EIR: Organizations and Traditions

Organizations and Traditions

Shambhala International: An international community of Buddhist and Shambhala practitioners, founded by the Venerable Chogyam Trungpa, Rinpoche.
The Office of Tibet: The official Web site of H.H. the Dalai Lama and the government of Tibet in exile.
The Dzogchen Foundation: Dzogchen, "The Innate Great Perfection", is the ultimate teaching and specialty of the Nyingma lineage of Tibetan Buddhism but is practiced by masters in all Tibetan lineages. The Dzogchen Foundation's mission is to preserve the precious teachings of Dzogchen and transmit them to Westerners in an accessible form.
The Tsurphu Foundation: A non-profit organization incorporated to raise awareness and funds for the monasteries and activities of His Holiness the Gyalwa Karmapa, particularly in Tibet, where the 17th Karmapa presently resides at his monastery of Tsurphu.
New Kadampa Tradition: Founded by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, a Tibetan Buddhist master, NKT's purpose is to preserve and promote the essence of Buddha's teachings in a form that is suited to the Western mind and way of life.
Newsgroups:: alt.religion.buddhism.tibetan; soc.culture.tibet; talk.politics.tibet

Schools of Zen Buddhism: An overview of schools and lineages belonging to the Zen Buddhism tradition, provided by the Australian National University (ANU).
Mountains and Rivers Order: An organization of associated Zen Buddhist temples, practice centers and sitting groups in the United States and abroad. Inspired by Zen Master Dogen's 13th Century Mountains and Rivers Sutra, MRO was founded by Abbot, John Daido Loori.
Newsgroups:: alt.zen; alt.philosophy.zen

Soka Gakkai International: A lay organization for Buddhists who follow the practice of Nichiren Daishonin.
Newsgroups:: alt.religion.buddhism.nichiren; alt.religion.buddhism.nichiren.shoshu.news

Shin Buddhism Network: Information concerning Shin Buddhist tradition and Pure Land Buddhism as it is presently practiced and interpreted by Shin communities in the West and Japan.
The White Path Temple: A virtual Shin Buddhist temple, available in English or Japanese.

Chinese Buddhist Resource List: A listing of on-line Chinese Buddhist resources, including Web, Gopher, FTP and BBS sites for sutras, Zen poems, and discussions. (Most sites require Chinese Big5 environment for display.)

Thai Buddhism Information: From the soc.culture.thai frequently-asked questions (FAQ) list.

Sayagyi U Ba Khin International Meditation Centers: Information on the five Western centres which are direct offsprings of the International Meditation Centre of Yangon, dedicated to the instruction and practice of Theravada Buddhist meditation.

Multiple Traditions: The Center for Timeless Wisdom offers a variety of opportunities for experiencing the liberating wisdom contained in time-honored traditions like Taoism, Zen, and Dzogchen.
General Meditation: alt.meditation (USENET newsgroup)
Transcendental Meditation: alt.meditation.transcendental (USENET newsgroup)
Eastern Religion: soc.religion.eastern (USENET newsgroup)

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