has strong collections (and a complete selection of reference materials) pertaining to Buddhist studies.

Integral to the study of South Asian languages at Chicago has been the work of South Asian bibliographer James Nye, who directs the University library's enormous collection pertaining to South Asia (the collection's 500,000th volume was added in 1998), and whose singular influence among bibliographers in the field was honored at a recent panel at the University of Wisconsin's annual South Asian Studies Conference. The University library is among the nation's few participants in the federal "PL 480" program, which involves the collection of all publications produced in India. The collections developed under this program include a variety of important collections of Tibetan language materials. It is not only, however, under the aegis of this program that the library has acquired an outstanding collection relating to South Asia; the library holds a full range of critical editions in South Asian languages dating to the nineteenth century, and complete runs of many important series in the field.

The Library's East Asian Collection - founded in 1936, and recognized as one of the most comprehensive and distinctive such collections in North America - includes some 700,000 volumes, primarily in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean, but also including materials in Tibetan, Mongolian, and Manchu. The collection also includes over 60,000 volumes of materials in English and other Western languages on or related to East Asia, shelved within the general collection. The Chinese collection is especially strong in classics, philosophy, archaeology, history, philology, art history and literature (both classical and contemporary), and the Japanese collection has particular strengths in literature, intellectual history, religion, art history, education, and Japanese Sinology."

Digital Dictionary of Buddhism

Edited by A. Charles Muller

Established July, 1995: Updated monthly

DDB Entry Total (2017/5/31): 67,801

From the Introduction:

Introduction

The Digital Dictionary of Buddhism [DDB] is a compilation of Chinese ideograph-based terms, texts, temple, schools, persons, etc. found in Buddhist canonical sources. The Chinese-Japanese-Korean-Vietnamese/English Dictionary [CJKV-E] is a compilation of Chinese ideographs, as well as ideograph-comprised compound words, text names, person names, etc., found primarily in the Confucian and Daoist classics. It also includes vocabulary from Neo-Confucian texts, as well as other philosophical and historical sources. Its information on individual ideographs is intended to be comprehensive, containing pronunciations and meanings from ancient and modern sources from the Sinitic cultural sphere including China, Korea, Japan, and Vietnam. Modern-day compound words are included incidentally, but the coverage of modern materials is not intended to be comprehensive.

http://www.buddhism-dict.net/ddb/