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Traditions from South and East
Asia: part of the Religious Studies web site by G. Thursby, Associate Professor, Department of Religion, University of Florida. Provides information on some of the Eastern religions and links to numerous other sites related to these faiths.
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Kalmat's Potpourri - The Religions of India
Lots to explore! Includes Hinduism,
Buddhism,
Jainism, Sikhism,
Islam in
India, Bhakti.
Also contains information
and images of Hindu deities and
articles and pictures of Temples in
India
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Exotic
India: "the one stop shop for Indian Arts" provides many
interesting, illustrated articles related to Hindu and Buddhist legends and
symbolic art forms
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Siamese
Dream: Buddhism and Hinduism resources: provides access to basic
information on Hindu mythology, texts and deities, and to the basics of
Buddhism with some useful details on specific issues such as Insight meditation.
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The Hindu
Universe: Lots of information on Hinduism and the Hindu community on-line and around the world. Includes chat rooms and message board
forums
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Lakshmi
International: Importers of fine Hindu devotional Paintings (images
of Hindu deities: on-line galley and gift shop)
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TempleNet: The Ultimate Source of Information on Indian Temples
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The
Virtual Hindu Temple: Contains some interesting and useful pages
including: Discover Hindu Gods &
Goddesses and FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT
HINDUISM. Also contains a gallery of deity images and a collection of links to Hindu sacred texts online and other sites related to Hinduism.
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Hindu Devotion
homepage has
a collection of deity images (how many can you identify?), the FAQ
page is a good basic resource, the Hindu deities pages give images and detailed explanations for each major deity
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Hinduism for Schools
provides basic, introductory info to teach primary and secondary level students about
Hinduism
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Puja: The Deva Directory focuses on Hindu devotion to various deities.
Also covers some basics regarding Hinduism, including an informative FAQ
page. Also contains info on sacred texts and stories of the deities (illustrated with deity images).
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SanatanSociety.org:
provides lots
of other interesting information and pictures, including info
on gods and goddesses, yoga and meditation, astrology and numerology, epics and stories,
vegetarian recipes, music and mantras (sacred sounds), festivals, etc.
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Jainworld.com
among the pages here is a really cute (yet informative) collection of pages
set up as sort of an "ABC" dictionary for children with a theme on Jain
religion: "A is for Ahimsa"...
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Jainism Resource Center of Harvard's Pluralism Project
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Fundamentals Of Jainism
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Jainism4U
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Jain Heritage Centres provides basic background information on Jainism
and on Jain temples throughout the world
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Jaindharam
"a complete portal on Jainism. We have tried to
accommodate the maximum about Jainism, its Philosophy, Preaching's, Jain
Temples, Jain Sadhu & Sadhvis, Life History of 24 Thirthankars in
detail."
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Jain
Guru.com: the basics of Jainism and Jain monastic life
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Tons
of links to Jain sites on various topics
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The Sikhism home
page
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The
SikhNetwork a virtual Sikh worldwide community (includes areas for
on-line discussion and live chats with Sikhs from around the world)
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Search
Sikhism by Sikhs to teach both Sikhs and non-Sikhs about the religion.
Reviews the basics of Sikhism. Also contains pages on the Khalsa, gurus,
Sikh Martyrs, and several articles discussing specific issues, including a
review of Sikhism in comparison and contrast with Islam and Hinduism.
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BuddhaNet (Buddhist Information
Network)
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Tricycle:
the Buddhist magazine on-line. Includes Tricycle's online introduction to
Buddhism
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Dharma
the Cat A light hearted (but informed) look at Buddhism centered around
an original comic strip and including interfaith response to Buddhist
teachings
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The
Buddha: A PBS documentary (first aired Spring 2010) Explore the life and
basic teachings of Gautama Buddha. View
the entire 2 hour documentary online, explore events in Buddha's life
through an interactive timeline
and map, and other resources.
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Greater
Baltimore and Washington DC Area Meditation Information lists Buddhist
and other meditation groups in the DC metro area. Also contains some basic
information on meditation and Buddhist teachings and links to related sites
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Chinese Religious Traditions
a brief introduction
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True
Tao Home Page
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Taoism and the Philosophy of Tai Chi Chuan
Good site, interesting details about Taoism, including religious Taoism
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Confucius:
a biography, review of basic teachings, and other useful resources
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About
the Tao "This site includes images and quotes
of Lao Tzu as well as explanations of Taoist philosophy. Yin &
yang, Feng Shui, Taoism, Zen and traditional Chinese design are also
covered." Also includes moving panoramas of a Taoist Temple.
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Religion
in Japan (from Japan-Guide.com) discusses Shinto, Buddhism, Confucianism
as well as Christianity and Islam in Japan
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Shinto
Online Network Association
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Visit a Shinto Shrine
on-line: Tsubaki
Grand Shrine of America