This Online Study Guide is a graduated course of study in Buddhism. The entry level is a Basic Buddhism Guide, followed by a comprehensive course on Buddhist Studies for Schools - primary and secondary levels. The main feature of this guide is a self-study course based on the Historical Buddha, His Teachings, Buddhist History and Culture, and supplementary study material.

1. Basic Buddhism Guide

Entry level Buddhism: Outlines of the Teachings, Basic Concepts and Practices

2. Buddhist Studies for Primary & Secondary Students

This Buddhist education material is a gradual training course in Buddhism for primary and secondary students. The emphasis is given on the Buddha as an exemplar, his Teachings and the application of the teachings in daily life. This project is designed at three levels: two for students, and one for teachers.

Graduated course with Syllabus, Workbooks and Teacher’s Handbook.
 Web pages (HTML) for Intranet, with print quality PDF documents (PC & Mac).

3. Self Study Guide:

The Buddha >> The Teachings >> Buddhist History & Culture

This Online Buddhist Study Guide organises BuddhaNet’s study material into a graduated course of study. There are three streams of study to follow: the Historical Buddha, His Teachings, and Buddhist History and Culture. The material ranges from introductory teachings and texts to advance scriptural and meditation texts in Web pages and eBooks or PDF documents.

The Buddha

BIOGRAPHIES
DISCIPLES/ASSOCIATED SITES

Pen Portraits of eminent disciples

Four Holy Sites and Pilgrims Guide

Religious Significance and History

The Teachings

INTRODUCTORY TEACHINGS

Overview of fundamental teachings

THE SCRIPTURES

Tibetan, Chinese, & Pali Canon

Canonical Pali Theravadin Literature

With article on the Chinese Tripitaka

Buddhist History and Culture

AN OVERVIEW

Timelines, Art and Architecture, Iconography, etc

Countries/Traditions, etc.

THE THREE TRADITIONS

Lineages and key points of each

Monastic, Life, Ordination, Robes

Supplementary Study Material

  • BuddhaNet’s File Library: A comprehensive data base of study material in the Theravada, Mahayana and Tibetan traditions:
    Text files, Artwork, Images – plus over 100 high quality PDF documents on all aspects of Buddhism.