Welcome to the Buddhism Guide
Read about the principles and practices of Buddhism and see how invaluable they can be in the modern world.
– A –
Abhidhamma, Abhidhammapitaka, Abhidharmakosa, Acariya, Access To Insight, Adashino Nembutsu-ji, Adibuddha, Aggi-vacchagotta Sutta, Ajahn Chah, Akasagarbha, Aksobhya, Alaya (Alayavijnana), Amarapura Nikaya, Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, American Zen Teachers Association, Amitabha, Amitabha Sutra, An Shigao (An Shih Kao), Anaatma (Anatman, Anatta), Anagarika, Anagarika Dharmapala, Ananda, Ananda Maitreya, Anapana (Anapana Sati), Anguttara Nikaya, Anicca (Anitya), Antai-ji, Anunatva-apurnatva-nirdesa, Arhat (Arahants), Arupajhana, Asanga, Ascetic, Atisa (Atisha), Atman (buddhism), Atthakavagga and Parayanavagga, Avaloketishvara (Avalokiteshvara, Avalokitesvara), Avatamsaka Sutra, Avatar (Avatars), Awakening Of Faith In The Mahayana.
– B –
Baizhang Huaihai, Baoguo Temple, Bardo, Bardo Thodol, Beopsang, Bhaisajyaguru, Bhante Henepola Gunaratana, Bhavana, Bhavaviveka, Bhikkhu (Bhikku, Bhiksu), Bhikkhu Bodhi, Bhikkhuni, Bija, Bimaran Casket, Biyan Lu, Black Crown, Bodhisattva (Boddhisattva), Bodh Gaya (Bodhgaya), Bodhi (Buddhahood), Bodhi Tree, Bodhicitta, Bodhidharma, Bodhimandala, Bodhisattva Vows, Bodhisena, Borobudur (Borobodur), Brahma-viharas (Brahmavihara), Buddha-dhatu (Buddha-nature), Buddha, Buddha Dordenma Statue, Buddha Statues Of Bamiyan, Buddhadasa Bhikkhu, Buddhaghosa, Buddharupa, Buddhism, Buddhism And Science, Buddhism And The Roman World, Buddhism By Country, Buddhism By Region, Buddhism In Afghanistan, Buddhism In America, Buddhism In Argentina, Buddhism In Austria, Buddhism In Bangladesh, Buddhism In Bhutan, Buddhism In Brazil, Buddhism In Cambodia, Buddhism In Canada, Buddhism In China, Buddhism In Croatia, Buddhism In Europe, Buddhism In France, Buddhism In Germany, Buddhism In India, Buddhism In Indonesia, Buddhism In Japan, Buddhism In Kalmykia, Buddhism In Kashmir, Buddhism In Korea, Buddhism In Laos, Buddhism In Malaysia, Buddhism In Mongolia, Buddhism In Myanmar, Buddhism In Nepal, Buddhism In Norway, Buddhism In Russia, Buddhism In Singapore, Buddhism In Slovakia, Buddhism In Sri Lanka, Buddhism In Switzerland, Buddhism In Thailand, Buddhism In The Philippines, Buddhism In Vietnam, Buddhist Art, Buddhist Chant, Buddhist Churches Of America, Buddhist Cuisine, Buddhist Flag, Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit, Buddhist Meditation, Buddhist Music, Buddhist Peace Fellowship, Buddhist Philosophy, Buddhist Polemics, Buddhist Publication Society, Buddhist Religious Philosophy, Buddhist Schools, Buddhist Socialism, Buddhist Society, London, Buddhist Symbolism, Buddhist Temple, Buddhist Temples In Thailand, Buddhist Terms And Concepts, Buddhist Texts, Buddhist Vegetarianism, Buddhist Views Of Homosexuality, Buddhists, Bulguksa, Byodo-in Temple, Byodoin.
– C –
Caitika, Candrakirti, Caodong, Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche, Chaitya, Chakravartin, Cham Dance, Chandra Khonnokyoong, Cheng Hoon Teng, Cheng Yen, Chenrezig, Cheontae, Ching Kung, Chogyal Namkhai Norbu, Chogyam Trungpa, Chogye, Chokling Tersar, Chorten, Chu Hsi, Cittamatra, City Of Ten Thousand Buddhas, Consciousness-only.
– D –
D.t. Suzuki (Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki), Dainin Katagiri, Daisaku Ikeda, Daitoku-ji, Dakini, Dalai Lama, Dana, Daoji, Dashabhumika, Datsan, Dazu Stone Carvings, Decline Of Buddhism In India, Deer Park Monastery, Dependent Arising, Dhammakaya, Dhammakaya Foundation, Dhammakaya Ordination, Dhammapada, Dharani, Dhardo Rimpoche, Dharma Name, Dharma Transmission, Dharma Wheel, Dharmaguptaka, Dharmakaya, Dharmakirti, Dharmapala, Dharmaraksa, Dharmaraksita, Dhyana, Diamond Realm, Diamond Sutra, Digha Nikaya, Dilgo Khyentse, Dipankara, Dogen Zenji, Dokusan, Dolpopa, Donglin Temple, Dorje, Drepung Monastery, Drikung Kagyu, Drukpa, Drukpa Kagyu, Duhkha, Dzogchen, Dzogchen Khenpo Choga Rinpoche.
– E –
Early Buddhist Schools, East Asian Buddhism, Eastern Philosophy, Edicts Of Ashoka, Eighteen Schools, Eighth Consciousness, Eihei-ji, Eisai, Ekavyaharaka, Emerald Buddha, Enchin, Engaged Buddhism, Engaku-ji.
– F –
Faith In Buddhism, Faxian, Faxiang, Five Hindrances, Five Skandhas, Five Wisdom Buddhas, Fo Guang Shan, Four Noble Truths, Four Passing Sights, Fourteenth Dalai Lama, Friends Of The Western Buddhist Order, Fuke (Fuke School).
– G –
Gampo Abbey, Gampopa, Gandavyuha Sutra, Ganden Monastery, Ganden Tripa, Gandharan Buddhist Texts, Ganjin, Garab Dorje, Garbhadhatu, Gautama Buddha, Gedun Drub, 1st Dalai Lama, Gelug, Gendun Gyatso, 2nd Dalai Lama, Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, Geshe Michael Roach, Gihwa, Ginkaku-ji, God In Buddhism, Gokoku-ji, Golden Light Sutra, Golulaka, Greco-buddhism, Guan Yin, Guanghua Temple, Gudo Wafu Nishijima, Gusan, Gyalwa Karmapa, Gyeyul.
– H –
Haeinsa, Hakuin Ekaku, Hakuyu Taizan Maezumi, Heart Sutra, Heruka Buddhist Centre, Higher Evolution, Himalaya, Hinayana, History Of Buddhism, History Of Buddhist Schools, Honen, Honkyoku, Horyu-ji, Hosso, Hsi Lai Temple, Hsin Ting, Hsing Yun, Hsu Yun, Hsuan Hua, Huangbo Xiyun, Huayan, Huineng, Huiyuan, Humanistic Buddhism, Hwaeom, Hyeon Jeong Non.
– I –
I Ching (monk), Iconography Of The Buddha, Ikkyu, Incarnation, Indra, Infinite Life Sutra, Inner Peace, Ippen.
– J –
Jade Buddha Temple, Jainism And Buddhism, Jakusho Kwong, Jamgon Kongtrul, Jamphel Gyatso, 8th Dalai Lama, Jataka, Jatakas, Je Tsongkhapa, Jetsundamba (Jebtsundamba Khutughtu), Jing An Temple, Jnanayasas, Jodo Shinshu, Jogye, John Daido Loori, Jokhang, Jonangpa.
– K –
K. Sri Dhammananda, Kadampa, Kadampa Buddhist Temple, Kagyu, Kalachakra, Kalama Sutra, Kalu Rinpoche, Kammatthana, Kannon, Kanzeon Zen Center, Kapilvastu, Karma, Karmapa Controversy, Karmic, Kathavatthu, Kegon, Kek Lok Si Temple, Kelzang Gyatso, 7th Dalai Lama, Kensho, Khandro Rinpoche, Khedrup Gyatso, 11th Dalai Lama, Khuddaka Nikaya, Khyenpo, Kilesa, Kinhin, Kinkaku-ji, Kishimojin, Kiyomizu-dera, Koan, Kodo Sawaki, Kofuku-ji, Korean Buddhist Temples, Ksitigarbha (Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva), Kukai, Kumarajiva, Kunzang Palyul Choling (KPC), Kusha (buddhism), Kushinagar, Kwan Um School Of Zen, Kyaiktiyo Pagoda, Kyosaku, Kyoto School, Kyozan Joshu Sasaki.
– L –
Lama, Lama Surya Das, Lama Zopa, Lankavatara Sutra, Laughing Buddha, Ledi Sayadaw, Leshan Giant Buddha, Lineage (buddhism), Lingyin Si, Linji, List Of Bodhisattvas, List Of Books Related To Buddhism, List Of Buddha Claimants, List Of Buddhists, Lobsang Gyatso, 5th Dalai Lama, Longchenpa, Lotus Position, Lotus Sutra, Lu Sheng-yen, Lumbini, Lungtok Gyatso, 9th Dalai Lama.
– M –
Madhyamaka, Maha Bodhi Society, Maha Kassapa, Mahabodhi Society, Mahabodhi Temple, Mahadharmaraksita, Mahamudra, Mahamuni Buddha, Mahaparinibbana Sutta, Mahaparinirvana, Mahaparinirvana Sutra, Mahasamghaka, Mahasi Sayadaw, Mahasthabir Nikaya, Mahasthamaprapta, Mahavairocana, Mahavamsa, Mahavihara, Mahayana, Mahayana Sutras, Mahinda, Maitreya-natha, Maitreya, Majjhima Nikaya, Malaysian Theravada, Mampuku-ji, Mandala, Mandala Of The Two Realms, Manhae, Manjushri, Mantra, Meditation, Memoirs Of Eminent Monks, Metta (Metta Bhavana), Mikkyo, Milarepa, Milinda Panha, Mindfulness, Mindroling, Minnesota Zen Center, Mogao Caves, Monastery, Mongolian Buddhism, Mt. Jiuhua, Mucalinda, Mudra, Mujo, Mulamadhyamakakarika, Muyan, Myoe, Myoshin-ji.
– N –
Nagarjuna, Nagasena, Nakamura Hajime, Nalanda, Nam Myoho Renge Kyo, Namarupa, Namgyal Monastery, Nan Tien Temple, Nanda, Nanzen-ji, Naropa, Naropa University, Nature Worship, Neo-buddhist (Neo-buddhism), New Kadampa Tradition, Nichiren, Nichiren Buddhism, Nichiren Shoshu, Nichiren Shoshu America, Nichiren Shu, Nikaya, Nikaya Buddhism, Ninna-ji, Nio, Nipponzan Myohoji, Nirmanakaya, Nirvana, Nirvana Sutra, Noble Eightfold Path, Northern And Southern Buddhism, Nyanasamvara Suvaddhana, Nyingma, Nyogen Senzaki.
– O –
Obaku School, Ole Nydahl, Om Mani Padme Hum.
– P –
Padmaloka Buddhist Retreat Centre, Padmasambhava, Pagoda, Pali Canon, Pali Text Society, Paltul Rinpoche, Pancasila, Panchen Lama, Pao Fa Temple, Paramartha, Paramita, Parinirvana, Patimokkha, Perfection Of Wisdom, Pha That Luang, Phap Hoa Temple, Phrabhavanaviriyakhun, Phramonkolthepmuni, Phurpa, Physical Characteristics Of The Buddha, Pillars Of Ashoka, Platform Sutra, Plum Village, Potala Palace, Prajna, Prajna (buddhist Monk), Prajnaptivada, Prasangika, Pratitya-samutpada, Pratyeka-buddha, Pratyutpanna Sutra, Prayer Flag, Prayer Wheel, Providence Zen Center, Pudgalavada, Puji Temple, Pure Land.
– Q –
Qawwali.
– R –
Ram Mohan Roy, Ramanna Nikaya, Rebirth in Buddhism, Refuge, Reincarnation, Rhinoceros Sutra, Rime Movement, Rinpoche, Rinzai School, Rissho Kosei Kai, Ritsu, Rohatsu, Roshi, Rumtek, Rupajhana, Ryoan-ji.
– S –
S. N. Goenka, Sacred Lotus, Sadhana, Saicho, Sakya, Samanera, Samantabhadra, Samatha, Sambhoga-kaya, Samvrti, Samye, Samyutta Nikaya, San Francisco Zen Center, Sanbo Kyodan, Sand Mandala, Sangha, Sangharaj Nikaya, Sangharakshita, Sankhara, Sariputta, Sarvastivada, Sasanarakkha Buddhist Sanctuary, Satipatthana, Satori, Sautrantaka, Sayadaw, Sayadaw U Pandita, Seokguram, Seon, Sera Monastery, Sesshin, Seung Sahn, Shamarpa, Shambhala Buddhism, Shambhala Training, Shangpa Kagyu, Shankh Monastery, Shantideva, Shaolin, Sheng-yen, Shentong, Shi Jing, Shikantaza, Shin Buddhism, Shinbutsu Shugo, Shingon, Shinnyo En, Shinran, Shobogenzo, Shomyo, Shravakayana, Shunkoin Temple, Shunryu Suzuki, Shurangama Sutra, Shwedagon Paya, Shwenandaw Monastery, Siam Nikaya, Siddha Yoga, Sila, Silk Road Transmission Of Buddhism, Six Yogas Of Naropa, Skanda (Bodhisattva), Skandha, Snake Temple, Soen Nakagawa, Sogyal Rinpoche, Sohei, Soka Gakkai, Somdej Toh, Sonam Gyatso, 3rd Dalai Lama, Songgwangsa, Soto, Soto Zen Buddhist Association, Southern Chan, Soyen Shaku, Sravaka-buddha, Srimala Sutra, Sthaviravada, Stupa, Sukkha, Sule Pagoda, Sunyata, Surmang Monastery, Surya Das, Sutra Of Perfect Enlightenment, Sutra Pitaka, Sutta Pitaka, Svatantrika.
– T –
Tai Situpa, Taiseki-ji, Takuan Soho, Tanha, Tantra, Tanzhe Temple, Tara, Tarthang Tulku, Tathagata, Tathagatagarbha Doctrine, Tathagatagarbha Sutra, Temple Of The Six Banyan Trees, Ten Stages Sutra, Tendai, Tenshin Reb Anderson, Tenzin Delek, Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, Thai Forest Tradition, Thammayut Nikaya, Thangka, Thanissaro Bhikkhu, Thaye Dorje, The Bodhi Center, The Gateless Gate, Thean Hou Temple, Theravada, Thich Nhat Hanh, Thien-an, Thien, Third Council, Thirty Verses On Consciousness-only, Thoughts Without A Thinker, Thrangu, Three Buddhas, Three Jewels, Three Marks Of Existence, Thubten Gyatso, 13th Dalai Lama, Tibetan Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhist Canon, Tibetan Culture, Tien Tai (Tientai), Tiger Temple, Timeline Of Buddhism, Tipitaka, To-ji, Tomek Lehnert, Tongbulgyo, Tonpa Shenrab Miwoche, Tricycle The Buddhist Review, Tricycle Foundation, Trikaya, Trinley Gyatso, 12th Dalai Lama, Tripitaka Koreana, Trungpa Tulku, Tsangyang Gyatso, 6th Dalai Lama, Tsongkhapa, Tsultrim Gyatso, 10th Dalai Lama, Tsurphu Monastery, Tubten Kunga Center, Tulku, Twelve Nidanas, Two-truths Doctrine, Two Truths, Tzu-chi.
– U –
Udanavarga, Upadana, Upali, Upasaka, Upaya (Upaya-kaushalya), Upekkha, Uposatha, Urgyen Trinley Dorje.
– V –
Vajrapani, Vajrayana, Vassa, Vasubandhu, Vibhajjavada, Vicara, Vihara, Vijnana, Vikramshila, Vimalakirti Sutra, Vinaya, Vinaya Pitaka, Vipaka, Vipassana, Virya, Vitakka.
– W –
Walpola Rahula, Wanfu Temple, Wat Arun, Wat Benchamabophit, Wat Buddhapadipa, Wat Chaiya Mangkalaram, Burmah Lane, Wat Charoenbhavana, Wat Chedi Liem, Wat Chedi Luang, Wat Florida Dhammaram, Wat Mongkolratanaram, Wat Pho, Wat Phra Dhammakaya, Wat Phra Kaew, Wat Phra Singh, Chiang Rai, Wat Phra That Doi Chom Thong, Wat Ratchanadda, Wat Suthat, Wat Tham Krabok, Weonhyo, Western Buddhism, Wheel Of Time, White Horse Temple, Wisdom King, Womb Realm, Won Buddhism, Woncheuk, World Fellowship Of Buddhists.
– X –
Xuanzang.
– Y –
Yakushi-ji, Yana, Yang Xuanzhi, Yeombul, Yidam, Yin Shun, Yinyuan Longqi, Yoga, Yogacara, Yonghegong, Yonten Gyatso, 4th Dalai Lama, Yuanfen, Yungang Grottoes.
– Z –
Zazen, Zen, Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance, Zen Centre Of Ottawa, Zen Mountain Monastery, Zendo, Zhanshan Temple, Zhi Yao, Zhiyi, Zongmi.