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Incense Stand
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Monks / Priests
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LAST UPDATE: Feb. 2011
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DICTIONARIES & GLOSSARIES
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MUSEUMS & GALLERIES
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TEMPLES, SHRINES, & PILGRIMAGES
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PHOTO GALLERIES ON JAPAN
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SCHOOLS, SECTS, AND RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS
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- Schools & Sects
- Religious Organizations
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ACADEMIC FORUMS & SCHOLARLY SOCIETIES
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- H-Buddism. The Buddhist Scholars Information Network serves as a medium for the exchange of information regarding academic resources, new research projects, scholarly publications, university job listings, and so forth, for specialists in Buddhist Studies.
- Japan Art History Forum. Membership is open to anyone with a serious scholarly interest in the study of Japanese art history, including faculty and graduate students in art history and related fields, museum professionals, independent scholars, and serious collectors.
- Nanzan Institute for Religion and Culture. Through its symposia, colloquia, research projects, and a wide array of publications, the community of scholars that make up the institute is dedicated to promoting dialogue among religions, philosophies, and cultures East and West. Located in Nagoya, Japan, the institute publishes the semi-annual Japanese Journal of Religious Studies.
- NCC Center for Study of Japanese Religions. Based in Kyoto, NCC is a research arm of the National Christian Council in Japan (NCC-J).
- PMJS: Premodern Japanese Studies. PMJS is an interdisciplinary forum with over 650 members worldwide who do research on earlier periods of Japanese art, culture, history, religion, language and literature.
- Religion Source - Journalist's Shortcut to 5,000 Scholars. A service of the American Academy of Religion, the world's largest association of religion scholars.
- Society for the Study of Japanese Religions. SSJR is an international association of approximately 200 scholars committed to the academic study of the religions of Japan and is affiliated with the Association of Asian Studies.
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PORTAL SITES ON BUDDHISM & BUDDHIST STUDIES
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- Buddhanet. Also their Guide to Buddhist History & Culture. The Buddhist Information and Education Network is perhaps the largest online forum devoted to Buddhism anywhere.
- Buddhist Art News.Gathers news items, reviews, resources and sites related to Buddhist Art from most nations in Asia and worldwide.
- Buddhism & Buddhist Studies WWW Virtual Library. Internet Guide to Buddhism and Buddhist Studies, Australian National University; also see the related Best of Asian Studies WWW Monitor.
- Buddhism Web Rings. As of July 23, 2006, there were 56 rings on Buddhist topics.
- Buddhism Guide at About.com. Features a guide to Buddhism, and a large and growing library of resources and links on Buddhist topics. Also see Japan for Visitors (part of the About.com family), which features a large and growing selection of resources on Japanese culture, travel, and living.
- Buddhism Guide at Japan-Guide.com. Also see their Shinto page. Resources on Japan's culture, customs, and religions. Also includes an online mall specializing in Japanese goods, various forums, and tons of info on living and traveling in Japan.
- Buddhism Newsletter from ExoticIndiaArt.com. Although primarily an online estore selling art from India, this site features a wonderful newsletter with solid writing and research.
- Buddhist Sculpture in Japan by Ed Jacob; also found here.
- Digital Library & Museum of Buddhist Studies. National Taiwan University.
- eBuddhism.com is a privately owned, non-profit forum on Buddhist topics. Its mission is to unite people from different nations, cultures, and races in discussions of Buddhist teachings.
- E-Sangha.com Buddhism Portal. Buddhism portal that contains numerous discussion forums, books and sutras, and an extensive collections of links.
- Essential, Informed, & Intriguing Sites about Japanese Culture
- Facets of Religion. Religion links from the WWW Virtural Library.
- Japanese Art History Resources on the Web
by Prof. Christopher Witcombe, Dept. of Art History, Sweet Briar College, Virginia
- Japan Reference JREF.com. Extensive collection of resources, forums, and links, including topics on Religion, Buddhism, Shinto, and others. Also see their Awards page.
- Open Directory Project: Religion & Spirituality - Buddhism. Large listing of Buddhist sites in the DMOZ database. This human-edited database is the definitive catalog of the web. It is crawled regularly by the major search engines to find useful links.
- Religion Facts -- Buddhism Section. A large and growing collection of resources on religions from around the world. Also see their Buddhism Links page.
- Religion in Japan by Bernhard Scheid. Institute for Asian Studies, Austrian Academy of Sciences. German language only.
- Religion in Japan (Duke University Resource Page)
- ReligiousWorlds.com. Large listing of sites on religion and religious studies, including scholarly data and classical texts, for students of religion.
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SUTRAS, SACRED WRITINGS, OTHER TOPICS
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E-STORES & ONLINE SHOPPING
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Buddhist-Artwork.com is a member of the above Web Ring.
The Ring lists various online merchants. Most sell goods from Tibet and India
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JAPANESE CULTURE, TRAVEL, & FOOD
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- Breakawaycook.com. Asian-inspired recipes by the breakaway chef himself, Eric Gower.
- Essential, Informed, & Intriguing Sites about Japanese Culture.
- Japan for Visitors. Part of the About.com family, featuring information on Japanese culture, travel, language, and living. Also see NationalHealthInsurance.jp to learn about Japan's National Health Insurance plans, and help getting on or off the NHI.
- Japannavigator.com. Temple tours and business tours by officially licensed tour guide and interpreter (National Guide Certificate) Ad Blankestijn.
- JapanVisitor.com. Features articles on Japan & Japanese culture; devoted to travel, culture, and Japan-related shopping links.
- Steamykitchen.com. Modern Asian cooking and delicious recipes by food writer and television chef, Jaden Hair. Her site has a special section devoted entirely to Japanese sake and food.
- Tokyo Serviced Apartments (Space Design). Space Design is a provider of furnished and unfurnished short term serviced apartments. Modern buildings and exceptional service. 24/7 English hotline. No hidden fees. No key money.
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JAPAN'S TRADITIONAL ARTS
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Zen-Garden.org. An online guide for creating a karesansui garden. The site authors are based in the Netherlands, where they have created a Zen karesansui garden named TSUBO-EN. This site discusses how to create and maintain such a garden.
 
  
 
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