This list is in its early stages. Terse descriptions of great masters and friends are not intended to be critical, inclusion of a link is not an endorsement, and exclusion of a link is merely an indication of incompleteness. Links are classified according to the predominant tradition. Most Tibetan sites, though classified into the four schools, are non-sectarian in their view. There is some repetition of links that readily fit more than one category. Please submit any changes, criticisms, corrections, or additions to nalanda@earthlink.net. In the "Subject" field enter "ODN Links".
	Tibetan Buddhism — Nyingma
	Palyul Monastery (H.H. Pema Norbu Rinpoche: Penor Rinpoche)	H.H. Penor Rinpoche, the Third Drubwang Pema Norbu Rinpoche, is the Supreme Head of the Nyingma School and the Throneholder of the Palyul Lineage of Nyingma. In order to gain entrance to this site, the Guardians of the Gates must be satisfied that you have correctly answered the question "To which direction does the main entrance of Penor Rinpoche's Namdroling Temple face?". The charming and beautiful motif of the Guardians is carried throughout the site.
	Tashi Choling	Pacific Yeshe Nyingpo, founded by H.H. Dudjom Rinpoche and Ven. Gyatrul Rinpoche, seat of Dudjum lineage in North America. Links, resources, and pictures.
	Vajrayana Foundation	Lama Tarchin, Pema Osel Ling. Large retreat center near Santa Cruz frequently visited by H.H. Thrinley Norbu Rinpoche (the Dudjom Lineage Holder). They observe major holidays and festivals and Lama Tarchin has instituted a Shedra (Buddhist college).
	Chagdud Gompa Foundation	Home site of the great lama, Dzogchen Master, and Chodpa H.E. Chagdud Rinpoche. Author of Lord of the Dance (for an authentic view of the life of a lama in Tibet) and Gates to Buddhist Practice perhaps the finest introduction to Tibetan Buddhist practice available.
	Chokling Tersar Foundation Rangjun Yeshe Publications	An American place for teaching and practice of the Vajrayana tradition of Buddhism following the lineage passing through Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche and Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche. The spiritual head is Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche, the abbot of Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling, one of the largest monasteries in Nepal. Rangjun Yeshe Publications, related to Chokling Tersar Foundation, publishes translations, practice booklets, and a Tibetan-English dictionary.
	Rimay Thegchok Namdrol Ling	The original Rimay Thegchok Namdrol Ling monastery was one of 6,000 monasteries completely destroyed by the Communist Chinese after they took over Tibet in 1959. Rimay Thegchok Namdrol Ling is a non-sectarian monastery established by the Fifth Lelung Tulku, a treasure discoverer who lived in the 17th century. He is best known as the revealer of the great treasure of the "Secret Exalted Wisdom Dharma" as predicted by Guru Padmasambhava. The site is raffling Thankgas and rugs to help rebuild the monastary.
	The Tara Dharma Center	Khenpo Gyurmed Trinley Rinpoche's practice center in St. Louis, Missouri. Beautiful site! Lots of links. Also includes practice times in St. Louis.
	The Dzogchen Foundation	Site for Lama Surya Das' organization. Includes a wonderful and HUGE photo gallery collected by Lama Surya Das, including H.H. Dalai Lama, H.H. Gyalwa Karmapa, H.H. H.H. Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, H.H. Dudjom Rinpoche, Nyoshul Khenpo Rinpoche, H.E. Kalu Rinpoche... (the list is very long, and omissions here are not meant as criticism of those omitted), teachings, a page (under "Links") of Buddhist and alternative specialty books online, many interesting links, and lots of information about the Sanghas events and teachings.
	Nyingma in the West	Website of Tarthang Tulku, including the Nyingma Institute, Dharma Publishing, Dharma Publishing Text Preservation Project, Odiyan Monastery (Northern California), Tibetan Aid Project, Nyingma International, and Nyingma Centrum Nederland.
	The Aro Tradition of Nyingma	The ngakphang tradition is colorful, individualistic, and highly heterodox. The ngakpas and ngakmas, are the ordained, robe-wearing members of this tradition. They are neither 'lay', nor 'monastic', nor 'in between'; and defy all attempts to pigeon-hole them into the neat and tidy categories of authoritarian institutions. They are a parallel stream of practice to that of the better known monastic sangha, and represent an opportunity for western people to establish the highest possible commitment to the Buddhist path without having to become celibate. Includes much explanation/pictures.
	Padmasambhava Buddhist Center	Ven. Khenchen Palden Sherab Rinpoche, Ven. Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche: their books on Prajnaparamita and Heart Sutra (the Khenpos). Large Thankga gallery.
	Kunzang Palyul Choling	Jetsunma Ahkön Norbu Lhamo, Migyur Dorje Institute
	The Center For Dzogchen Studies	Longchen Nyingthig, Lama Padma Karma Rinpoche, western lama Go to top of this page
	Tibetan Buddhism — Sakya
	The Website for His Holiness Sakya Trizin	Site created to keep followers informed of the activities of H.H. Sakya Trizin, with a beautiful photograph of the Sakya Throneholder, with a biography of the great master in Spanish and English.
	Sakya Resource Guide	Very complete and comprehensive guide to the Sakya school of Tibetan Buddhism, full of information regarding Sakya lineages and practices, including a history of the school from Khon Konchog Gyalpo and Lord Sachen Kunga Nyingpo (1092-1158) up to and including the current head of the Sakya tradition, H.H. Sakya Trizin Ngawang Kunga (b. 1945), the 41st holder of the Sakya throne. There are many Sakya lineages, "But among all these [Sakya] traditions, there are only a few minor differences which appear in their explanations and theories of Sutra and Tantra," - Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Chokyi Lodro. The site also contains many beautiful images, including a powerful Guru Rinpoche. Go to top of this page
	Tibetan Buddhism — Kagyu
	The Karmapa	Homesite of the Karma Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. Includes a history of the Karma Kagyu, a biography of the Black Hat Lamas H.H. Rangjung Rigpe Dorje the 16th Karmapa, activity of H.H. Thaye Dorje the 17th Karmapa; a short biography of the Red Hat H.H. Shamar Rinpoches, and a wealth of information about the current Red Hat lineage holder H.H. Shamar Rinpoche.
	Drikung Kagyu Lineage	The home-page timeline of the Drikung Kagyu Lineage of Tibetan Buddhism includes images of Tilopa, Naropa, Marpa, Milarepa, Gampopa, a biography of Lord Jigten Sumgon by Khenpo Konchog Gyaltsen, and the subsequent holders of the Drikung Kagyu Lineage up to and including the present holder of the lineage H.H. Konchog Tenzin Kunzang Thinley Lundrup (Chetsang). The site also includes a history of the lineage, pictures, teaching schedules, and listings of monasteries, schools, and meditation centers.
	Tsurphu Foundation	Representing the XVII Gyalwa Karmapa Urgyen Trinley Dorje. Very informative regarding Kamrapas, and Lots of Links.
	Kagyu Droden Kunchab (KDK)	KDK San Francisco. Wonderful site and organization.
	Karma Rimay O Sal Ling	Kalu Rinpoche and Lama Tenzin (Kagyu), Maui. Beautiful animated prayer wheel GIF.
	Quiet Mountain Tibetan Buddhist Resource Guide	12th Tai Situ Rinpoche (Kagyu) informative and high-tech.
	Shambhala International	Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche
	Diamond Way Buddhism	Lama Ole Nyadhl's Karma Kagyu web site. Includes meditations in Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, German, Hungarian, Italian, Lithuanian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, and Swedish; a glossary, a freeware animated gif Om Mane Padme Hung prayer wheel and other Windows 95 enhancements, chat rooms, kids area, people, pictures, links, a search engine of Buddhism, and more. A sort of Buddhist Yahoo!. Go to top of this page
	Tibetan Buddhism — Gelugpa
	Institute of Buddhist Learning and Practice	His Eminence Khejok Rinpoche and the lineage is Gelugpa. In English or Chinese. Good description of the Gelugpa school. Beautiful applet prayer wheel. Lots of links.
	1999 Kalachakra Empowerment by H.H. Dalai Lama	Site for H.H. Dalai Lama's August 1999 Kalachakra empowerment in Bloomington, Indiana, USA.
	Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition	Lama Thubten Yeshe and Lama Thubten Zopa Rinpoche, students of H.H. the Dalai Lama (with many teachings by H.H. Dalai Lama on the site), H.H. Kyabje Yongdzin Ling Dorjechang, Senior Tutor to His Holiness the Dalai Lama and 97th throneholder of Je Tzongkhapa, and other great Gelugpa lamas who are featured on the site. Includes a teaching by Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche on The Relationship between Buddhist Tantra and Hindu Tantra. Many teachings.
	Tibetan Buddhist Society Beaumaris Centre	The Ven. Geshe Acharya Thubten Loden. Main Center in Melbourne, Australia. Therese Bottomly lectures on Buddhist philosophy.
	Osel Shen Phen Ling	Site for (Gelugpa) organization of Venerable lamas Thubten Yeshe Rinpoche, Thubten Zopa Rinpoche, Tenzin Osel Rinpoche, and Kirti Kenshab Rinpoche. Site contains sutras, sadhanas, teachings, links, an art gallery by Bob Jacobsen, and a suggested reading list divided into beginning, intermediate, and advanced.
	Vajrayana Institute	Ven. Geshe Thubten Dawa, Newton suburb of Sydney, Australia. a branch of the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (FTMT), a network of Buddhist centres in Australia and around the world.
	Buddha House	Founded by Lama Yeshe, led by Venerable Khensur Lobsang Thubten Rinpoche. (Australia)
	The Asynchronous School: Tibetan Hypertext Translation Project	"Collected Topics texts provide background material necessary for the study of the Path of Reason in Ge-luk Monastic Colleges. Since the Collected Topics are read by beginning students, they often employ simple grammar and repetitive structure. Here is our introduction to the Tibetan grammar andmeaning of The Collected Topics on Valid Cognition by Pur-bu-jok (1825-1901)." Go to top of this page
	Tibetan Buddhism — General
	Japan Tibet Homepage	Large site in Japanese or English full of interesting information and links. Go to top of this page
	Pali Canon/Theravada
	Cambridge Insight Meditation Center	Theravada (Vipasyana) meditation center in U.S.
	Access to Insight, Readings in Theravada Buddhism	Huge collection of Suttas from the Pali Tripitaka, along with teachings, history, and explanations. Also, a self-guided tour of Theravada. Wonderful site!
	Fundamental Buddhism Explained	Teachings on the Pali Canon include an interactive option for submitting questions and receiving answers. The site also contains many links to other Buddhist organizations (the links are non-sectarian).
	Buddhism in the National Capital of Canada	Pali teachings and lots of links.
	Journal of Buddhist Ethics	Sri Lanka Tripitaka Project - the Pali Canon online and downloadable (note that it is in Pali, not in translation), Online Journal with Global Resources for Buddhist Studies and Scholarly Resources, online conferences, free electronic subscription, book reviews, and Critical Studies in Buddhism Series. Loads of links.
	Spirit Rock Meditation Center	Marin County Theravada retreat center.
	Forest Sangha Newsletter	Thai Forest Tradition of Ajahn Chah. All newsletter issues are online. Informative Pali site. Go to top of this page
	Chan/Zen
	Adelaide Zen Group	Harada-Yasutani School of Zen Buddhism, Unley, South Australia. Lots of information about Zen.
	Buddhist Counsel of New South Wales	Chan Master Chin Kung Calendar of Buddhist festivals and holidays (Mahayana and Theravada), unusual legal, Chinese cultural, and statistical information, articles and Mahayana Sutras, responses to the Pope John Paul II's view of Buddhism in Crossing the Threshold of Hope.
	Albuquerque Zen Center	Directory of Rinzai-ji Zen Centers in the U.S., Puerto Rico, and Canada; Articles and Talks from the AZC; Newsletter, zazen schedule, annotated links to Buddhist (mainly Zen and Ch'an) web resources.
	Zen@SunSITE	Packed with Zen koans, stories, images, sounds, and information (note that this is a web site and not an e-mail address).
	The Electronic Bodhidharma	The International Research Institute for Zen Buddhism in Kyoto, Japan (in English or Japanese). Loads of Zen and Chan texts and information, list of Zen and Chan masters and centers, three major bibliographies of Zen and Chan texts and reference works... and more.
	Arul M. Arokiasamy S.J. (Gen-un-KEN)	Mixed German and English site of Indo-Burmese Zen Teacher
	Amida Trust Amida's Wheel Amida West	Buddhist Psychology in the Modern World; people interested in developing Buddhist humanitarian projects; strong connections with Thich Nhat Hanh as well as links with other Zen schools, Pure Land Fellowship, and Theravada and Tibetan Groups.
	Dharma Rain Zen Center	Soto Zen Go to top of this page
	Mind Only
	Amitabha Buddhist Society of U.S.A.	In Chinese and English. Founded by Venerable Master Chin Kung in 1989 to advocate the Pure Land Study of Buddhism. It is currently headed by Mr. I-Hwa Yang. Description of the five sutras and one commentary, collection of talks, recording of Amitabha mantra recitation, collected talks, and an explanation of the basic practice. Go to top of this page
	Nichirin
	Kempon Hokke Kai Nichirin	Nichirin organization. Real Audio Namu Myoho Renge Kyo. (Not Sokka Gakai.) Very interesting site that may help to change some preconceptions regarding Nichiren Buddhism. Go to top of this page
	Syncretic/Synthetic Buddhist
	Friends of the Western Buddhist Order	English Buddhist monk, Sangharakshita; Dhammapada in Finnish, picture of the Bodhi tree at Bodhgaya.
	Bodhi Citta Buddhist Centre	"A Non-sectarian Buddhist Organization - for all traditions and lineages of Buddhism - Theravada, Mahayana and Vajrayana to make available in the Far North Queensland, Australia, the teachings of Buddha Dharma." Founded by Laurence Mills, former Theravada Monk.
	True Buddha School Net	English, Spanish, Indonesian, and Chinese. Grand Master Shen-yen Lu, Taiwanese synthetic Buddhist master living in Seattle. Go to top of this page
	Research/Study/Scholarly
	Buddhist Bibliography, Part 1 (A-D) Part 2 (E-G) Part 3 (H-K) Part 4 (L-O) Part 5 (P-Z)	Garin-Michaud Roger's comprehensive Buddhist bibliography. If it isn't here, it may not exist. If you know of something that isn't here, you can add it. Indispensible.
	The Tree of Enlightenment: An Introduction to the Major Traditions of Buddhism	e-book by Peter Della Santina, leading American Buddhist scholar, at the Chico (California) Dharma Study Group. Those familiar with Dr. Santina's book Mahayana Lineages in India will, as I did, rush to this site.
	The Three Movements in Buddhism	Religious Studies Department of Santa Clara University. Lots of information regarding the Theravada, Mahayana, and Vajrayana. The site links to separate sites for each tradition.
	Orient Net	Lots of links to various Buddhist resources and organizations (in Japanese or English).
	International Journal of Tantric Studies	"This Journal is open to all bona fide scholars in Tantric Studies in Sanskrit, Bengali, Vernacular, Tibetan, Chinese, Japanese, etc. Particular attention is paid to the Trika schools of Kashmir. This Journal was primarily established to publish on Tantras (or Agamas or Samhitas in Sanskrit) scholarly topics concerning one or more parts of them. This includes the philosophy of language, of knowledge, aesthetics, rhetorics, etc. (e.g. Abhinavagupta's commentary on the DhvanyAloka of Anandavardhana). It also includes e.g. architectural Tantric-based items, stotras, papers on Tantric authors, medicine, chemistry, astronomy and astrology, history of Tantrism, etc. Also available at the site is a font for Devanagari.
	Asian Classics Input Project (ACIP: Princeton University)	At times it may be difficult for you to gain access to this site, but it's worth the trouble.
	Tibetan Studies WWW Virtual Library	Links to Tibetan Buddhist sites, maps and images of Tibet, electronic forums and e-mail addresses, the Tibetan National Flag, Tibetan arts, theater and music.
	Buddhist Studies - Texts Input/Translation Projects	"This document keeps track of leading information facilities in the field of Buddhist electronic text input and translation projects, as well as related resources on the Internet. It is apart of the Buddhist Studies WWW Virtual Library."
	Journal of Buddhist Ethics	Sri Lanka Tripitaka Project - the Pali Canon online and downloadable (note that it is in Pali, not in translation), Online Journal with Global Resources for Buddhist Studies and Scholarly Resources, online conferences, free electronic subscription, book reviews, and Critical Studies in Buddhism Series. Loads of links.
	Buddhism Depot	eDepot's Buddhist site, contains Buddhist history, mailing list e-mail forum, scholarly chat, and general chat. Go to top of this page
	Buddhist Art and Iconography
	The Meridian Trust Buddhist Film Archive	The Meridian Trust was set up in 1985 to record Tibetan Buddhist teachings and Tibetan culture on film and video in order to preserve the teachings of many of the old lamas who came from Tibet. In the non-sectarian spirit of the Dalai Lama, it has expanded to include Buddhist teachings from most other traditions.
	Dharmapala Centre School of Thankga Painting	In English or German. Some beautiful images and an introduction to Tibetan medicine. Links. The process of Thangka painting, and Thankgas for sale. A 20 % share from each sold painting is donated to an orphan house in Kathmandu (Nepal Association for Children´s Care and Education - Children´s World, Ga/642, Battiputali, Ward No. 9, Old Baneshwar, Kathmandu/Nepal, e-mail:childrens@world.np).
	The Center of the Circle, A Mandala Resource	Annotated listing of books about mandalas and a set of annotated links to sites with mandalas online. Heavily influenced by Jung, but a good resource.
	mandala: Buddhist Tantric Diagrams	Mandalas described and schematically analyzed. Index, bibliography, and links to references.
	Mandala	Jytte Hansen's (Albertslund, Denmark) interesting site with mandala diagrams and descriptions of symbolism.
	Tibetan . Buddhist . Art	Eight auspicious symbols and California-style Thankga painting. Go to top of this page
	Buddhist Oriented Publications/Publishers (All Media)
	The Meridian Trust Buddhist Film Archive	The Meridian Trust was set up in 1985 to record Tibetan Buddhist teachings and Tibetan culture on film and video in order to preserve the teachings of many of the old lamas who came from Tibet. In the non-sectarian spirit of the Dalai Lama, it has expanded to include Buddhist teachings from most other traditions.
	Tricycle Magazine	The Buddhist quarterly available on news stands.
	eDharma	On-Line Buddhist Magazine.
	Buddhanet	Buddhist information network: includes Buddhazine, Insight Meditation Online (Vipassana) by Ven. Pannyavaro, Australian Buddhist directory of web sites and practice groups Go to top of this page
	Buddhist e-Mailing Lists/News Groups/Chat
	Tibet Central	Delphi Tibetan Buddhist forum and chat site.
	Buddhism Depot	eDepot's Buddhist site, contains Buddhist history, mailing list e-mail forum, scholarly chat, and general chat. Go to top of this page
	General Buddhist
	Friends of Buddhism	Buddhist (Chinese) non-sectarian site. Includes Tibetan and other traditions. Lots of Links!
	Temple of the Lotus	Very interesting and informative site (in Athens, Greece!) "devoted to Lord Avalokiteshvara and Mahayana Buddhism". Go to top of this page