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Asian Religions
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This page offers sites that help you explore the religions
of Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism and Zen Buddhism
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There are a diverse sections of religious and spiritual beliefs in Asia. Here is a listing of everything from
buddhism to feng shui to tao te ching.
- Asian Buddhist Directory
- Zen.org
- Buddhist Asia Directory -- features a collection of Buddhist temples, organizations, and meditation centers.
- Zen Buddhism WWW Virtual Library
- Daily Zen Meditation
- Zen Buddhist Texts
- Zen News
- Butsudo.net -- Belgian site for Zen, Tibetan, and other Buddhist resources. In English and French.
- Cybermonk -- Your Zen questions answered by a senior monk from Zen Mountain Monastery.
- Daily Zen -- Profound contemplation of the day, inspiring artwork, seasoned with a dash of humor to en-lighten the day.
- Dark Zen -- Controversial site that challenges "orthodox" Zen establishment. Asserts that the fundamental basis of "conventional" Zen owes its origin to "Dark" Zen; consequently, conventional Zen transmits a second-hand teaching whose intent is only to comfort and inspire those who wish to proceed on their own to look even deeper within their own being so as to awaken and see the mysterious nature of Mind.
- Electronic Boddhidharma -- International Research Institute for Zen Buddhism (IRIZ) at Hanazono University (Kyoto, Japan) is an academic research institution devoted to the study of Zen Buddhism, serving the needs of researchers, students, teachers, and practitioners of Buddhism. 48.000 character Chinese character database.
- A Pilgrimage In Japan -- Story of a traditional pilgrimage to Zen temples in Japan.
- Zen Forum -- Bulletin board for talking about Zen, Buddhism, meditation and related topics.
- Zen Karmics -- Cartoons about Prison Buddhist practice.
- The Zen Page -- Essays, koans, and poems inspired by or about Zen Buddhism.
- Eeshvandana -- explains the symbolic importance of Gods, festivals, puja, reincarnation, and Hindu calendar.
- Encyclopedia of Hinduism -- being prepared as an authentic source of ready reference.
- Finding Siva -- describing a journey across the Barata Mata.
- Hindu Kids Universe -- fun and educational site for kids with stories, comics, games, questions and answers, and more.
- Hindu Mythology ...and beyond -- describes the various myths and mythological aspects of various religions that co-existed in India.
- Hindu Religion History -- includes information on deities, festivals, and more.
- Hindu Universe
- Hinduism -- guide to various aspects of Indian religious thought and inter-religious understanding.
- Hinduism for Schools
- Hinduism in America -- looks at Hindu South Asian Americans and how their beliefs and practices change over successive generations.
- Hinduism: World's Oldest Religion -- includes a Hindu calendar, historical information and picture galleries of gods, and more.
- Hindutva -- offers an analysis of Hindu history, society, and culture.
- History of Religion in India : Vedism and Hinduism
- Indian Mythology -- provides mythological stories and legends from India.
- Introduction to Hinduism -- with links to related sites and a comphrensive book list.
- Mirror of India -- discusses the main mythological traditions and related visual imagery of Hinduism.
- Namaste -- general information about Hinduism and yoga.
- Panchangam.com -- online Indian calendar. Also has a list of vratham days, muhurtham days, festivals, rangoli, and more.
- Prapatti Online -- hosts slokas (prayers) by Desika, Alavandaar, and others. Also offers photographs of all 108 Divya Desam and a calendar of Hindu holidays.
- Symbolism -- discusses the perfection of the art of symbolism in Hinduism.
- Tribute to Hinduism, A -- offers introduction, quotes, history, articles, and more.
- Basic Terms of Shinto
-- Explanation of fundamentals of Shinto.
- Onisaburo Deguchi
-- Founder of the Omoto reform movement of Shinto.
- ALLFaiths PressŪShintoism
-- Some basic facts about shintoism.
- Jinja & Shinto
-- A site from Jinja Online Network League.
- International Shinto Foundation
-- Intro to Shinto, publications, etc.
- The "Interi" Shinto Homepage
-- An introduction to Interi Shintoism. It includes various topics of importance to the person seeking an understanding life and death.
- Kannagara Jinja
-- Shinto Shrine located near Granite Falls, Washington,USA. Licensed branch shrine of the 2000 year old first shrine of Mie Ken Ichi no Miya (first Shrine of Mie prefecture), Tsubaki O'Kami Yashiro - established in 3 B.C. (in the 27th year of 11th Emporer Suinin) - one of the oldest and most prestigious shrines in Japan.
- Study Guide: Shinto
-- A short and basic page about shintoism.
- Chinese Philosophy and Daoism -- interpretive articles explaining classical Pre-Han Chinese Philosophy including human rights/Asian values.
- Confucianism and Taoism Digital Texts Resources
- Daily Tao, The -- lessons and links updated daily.
- East Asian Language and Thought -- features articles on East Asian philosophy and religion as well as Buddhist text and language resources.
- Mr Sage's Philosophical Taoist Page -- features articles on taoist theories.
- Siu Tao -- features articles on the Tao, as well as a discussion area.
- Taoism and the Philosophy of Tai Chi Chuan
- Taoism Information Page -- includes resources on Taoism's relationship to the martial arts, Chinese culture, and other philosophies.
- Taoist Circle -- online community of Taoists.
- Temple of the Immortal Spirit, The -- covers Taoism in the Western world.
- Thigpen's Taoism page -- Art of War articles translated from Sun Tzu's originals.
- True Tao Home Page -- featuring I-Kuan Tao, Lao Tzu, Chuang Tzu, and other great philosophers. Site includes lineage, articles, stories, and map to the temple.
- Dao De Jing -- Taoist classic in original Chinese with each character linked to its definition and etymology.
- Daoism Depot -- texts available in English and Chinese.
- Shrine of Wisdom -- The Simple Way of Lao Tzu, translation of the Tao Te Ching.
- Tao Te Ching - Aleister Crowley -- Crowley's Tao Teh King written under the pseudonym, Ko Yuen.
- Tao Te Ching - Charles Muller
- Tao Te Ching Translations
- Translation of the Dao de Jing -- that avoids religious interpretations.
- Book of Change, The -- a Western rendition of the observations of change that first appeared in the Chinese classic known in the West as the I Ching.
- I Ching -- brief introduction to the text.
- I Ching on the Net -- guide to resources related to the ancient Chinese divination manual and book of wisdom.
- I Ching Sites
- I Ching Web Resources
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