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“My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.”
—His Holiness, Tenzin Gyatso, The 14th Dalai Lama (see WikiQuote or Wikipedia)

Being fairly new to Buddhism I haven’t quite learned enough to feel knowledgeable, but I have come across several websites that captured my attention or answered some of my weird questions. I decided to create a directory of them, both for myself and for others who are walking a similar path. If you have a website you’d like listed here please let me know.

Shanti, Shanti, Shanti,
Neo

Information & History:

• Buddhism on Religious Tolerance
• Buddhism on Wikipedia
• Buddhism in the United States on Wikipedia

• Buddhism by country on Wikipedia

• Buddhism Portal E-Sangha
• The Buddhist Channel
• Buddhanet.net
• DharmaNet.org
• Kwan Um School of Zen

• urbandharma.org Buddhism in America

• Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition
• Buddhist Peace Fellowship & BPF Radio.org

• Life as a Vegetarian Tibetan Buddhist Practitioner

Q&A:

• What is a Buddhist?

• What is a Buddhist practitioner?

People:

• Pema Chodron

• Thich Nhat Hanh (also see plumvillage.org listed below)

Networking:

• E-sangha, Buddhist Forum Buddhism Forum
• DharmaMatch.com (haven’t tried it yet)
• My Buddhist Friends.com

• Gay Buddhist Open Forum (Yahoo Group)

Places:

• Buddhanet’s Northern California Buddhist directory
• Zen centers closely related to San Francisco Zen Center

• Cambodian Buddhist.org

• Empty Nest Zen Group in Northfork, California
• San Francisco Zen Center is “one of the largest Buddhist sanghas outside Asia”
• Deer Park Monastery in Escondido, California (near San Diego)
• Plum Village Meditation Center in the South of France

• Gampo Abbey in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia

• In Fresno:
  • Fresno River Zen Group (meets every Tuesday)
  • Fresno Buddhist Temple

• Vietnamese Buddhist Association (call 559-264-2728 or write/visit 2459 S. Elm Street, Fresno, CA 93706)

Shopping:

• DharmaShop.com
• Tibetan Prayer Flags

• Snow Lion Publications Books, calendars, gift items, free newsletter

Martial Arts:

• Tibetan Kung Fu

• Shaolin Kung Fu Academy (in downtown Fresno)

Special Interest:

• Tibetan Buddhism and the Dalai Lama in Science Fiction