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Buddhist Scriptures Translated from Tibetan
Free online text in English of over 16,000 pages of the Kangyur.
Buddhist Scriptures Translated from Pali
Translations of over 1000 suttas from the Pali canon.
Buddhist Scriptures Translated from Chinese
Free PDF downloads (alongside options to buy print books) of Buddhist texts.

Brill's Encyclopedia of Buddhism Online
A comprehensive academic reference work devoted to the plurality of Buddhist traditions across Asia
Buddhism Around the World
Infographic showing populations of Buddhists around the world.
Buddhist Sutras
A free online collection of Buddhist Sutras. Organized alphabetically in English.
Dalai Lama
Profile of the Dalai Lama from the Central Tibetan Organization.
A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms
Digitized version of the 1937 Soothill/Hodous dictionary.
Digital Dictionary of Buddhism
Searchable compilation of Chinese ideograph-based terms, texts, temple, schools, persons, etc. found in Buddhist canonical sources
Tibetan and Himalayan Library
Collection of texts, videos, images, maps, and other data relating to the Tibetan plateau and southern Himalayan regions.
The Buddhist Digital Archives
A cooperative platform for expanding access to Buddhist literature. Millions of pages of texts.

Contemporary Buddhism
Cross-disciplinary articles examining historical, doctrinal, literary, social, political, developments that have formed contemporary versions of Buddhism
Buddhist-Christian Studies
Articles, conference reports, and book reviews devoted to Buddhism and Christianity and their historical and contemporary interrelationships

Recommended Books

Buddhism

Mitchell; Jacoby (2013)

BQ266 .M48 2013

Mindful America

Wilson (2014)

BQ732 .W55 2014

The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism

Buswell, ed.; Lopez, ed. (2014)

REF BQ130 .P75 2014

Tibetan Buddhism

Kapstein (2014)

BQ7604 .K37 2014

What Is Buddhist Enlightenment?

Wright (2016)

BQ4398 .W75 2016

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