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..talk.religion.buddhism FAQ -- Part 3 of 3

..Intimacy in the society of the holy,
..Conversation in the society of the learned,
..And friendship with the unselfish.
..These will cause no regrets.
....-- Nagarjuna

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The FAQ is in three parts.  Part 1 gives a full table of contents.
The other two parts give only the contents for their sections.

Readers of this FAQ may also be interested in other FAQs mentioned in
the Resources section. 

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5. Resources of possible interest to Buddhists
.5.01 Some Internet sites
.5.02 Online scriptures and related material
.5.03 Sites mostly devoted to specific practices
.5.04 Other sites of possible interest
.5.05 Mailing lists
.5.06 Electronic journals
.5.07 Newsgroups
.5.08 A random selection of books
.5.09 Bookstores, etc.
.5.10 Bulletin Boards, etc.
.5.11 Meditation Centers
.5.12 Overlapping interests
.5.13 Cults and other forms of abuse

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Subject: 5. Resources of possible interest to Buddhists

Much of the information that follows is a condensed version of Hsuan
Peng's excellent (and much more comprehensive) "Buddhist Internet
Pointers" list.  See 5.01. 

The FAQ maintainer attempts to visit listed Net sites once in a while
to be sure that links are still valid, but it is not possible to
monitor all listed sites on a regular basis.  If you become aware of
changes, please send email to the FAQ maintainer so that the FAQ can
be updated.

This list is offered mainly as a service to those who do not have (or
have not yet learned how to use) the powerful search capabilities
available through some resources on the Internet.  If you have a Web
browser, you are better off generating a list yourself; it will be
more focused and more up to date, and you will not be constrained by
the FAQ maintainer's tastes.  There are at least three good *free* 
search services available: 
.Lycos..<http://lycos.cs.cmu.edu/> 
.WebCrawler.<http://netcrawler.com/> 
.InfoSeek.<http://www2.infoseek.com/> 

Note: InfoSeek runs two services.  The one listed here is free; the
other is not.  If any problems arise because of inadvertent confusion
of the two services, send an email note to InfoSeek and they will be
happy to straighten things out.

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Subject: 5.01 Some Internet sites

The Number One nifty site has to be the Coombs Virtual Library, at the
Australian National University.  It has links to all sorts of stuff,
plus a wealth of information of its own related to a vast range of
traditions and topics.
<http://coombs.anu.edu.au/CoombsHome.html>
<http://coombs.anu.edu.au/WWWVL-Buddhism.html>
<ftp://coombs.anu.edu.au/coombspapers/otherarchives/>
<gopher://coombs.anu.edu.au/coombspapers/otherarchives/>
<gopher://cheops.anu.edu.au/11/ResearchFacilities/BSF>

Access To Insight/DharmaNet Home Page
<http://world.std.com/~metta/index.html> 

Australian BuddhaNet Home Page
<http://www2.hawkesbury.uws.edu.au/BuddhaNet/> 

Buddhism Study Group at Urbana-Champaign
<http://manip.crhc.uiuc.edu/~chang/bodhi.html>

Buddhist Internet Pointers (Hsuan Peng's resource list)
<http://coombs.anu.edu.au/WWWVLPages/BuddhPointers.html>

CEAL Buddhism page
<http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~felsing/cstuff/bud.html>
Nicely organized, includes links to sources on China and other stuff.

A bunch of stuff in Chinese, including some sutra texts.  Some sources
have nice GIFs.  Most of this needs special software (the cognoscenti
tell me it's in BIG-5).  For info on Chinese language, see 5.04. 
<gopher://dongpo.math.ncu.edu.tw/>
<http://www.ee.ntu.edu.tw/~b83050/>
<http://www.nchu.edu.tw/buddhism/>

Cornell AsiaLink
<http://cucjk.eap.cornell.edu/asialink/asialink.html>
The /teaching/AAR_courses/ subdirectory contains materials related to
courses taught at Cornell on Zen and the Lotus Sutra. 

Dharma Electronic Files Archive (DEFA)
<http://sunsite.unc.edu/dharma/defa.html>
<gopher://sunsite.unc.edu:70/11/.pub/academic/religious_studies/Buddhism/DEFA/>
<ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/academic/religious_studies/Buddhism/DEFA/>

Journal of Buddhist Ethics resource list
<http://www.cac.psu.edu/jbe/resource.html>

Mind Only Cafe
<http://www.uncwil.edu/sys$disk1/wilsonj/mind-only-cafe.html>
This seems to be intended as a site for information about Yogacara.
Currently it has some information about Asanga. Material on Vasubandhu
is promised soon. 

Schedules for a large number of dharma centers
<http://world.std.com/~metta/centers/sked/home.html>

Sitting meditation sites
<http://world.std.com/~metta/patipatti.html>

Tiger Team Buddhist Information Network
<http://www.newciv.org/TigerTeam/>

Zen centers (a good worldwide list)
<http://www.iijnet.or.jp/iriz/irizhtml/centers.htm>

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Subject: 5.02 Online scriptures and related material

Dhammapada 
Heart Sutra
Mahamangala sutta
<ftp://coombs.anu.edu.au/coombspapers/otherarchives/
electronic-buddhist-archives/buddhism-general/e-texts/sutras-translations/>
(Should be all on one line.  Sorry for splitting it, but wrapping
seemed even worse.) 

Parinirvana Sutra
<http://www.well.com/user/devaraja/parinirvana.html>
A condensed version of the much longer Mahaparinibbana Sutta. 

A variety of miscellaneous items (e.g., several sutta translations in 
the BPS Wheel series) are available from DEFA.  See section 5.01.

Claude Huss has made a number of Jodo Shinshu texts available at his
White Path Temple site <http://www2.gol.com/users/claude/sutra.html>. 
Material in English, Japanese and Chinese (last two require special
display software).  Includes an English translation of the Tannisho. 

For the serious specialist, the entire Tipitaka and Atthakatha (plus
a few miscellaneous items such as the Milindapanha) are available on
CD-ROM in Thai and Romanized Pali, via Mahidol University in Thailand
and its American representatives.  This material is *not in English*. 
Package includes software for display and cross-referencing. 
More info: <http://www.mahidol.ac.th/budsir/budsir-main.html>. 

Some Tibetan materials are available on CD-ROM from the Asian Classics
Input Project at Princeton.  More info: <http://acip.princeton.edu/>. 

A collection of Shin Buddhist texts (Shinshu Seiten) is now available
on 8mm mini CD-ROM.  In Japanese, and in Sony DataMan format (special
software will be needed both for display and for format handling).
More info: FAX +81-75-341-7753.

EiHeiJi Temple plans to issue a commemorative Dogen CD-ROM (in
Japanese, special display software needed).  More info:
FAX +81-776-63-3894.  

A number of transcription projects are associated with the Electronic 
Buddhist Text Initiative.  There is an EBTI Web page at the
International Research Institute for Zen Buddhism (IRIZ): 
<http://www.iijnet.or.jp/iriz/irizhtml/ebti/ebtie.htm>.

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Subject: 5.03 Sites mostly devoted to specific practices

Pure Land
<ftp://ftp.netcom.com/pub/sh/shinshu/homepage.html> (Jodo Shinshu)
<http://www.aloha.net/~rtbloom/shinran/> (Shin Buddhist Network)
<http://www.well.com/user/shinshu/SBRC/> (Shin Buddhist Resource Center)
<http://www2.gol.com/users/claude/shin.html>
  (White Path Temple -- Jodo Shinshu) 
<http://www.well.com/user/shinshu/enmanji.html>
  (Enmanji Buddhist Temple, Sebastopol California)

Nichiren
<http://www.pacifier.com/~neilmike/> (Nichiren Shu)
<http://www.envisionet.net/bmaltz/nichiren.html> (Hokke Kai International)
<http://www.primenet.com/~martman/ns.html> (Nichiren Shoshu)
<http://www.halcyon.com/Ichinet/> (Soka Gakkai International) 
Karma@cybernetics.com (email for alt.religion.buddhism.nichiren FAQ)

Tendai
<http://quietmountain.com/dharmacenters/buddhadendo/TENDAI.HTM>

Friends of the Western Buddhist Order (Sangharakshita)
<http://web.mit.edu/benbr/www/FWBOHOME.HTM>

Theravada
<http://www.ncf.carleton.ca/freeport/sigs/religion/buddhism/menu>
  (NCF Buddhism Home Page in Ottawa)
<http://rampages.onramp.net/~vip/>
  (Vipassana meditation as taught by S.N. Goenka) 
tbm@usa.net (email for info on Theravada Buddhist Ministries)

Vajrayana
<http://faraday.clas.virginia.edu/~wam7c/>
  (Asynchronous School of Buddhist Dialectics)
<http://www.comet.chv.va.us/ligmincha/>
  (Ligmincha Institute - Bon and Dzogchen)
<http://www.kei.com:80/homepages/surya>
  (Dzogchen Foundation/Lama Surya Das)
<http://www-leland.stanford.edu/~wgs/nyngctr.html> (Nyingma Centers) 
<http://144.92.74.130/> (Karma Kagyu home page)
<http://www.maui.net/~tsurphu/karmapa/>
  (Tsurphu Foundation -- the other Karma Kagyu home page)
<http://www.shambhala.org/>
  (Shambhala Community home page - Trungpa Rinpoche)
<http://www.ism.net/~swd/osel.html>
  (Osel Shen Phen Ling -- Missoula MT -- mandala screensaver for DOS) 

Zen
<ftp://ftp.portal.com/pub/ss/Usenet/FAQs/> (alt.zen FAQ)
<http://sunsite.unc.edu/zen/> (zen@sunsite - includes faq for alt.zen)
<http://www.well.com/user/btanaka/dw.html> (DharmaWeb)
<http://oac11.hsc.uth.tmc.edu/zen/index.html> (Chogye Zen home page)
<http://www.dongguk.ac.kr:80/DGU/College/Kyongju/Budcul/Budweb/>
  (Dongguk University Buddhist Web Page)
<http://www.well.com/user/devaraja/index.html> (Zen Hospice Project)
<http://www.iijnet.or.jp/iriz/irizhtml/irizhome.htm>
  (International Research Institute for Zen at Hanazono U., Kyoto)

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Subject: 5.04 Other sites of possible interest

alt.buddha.short.fat.guy -- we don't know who they are, but we like them
<http://student-www.uchicago.edu/users/chulbe/absfg/absfg.html>
El Dupree's Tex-Mex Cantina and Sports Bar home page

Asian Art
<http://www.ingress.com/~asianart/index.html>
<http://www.ingress.com/~asianart/hotlist.html>
<http://www.lotusstudio.com/dama-art.htm>

Asian WWW resources
<http://coombs.anu.edu.au/WWWVLPages/WhatsNewWWW/asian-www-news.html>

China -- some online resources
<http://www.urz.uni-heidelberg.de/subject/hd/fak8/sin/> (the country)
<http://meena.cc.uregina.ca/~liushus/pub/read-chn.html> (the language)

Classical Chinese and Chinese Buddhist dictionaries 
<http://www2.gol.com/users/acmuller/index.html>
Mainly intended for translators, and therefore organized by radical. 
However, with a lot of patience it can also be used to find Chinese
equivalents for Buddhist terms in other languages. 

Council on East Asian Libraries (CEAL)
<http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~felsing/ceal/welcome.html>
Has a list of East Asian Internet resources by country.

Fonts
<http://faraday.clas.virginia.edu/~wam7c/fp/font_hp.html>
<http://babel.uoregon.edu/Yamada/guides.html> (Klingon fonts!)
<gopher://gopher.cc.columbia.edu:71/00/clioplus/scholarly/SouthAsia
./Teaching/ILM/fonts.ilm> (should be all on one line)
<ftp://coombs.anu.edu.au/coombspapers/otherarchives/viet-lang-software/>
<ftp://coombs.anu.edu.au/coombspapers/otherarchives/asian-studies-archives/>
  especially the asian-computing/ and tibetan-archive/ subdirectories.
In particular, the asian-computing/ subdirectory contains WPSKRIT2.EXE,
a self-extracting ZIP file with bit-mapped HP Laserjet-compatible
Times Roman fonts w/diacritics for Sanskrit and Japanese, and drivers
for Word Perfect 5.0, 5.1 and 6.0 (warmest thanks to Jamie Hubbard for
making this resource freely available on the Net). 

Human Languages Page
<http://www.willamette.edu/~tjones/Language-Page.html>

International Institute for Asian Studies
<http://iias.leidenuniv.nl/> (Web page is in English)
<gopher://oasis.leidenuniv.nl/> (gopher menu is in Dutch)

Internet -- some online resources
<http://scwww.ucs.indiana.edu/NetRsc/usenet.html> 
(not for the faint of heart) 

Japanese-English and Japanese-German dictionaries for various platforms
<ftp://ftp.monash.edu.au/pub/nihongo/>
There's a lot of interesting stuff at this site.  Read the INDEX file
first (it's annotated) to get a feel for what's available. 

Japanese-language Internet usage issues (FAQ) 
<http://cswww2.essex.ac.uk/users/whean/japanese/pcfaq.html>

Japanese Translation
<http://www.realtime.net/~adamrice/> (Honyaku home page)

Mac newsreader that supports killfiles (freeware)
<ftp://grocne.enc.org/pub/V.A.NewsWatcher/>

Philosophy -- some online resources
<ftp://ftp.cc.monash.edu.au/pub/library/guides/phlguide.txt> 

Various things in Sanskrit, mostly non-Buddhist (e.g. the Mahabharata) 
<ftp://bombay.oriental.cam.ac.uk/pub/john>
<ftp://ccftp.kyoto-su.ac.jp/pub/doc/sanskrit>
<ftp://ftp.bcc.ac.uk/pub/users/ucgadkw/indology>
Usually no indices -- you'll have to feel your way around based on
filenames, which tend to be fairly informative. 

Tibet
<http://www.manymedia.com/tibet/index.html> (Free Tibet home page)

early Tibetan mandalas (scanned images)
<http://www.nets.com/site/ian/mandalaimages.html>
Big JPEG files, slow loading.  Be patient. 

Tibetan dictionary for DOS
<ftp://ftp.niif.spb.su/tibet/software/dos/t.arj>
Be patient; this FTP site (in St. Petersburg!) allows only 5 anonymous 
users at a time.  Issue the following FTP commands to download the two 
dictionary-related files: 
.binary
.get t.arj
.ascii
.get t.readme
Read t.readme before doing anything else.  To un-archive t.arj, get a
copy of ARJ242B.EXE from <ftp:/ftp.pht.com/pub/msdos/arcutils/> or
another site.  This is a self-extracting version of the ARJ archive
utility; just type ARJ242B and it will set itself up (it is preferable
to do this in a separate subdirectory).  The dictionary *must* be
installed in a directory named \T (note that this directory is 'off
the root' -- you will need to create \T if a directory of that name
does not yet exist, and you may need to move files if you already have
a directory named \T).  Type 
.arj e c:\t\t.arj \t *.* 
to extract the complete set of dictionary files (this assumes that you
are installing the dictionary in c:).  Note: this dictionary is
shareware, *not* freeware; if you plan to use it, Jim Valby asks for a 
contribution of $15.  His address is in the t.readme file. 

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Subject: 5.05 Mailing lists

A few mailing lists have "live" moderators who handle subscriptions;
in these cases, one usually sends a short email request to join the
list.  Most lists with subscription addresses ending in -request are
of this type. 

More often, subscriptions are "automated" by programs like listserv or
majordomo.  In these cases, it is usually necessary to send an email 
message with a special syntax in order to subscribe.  Typically,
listserv wants you to provide a name, while majordomo wants you to
provide a designated address for email.  Most of the "automated" list
processors will send you a summary of available commands in response
to the message 
.help

Please remember that messages to "automated" list processors should 
normally be placed in the body of the text, not in the email subject
line.  Exceptions, if any, will be noted below. 

In the instructions below, "your_firstname your_lastname" should be
replaced with your own first name and last name.  For example, if I
wanted to subscribe to the Jodo Shinshu forum I would send the command
.sub a-shinshu-forum John Kahila
to listserv@netcom.com.  Similarly, "your_email_address" should be
replaced with your own email address.  For example, if I wanted to
subscribe to Universal Zendo I would send the command
.sub zendo kahila@kyyppari.hkkk.fi
to majordomo@traveller.com.

NOTE!  If you decide to stop reading a mailing list, *please* do not
send the "unsubscribe" request to the list itself unless you are sure
that that is the normal procedure.  Normally the correct procedure is
to send the request to the list processor (in the case of listserv or
majordomo) or to the -request address or other address for the list
moderator (in the case of "live" moderators).  The message normally
looks a lot like a subscription request, except with "unsub" in place
of "sub".

Bodhi News - Buddhism Study Group at Urbana-Champaign
To subscribe, send a short message to bodhi@uiuc.edu.

Buddha-L - An academic Buddhism discussion group
To subscribe, send the command: sub buddha-l your_firstname your_lastname
to listserv@ulkyvm.louisville.edu.

Buddhist - An academic Buddhism discussion group
To subscribe, send the command: sub buddhist your_firstname your_lastname
to listserv@vm1.mcgill.ca.

buddhist-philosophy - For general discussions of Buddhist philosophy
To subscribe, send the command: sub buddhist-philosophy your_firstname
your_lastname to listserv@think.net.

DailyZen - A daily dose of Zen wisdom
To subscribe, send a message with your full name to mAmund@iac.net.
Include the word "DailyZen" in your subject line. 

Dharma-talk - Forum for discussions, information, announcements
To subscribe, send the command: sub dharma-talk your_email_address
to majordomo@saigon.com. 

EABUD - Eastern American/East Asian Buddhism
To subscribe, send the command: sub eabud your_firstname your_lastname
to listserv@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu.

Indology - An academic discussion group on early Indian language etc.
To subscribe, send the command: sub indology your_firstname
your_lastname to listserv@liverpool.ac.uk.

Insight - A practice-oriented vipassana list
To subscribe, send the command: sub insight to majordomo@world.std.com.

Jodo Shinshu
To subscribe, send the command: sub a-shinshu-forum your_firstname
your_lastname to listserv@netcom.com. 

Shingon/Mikkyo
To subscribe, send a short email message to axolotl@socs.uts.edu.au
(Iain Sinclair).  Familiarity with mikkyo (Japanese vajrayana) is a
prerequisite for joining the list.

Tibet-L 
To subscribe, send the command: sub tibet-l your_firstname
your_lastname to listserv@iubvm.ucs.indiana.edu. 

Transpersonal Psychology - dialogue between Eastern and Western paradigms
To subscribe, send the command: sub transpsych-L your_firstname
your_lastname to listserv@newciv.org.

Universal Zendo
To subscribe, send the command: sub zendo your_email_address 
to majordomo@traveller.com. 

World Tibet News
To subscribe, send the command: sub wtn your_firstname your_lastname
to listserv@vm1.mcgill.ca. 

Zen
To subscribe, send the command: sub zen your_firstname your_lastname
to listserv@think.net. 

ZenBuddhism-L
To subscribe, send the command:  sub zenbuddhism-l your_email_address
to majordomo@coombs.anu.edu.au. 

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Subject: 5.06 Electronic journals

Australian National University
<gopher://coombs.anu.edu.au/16/Buddhist Studies/>

CLEAR-MIND - Tibetan Buddhist Newsletter
<gopher://gopher.cic.net/11/e-serials/alphabetic/c/clear-mind>

Electronic Journal of Korean Buddhist Studies
<http://www2.gol.com/users/acmuller/korbud.htm>

Electronic Journal of Vedic Studies & International Journal of Tantric Studies
<http://www.shore.net/~india/>

Forest Sangha Newsletter (Ajahn Sumedho)
<http://www-ipg.umds.ac.uk/~crr/newsletter.html>

GASSHO - Electronic Journal of DharmaNet International
<gopher://sunsite.unc.edu:70/11/.pub/academic/religious_studies/Buddhism/>
This is a general Buddhist journal -- not dedicated to a specific practice
Journal no longer offered in electronic format; site has back copies

Journal of Buddhist Ethics
To subscribe to the Journal Abstract, send e-mail to jbe-ed@psu.edu
specifying "JBE Subscription" in the Subject Line (NOT Mail Body!).

Still Point (online newsletter of Dharma Rain Zen Center)
<http://www.teleport.com/~ldotm/STILLPOINT.html>

Winds (online newsletter of the Shin Buddhist Resource Center)
<http://www.well.com/user/shinshu/SBRC/library/winds/>

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Subject: 5.07 Newsgroups

There are many USENET newsgroups that deal with political, religious,
interfaith, philosophical and other topics that a reader of t.r.b.
could conceivably be interested in.  Here is just a small selection:

alt.magick.tyagi               soc.culture.china  soc.culture.taiwan
alt.meditation                 soc.culture.japan  soc.culture.thai
alt.philosophy.taoism          soc.culture.korean soc.culture.vietnamese
alt.religion.buddhism.tibetan  soc.culture.laos   soc.religion.eastern
alt.zen                        soc.culture.nepal  talk.politics.tibet
alt.religion.buddhism.nichiren alt.religion.nichiren.shoshu.news

If you can't find a group on your local system, you may still be able
to read it via <gopher://gopher.msu.edu:3441/1threaded/> or elsewhere. 

If you want to have a newsgroup carried on your local system, talk to 
the news adminstrator for the local system.  Do not email the FAQ
maintainer; he can't help. 

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Subject: 5.08 A random selection of books

General:

Buddhist Dictionary: Manual of Buddhist Terms and Doctrines, by
Nyanatiloka (3rd revised and enlarged edition).  Colombo: Frewin
(1972).  An edition is also published by AMS Press (1983).  A
Net-accessible version is currently being contemplated; more info
when available.

Entering the Stream: An Introduction to the Buddha and his Teachings,
ed. by Samuel Bercholz and Sherab Chodzin Kohn.  London: Rider
(1994).  This is the companion volume to the film "Little Buddha."  A
superb anthology of short writings from a number of different
viewpoints.  Very accessible to those who have only a casual interest 
in Buddhism, while also containing much of value for serious students
of the teaching. 

Freedom in Exile, The Autobiography of the Dalai Lama, by Tenzin
Gyatso.  New York: Harper Collins, 1990.  ISBN 0-0603-9116-2.

How the Swans Came to the Lake: a narrative history of Buddhism in
America, by Rick Fields (3rd edition, revised and updated).  Boston:
Shambhala (1992).  ISBN 0-8777-3583-2.  An excellent and highly
readable account of the transmission of Buddhist teachings to the West
(with particular attention to the USA).

Mindfulness in Plain English, by Henepola Gunaratana.  Boston: Wisdom
(1993).  ISBN 0-8617-1064-9 (paperbound).

Old Path, White Clouds: the life story of the Buddha, by Thich Nhat
Hanh.  London: Rider (1991).  ISBN 0-7126-5417-8.  Editions also
published by Random House and Parallax Press (Berkeley).  A biography
of the founder of Buddhism, written in modern language by a Vietnamese
monk who is a long-time activist for peace and human rights.  A
favorite book of many of us here in talk.religion.buddhism.

A Path With Heart, by Jack Kornfield.  London: Rider (1994).  ISBN
0-7126-7430-6.  A warm and compassionate book on developing meditative
awareness in the midst of everyday life. 

A Survey of Buddhism: Its Doctrines and Methods through the Ages, by
Sangharakshita (6th edition).  London: Tharpa (1987).  A rich and
wide-ranging study written by someone who is familiar with all of the
major schools (as well as the Western intellectual tradition). 

What the Buddha Taught, by Walpola Rahula.  A beautifully clear
introduction to Buddhist doctrine, written by a Sri Lankan scholar.
Very intelligible, even to non-Buddhists.

Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind, by Shunryu Suzuki.  New York: Weatherhill
(1970), reprinted in 1980.  Also abridged and anthologized in
_Entering the Stream_. 

Scripture translations and related materials:

The Middle Length Discourses of The Buddha (Majjhima Nikaya), trans.
by Bkikkhu Nanamoli and Bhikkhu Bodhi.  Boston: Wisdom Publications
(1995).  ISBN 0-8617-1072-X.  Those living in Asia can get the Asian
Edition from the Buddhist Publication Society in Sri Lanka. 

The Path of Purification (Visuddhimagga), by Bhadantacariya
Buddhaghosa, trans. by Nyanamoli (3rd edition).  Kandy, Sri Lanka:
Buddhist Publication Society (1975).  An edition is also published by 
Shambhala.  This is still probably the best meditation text ever
written for someone who wants a comprehensive overview of orthodox
Buddhist meditation techniques.  (Warning: this book is not a casual
read.)  The FAQ maintainer suggests starting with Vol. 2, unless you
want to be an expert on kasina disks. 

The Sutta-Nipata, trans. by H. Saddhatissa.  Richmond, Surrey (UK):
Curzon Press (1994).  ISBN 0-7007-0181-8.  A modern English
translation of the discourses contained in one of the more influential
sections of the "Miscellaneous Collection" (Khuddaka Nikaya) of the
Pali Canon.  A great improvement on earlier translations.

Thus Have I Heard: The Long Discourses of The Buddha (Digha Nikaya),
trans. by Maurice Walshe.  London: Wisdom Publications (1987).
ISBN 0-8617-1030-4. 

Special topics:

Buddhism After Patriarchy: a feminist history, analysis and
reconstruction of Buddhism, by Rita M. Gross.  Albany: SUNY Press,
1993.  ISBN 0-79141-404-3.

Buddhism, Sexuality and Gender (Jose Ignacio Cabezon, ed.).  Albany:
SUNY Press, 1992.  ISBN 0-79140-758-6 (paperbound).  This is the only
source we are aware of that examines Buddhist scripture in detail for 
evidence of the attitudes of different early writers on these topics.

A Buddhist Critique of the Christian Concept of God, by Gunapala
Dharmasiri.  Antioch, California (USA): Golden Leaves Publishing Co. 
(1988).  ISBN 0-9423-5300-5.  A careful analysis of Christian theology
from the standpoint of Buddhist philosophy, written by a philosopher.
A very good book, but also fairly demanding in what it expects readers
to know already about both theology and philosophy; not for everybody.

Transformations of Consciousness: Conventional and Contemplative 
Perspectives on Development, by Ken Wilber, Jack Engler and 
Daniel P. Brown.  Boston: Shambhala (1986).  ISBN 0-87773-309-0.
Not about Buddhism per se, but has a very interesting treatment of 
meditation and spirituality from the perspective of Transpersonal 
Psychology.  Includes descriptions of psychological studies of
transformative effects of long-term meditation.

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Subject: 5.09 Bookstores, etc.

Buddhist Book Service
P.O. Box 9677
Washington, DC 20016
Phone 01-946-7560, or 202-832-9393

The Buddhist Bookstore (good source for Jodo Shinshu)
1710 Octavia Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
Phone 415-776-7877

Buddhist Publication Society (mainly Theravada)
P.O. Box 61
54, Sangharaja Mawatha
Kandy, Sri Lanka

Pali Text Society
73 Lime Walk
Headington
Oxford OX3 7AD
England
Phone +44-1865-742125  Fax +44-1865-750079
PTS is "the" source for critical texts and translations of many works
in the Theravada canon.  U.S. distributor:  Wisdom Publications. 

Shambhala Sun: Creating Enlightened Society (bimonthly)
1345 Spruce St.             or: 1585 Barrington St, Suite 300
Boulder, CO 80302-4886          Halifax, Nova Scotia
USA                             Canada B3J 1Z8
email: shambsun@ra.isisnet.com  Phone: 902-422-8404  Fax: 902-423-2750

Snow Lion Publications
<http://www.well.com/user/snowlion/>

South Asia Books
P.O. Box 502
Columbia MO  65205
Phone 314-474-0116  Fax 314-474-8124

Tricycle: The Buddhist Review
<http://www.well.com/user/tricycle/>
tricycle@echonyc.com

Vihara Book Service (good source for Theravada)
5017-16th St. NW
Washington DC  20011
Phone 202-723-0773
Ajit Wettasinghe has created a text file version of the VBS book list.
If you would like a copy, send an email message to ajitw@aol.com.

Wisdom Publications (good source for Vajrayana)
361 Newbury Street
Boston, MA 02115
Phone 800-274-4050, 617-536-2305, FAX 617-536-1897
U.S. distributors for Pali Text Society

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Subject: 5.10 Bulletin Boards, etc.

Access To Insight
Pepperell, MA
1-508-433-5847
John.Bullitt@metta.ci.net

Bodhi-Line phone service
A telephone information service providing information about Buddhist
centers in New York area, including centers' locations, schedules of
classes and meditation sessions, and a list of books, tapes and other
materials.  All services offered by the Bodhi- Line are free of charge. 
Just dial (212) 677-9354.  For more information about Bodhi-Line, contact
Michael Wick at Buddhist Information Service of New York, 331 E 5th
Street, New York, NY 10003. Tel: (212) 777-3745.  Fax & voice mail: (212)
677-9354. 

The Bodhi Tree
Boise, ID
1-208-327-9916

Body Dharma Online
Berkeley, CA
1-510-234-9431
Barry Kapke, sysop
dharma@netcom.com

Mount Kailas
Cambridge, MA
1-508-921-0482

Tiger Team Buddhist Information Network
1920 Francisco, Suite 112
Berkeley, CA 94709
gary.ray@tigerteam.org

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Subject: 5.11 Meditation Centers

California Vipassana Center
P.O.Box 1167, North Fork, CA 93643
Telephone (209) 877-4386     Fax (209) 877-4387

Cambridge Insight Meditation Center
331 Broadway
Cambridge, MA 02139
Phone (24hr info): (617) 491-5070

Northwest Vipassana Center
c/o Scott Corley
17045 - 33rd Avenue NE
Seattle, WA 98155
Telephone (206) 367-9336

Southwest Vipassana Meditation Center
c/o Cathryn Lacey
P.O.Box 190248, Dallas, TX 75219
Telephone (214) 521-5258

Vipassana Support Institute
4070 Albright
Los Angles CA 90066
310 915-1943

Vipassana Meditation Center
P.O.Box 24, Shelburne Falls, MA 01370
Telephone (413) 625-2160     Fax (413) 625-2170

Washington Buddhist Vihara
Ven. Dhammasiri
5017-16th St. NW
Washington DC  20011
Phone 202-723-0773

Zen Center of Los Angeles
923 S. Normandie Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90006-1301

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Subject: 5.12 Overlapping interests

Gay/Lesbian:
.International Buddhist Meditation Center in Los Angeles
.sponsors various services.  Email nunk123@aol.com for info.
.Maitri Dorje is an association of Gay & Lesbian Buddhists and
.practitioners of other meditation traditions in NYC.  Email
.Bill <wcwgc@cunyvm.cuny.edu> for info. 

Women:
.There are conferences on Women and Buddhism, on both BodhiNet
.and DharmaNet.  For info on BodhiNet (and Tiger Team Network),
.send email to gary.ray@tigerteam.org.  For info on DharmaNet,
.send email to dharma@netcom.com (Barry Kapke).

Buddhists in 12-step programs:
.The email address previously provided appears not to be valid
.at the moment; we are looking for an alternative.
.If you are on AOL, see the folder AA and Buddhism.

If anyone knows of other resources appropriate for listing here,
please send email to the FAQ maintainer.

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Subject: 5.13 Cults and other forms of abuse

<http://www.virtumall.com/mindcontrol/>
 (Steve Hassan's home page -- antidote to Damian Anderson's Moonie tracts)
<http://www.ex-cult.org/>
 (page maintained in collaboration with the newsgroup alt.support.ex-cult)
<http://www.algonet.se/~teodor/cult/welcome.htm> (good set of links)
<http://www.speakeasy.org/~ari/>
 (White Lotus Dharma Center -- for abuses within the Dharma community)
<http://www.kei.com:80/homepages/surya/dzogchen/openletter.html>
 (open letter from 22 Western teachers in collaboration with HHDL)

