Tibetan Studies - Religion

• Ashoka: the eDharma University (www.ashokaedu.net, USA)
  ["Ashoka has recently begun offering courses in Buddhism on the Web. It offers courses created by Ashoka in conjunction with our most respected teachers from a broad (and growing) range of Buddhist traditions. Ashoka is an ecumenical consortium of teachers and Dharma organizations utilizing our distance learning vehicle to reach students around the world. Ashoka is not a web portal. Ashoka is an interactive learning environment designed around authentic Buddhist practices, making transformative Dharma education available to students worldwide. Their initial consortium includes the Dalai Lama, Mingyur Rinpoche, Joan Halifax Roshi, Traleg Rinpoche, Sharon Salzberg, Andrew Olendzki, Lama Pema Wangdak, Robert Thurman, Michael Wenger, Daishin Buksbazen, Barre Center for Buddhist Studies, Mu Soeng, Fleet Maull, Peacemaker Institute, Bernie Glassman and Jeffrey Hopkins.
  In addition to the teachings on interdependence and such wisdom teachings as the Four Noble Truths, the Paramitas and the Brahma-Viharas, Ashoka will offer training and teaching in such areas of applied engagement such as social justice, peacemaking, environmentalism, and caring for the sick and dying."
  COURSES NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE (Dec 2004): "Liberating the Heart: The Brahma Viharas" - taught by Sharon Salzberg; "Taming the Mind: Cultivating Peaceful Abiding" - taught by Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche; "The Koan of Everyday Life: Dogen-Zenji's Genjo Koan" - taught by Dairyu Micheal Wenger; "The Metta Sutta: the art of translation" - taught by Andrew Olendzki; "Four Thoughts That Turn the Mind" - taught by Professor Robert Thurman. FORTHCOMING COURSES: "Parting from the Four Attachments" - taught by Lama Pema Wangdak; "Rest Your Weary Mind: Letting Go of the Hindrances" - taught by Joseph Goldstein; "Zen Meditation" - taught by John Daishin Buksbazen; "Trust in Mind: The Hsin Shin Ming" - taught by Mu Seong; "Lojong: Training the Mind" - taught by Lama Pema Wangdak. PLANNED COURSES: Approx. 40 additional courses are currently planned. They will range from "The Four Noble Truths" to "Dharma Art" to "Being with Dying" to "American Koans."]

• Buddhist Philosophy Class online (Library of Tibetan Works and Archives, Tibetan Government in Exile, Dharamsala, India)
  [The webpage gives free, live and downloadable access to the daily Buddhist Philosophy Class taught at the Library. The teacher for this class, Geshe Sonam Rinchen, holds the degree of Geshe Lharampa, which he received in 1980. He also holds an Acharya degree (equiv. to Master's Degree) from the Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies (hereinafter CIHTS) in Sarnath, Varanasi. He has taught classes at LTWA since 1978.]
• Electronic Buddhist Archives - Buddhism Tibetan (ANU, Australia)
  [Coombspapers collection [ftp]: Clear Mind Nwsltr, liturgy, poetry, research, sakya-teachings]
• Electronic Buddhist Archives - Buddhism Vajrayana (ANU, Australia)
  [Coombspapers collection [ftp]: Contemporary teachings: five-aggregates.txt, on-buddh-refuge-1.txt, on-buddh-refuge-2.txt]
• The Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama (www.dalailama.com)
  [The official site of H.H. the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet, www.dalailama.com, launched 10 Dec 2005. Site contents: Latest News, Biography, Office, FAQs, Contact, Teachings, Messages/Speeches, Photo Gallery, Schedule]
• Sakya World (members.rediff.com, India)
  [The site offers information about the Sakya School, its history and the news about activities of H.H. Sakya Trizin.]
• Tibetan Buddhism (The Office of Tibet, London, UK)
  [Nechung - The State Oracle of Tibet; History of Nechung monastery; Spiritual traditions of Nechung monastery; To become Nechung's Medium is not an ordinary duty; Mediums of Nechung; Nechung Rinpoche and his lineage; Nechung monastery in exile; Tibetan art of divination; Historical Introduction to the Five Principal Spiritual Traditions of Tibet: Bön - Nyingma - Sakya - Kagyu - Gelug; An Introduction to the Kalachakra; The Kalachakra Mandala; The Body, Speech and Mind of a Buddha; The Vajra and Bell and Beads; The Four Harmonious Brothers; The Eight Auspicious Symbols; Buddhist Hand Gestures; Offerings; The Geshe Degree]
• Tibetan Buddhism (www.afn.org,USA)
  [Main Schools Of Tibetan Buddhism (Nyingma, Kagyu,Sakya, Geluk), Other Schools (Kadam, Rime), Other Non-Buddhist Traditions (Bön), Miscellaneous (Mailing Lists, Discussion groups, Other Online Tibetan Buddhist Information, Suppliers, Books to Read)]
• Tibetan Buddhism Page (homepages.ihug.co.nz,NZ)
  [Notes on Tantra, Dzogchen and Tibetan Buddhism in Relation to Other Buddhist Traditions]
• Tibetan Sky Burial (www.ciolek.com,Australia)
  [Notes on a sky burial - the sacred solemn funeral rite of Tibet]
  
• Tantric Studies Archives (U.Nth Carolina,USA)
  
• Tibetan Astrology & Divination Page (www.deltanet.com,USA)
  [Site contents: Training In Tibetan Medicine and Astrology; Tibetan Astrological Science; Traditional Community Role of the Astro-practitioner; Outline of the Tibetan Horoscope; Sidpaho: The Tibetan Astrological Map; Positive and Negative Days According to Tibetan Practice (Lunar Calendar).
  This document is a part of the Asian Astrology site]
  
• Buddhism On The Silk Road (International Dunhuang Project, The British Library, UK)
  [Site contents: Buddhism in India and Central Asia; The Buddhism of the Kushana Empire; The Buddhism of Khotan [incl. a map]; Chinese Buddhism on the Silk Road; Tibetan Buddhism on the Silk Road [incl. a map]; Other Followers of Buddhism (The Kucheans, The Sogdians, The Uighurs, The Tanguts); Buddhist Pilgrims and Travellers; Glossary; A Note on Diacritics; Site Information; Further Reading.
  The site (est. Oct 2001), illustrated with detailed maps and timelines, is edited by Sam van Schaik and aims at a general audience. It forms a part of the International Dunhuang Project (IDP) (idp.bl.uk). All images are from The British Library collection, or from the photographs of Aurel Stein.]
  
• Monasteries and temples in Mongolia (www.mongoluls.net)
  [ During communist purges in the 1930's most monasteries in Mongolia have been destroyed. Since the fall of communism however there is a real revival of Buddhism taking place.]
  
• See also Guide to Maps and Images of Tibet (ANU, Australia)
  
• See also Tibetan Studies WWW VL - Guide to Tibetan Art (Ohio State U, USA)
  
• See also Tibetan Studies WWW VL - Tibetan Religious Centers (UWA, Australia)
  [Maintained since 5 May 96 by M.Kessell (murrayk@cygnus.uwa.edu.au)]
  
• Christian Missions & Tibet (www.ad2000.org,USA)
  [Joshua Project 2000 - Unreached People Profile Tibetan (Lhasa)]