Buddhist Studies in Bodh Gaya, India: Carleton College

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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/

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/

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#

Buddhist eLibrary

"The Buddhist eLibrary is an initiative of Buddhanet.net, run by the Buddha Dharma Education Association Inc. (BDEA), which is located at the Bodhi Tree Forest Monastery, NSW Australia, currently in partnership with Mahachulalongkorn University, International Buddhist College (IBC), and the Buddhist Maha Vihara (BMV).

Primarily, the eLibrary is a Digital Resource Library of Buddhist study material that can be freely downloaded via the World Wide Web. Further, as it expands, it aims to develop a web-based interactive learning environment to disseminate the Teachings of the Buddha Dharma."

"The Buddhist eLibrary has been setup to support the study and practice of the Buddha´s Teachings in all Buddhist traditions. As the eLibrary develops we hope eventually to include the cultures and languages they represent as well.

Therefore, we seek your ongoing involvement and support in developing this resource so that the eLibrary can comprehensively cater for all who use its resources, whether for academic use or just general interest.
 

We do not charge or restrict the use of the content, so whether you are new to the Buddha´s Teachings or wish to expand your knowledge, please feel free to make use of the material that is offered."

http://www.buddhistelibrary.org/en/index.php?lang=english

Research Guide for Buddhist Studies - Florida State University Library

"Here you will find primary, secondary, online and reference resources for Buddhism in India, East Asia, Southeast Asia and Tibet. Please also take a look at the FSU Religion Department's Buddhist Studies webpage for more information on courses of study and useful resources. "

The guide also provides a list of key online resources and a list of new resources.  There are pages for each of the geographic regions and the list introductory and basic resources for those wishing to get an overview of the area.


http://guides.lib.fsu.edu/buddhiststudies

Library Guide from Arizona

Arizona State University Library Guide on Buddhist Studies

This guide lists resources for the following areas:

Early Buddhism/India

Buddhism-Southeast Asia and Sri Lanka

Buddhism-East Asia

Vajrayana Buddhism-Tibet, Nepal, Central Asia

Buddhism in the Global Context

Encyclopedias and Reference Resources

There is also a list of media and a list of web resources

http://libguides.asu.edu/c.php?g=263904

Sandalwood and Carrion: Smell in Indian Religion and Culture - a book

"ABSTRACT

This book explores the topic of smell in pre-modern Indian religion and culture. The book provides a comprehensive study of all aspects of smell, covering a period from the turn of the Common Era to the early second millennium CE, and referring to a wide range of sources from poetry to medical texts. In pre-modern South Asia, smells mattered. The sophisticated arts of perfumery that developed in temples, monasteries and courts relied on exotic aromatics, connecting olfactory aesthetics to long-distance ocean trade. A sophisticated religious discourse on the goals of life emphasized that the pleasures of the senses were a valid end in themselves. Fragrances and stinks were also an ideal model for describing other values, be they aesthetic or ethical, and in a system where karmic results often had a sensory impact—where evil often literally stank—the ethical and aesthetic are often difficult to distinguish. Sandalwood and Carrion explores smell in pre-modern India from many perspectives, covering such topics as philosophical accounts of smell perception, odors in literature, the history of perfumery in India, the significance of sandalwood in Buddhism, as well as the question of why people offered perfumes to the gods."

http://www.oxfordscholarship.com/view/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199916306.001.0001/acprof-9780199916306