Asian Arts and Buddhism Links and Resources

In no particular order of importance

Buddhism Religion Links

Buddhism Criticism Links

Oregon Buddhism Links

Asian Arts Resources

Asian Art Dealers

Friends and Artists

Buddhism Religion

http://www.hsuyun.org/Dharma/zbohy/Home/home-index.html
Zen Buddhism study center located in Southern China. Contains very well written information and resources regarding Zen Buddhism.

http://www.fpmt.org
Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition. Based on the Gelugpa Buddhist Tradition.

http://www.shambhala.org/
The Shambala center is one of the largest Tibetean Buddhist centers in the West. The Shambala center is not affiliated with the Dalai Lama or Dharamsala.

http://www.dzogchenlineage.org/peace_prayer.html
Dzogchen Lineage of Tibetan Buddhism.

http://www.zip.com.au/~lyallg/Teaching_1.htm
Directory of Buddhist articles and sutras. A wealth of information.

http://www.world-view.org/
Devoted to the preservation, study and practice of authentic, accurate Tibetan Buddhism.

http://www.dharamsalanet.com/
Dharamsala Information Resource. Dharamsala is the current headquarters of the Tibetan government in exile and the residence of the Dalai Lama.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/tibet/understand/
PBS Frontline examines Tibetan Buddhism.

http://www.sacred-texts.com/bud/tib/
Tibetan Buddhism Archives. Miscellaneous articles about Tibetan Buddhism.

http://www.buddhanet.net/ftp04.htm
Catalog of downloadable texts related to Tibetan Buddhism. BuddhaNet File Library.

Buddhism Criticism

http://www.american-buddha.com/site.map.htm#SITE%20MAP
Sitemap for American-Buddha.com by Charles Carreon, an attorney in Ashland, OR who spent 20 years studying Tibetan Buddhism.

http://www.american-buddha.com/faq.htm
FAQ about Tibetan Buddhism by Charles Carreon, an attorney in Ashland, OR who spent 20 years studying Tibetan Buddhism.

http://www.american-buddha.com/tib.bud.working.htm
Article written by Tara Carreon, Charles Carreon's wife titled: Another View of Whether Tibetan Buddhism is working in the West.

http://www.american-buddha.com/shadow.dalai.htm
Online version of a rare and hard to find book entitled: The shadow of the Dalai Lama: Sexuality, Magic and Politics in Tibetan Buddhism.

Oregon Buddhism Links

http://www.maitripa.org/about.html
Maitripa Institute is the Portland, OR branch of the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition.

http://www.nwtca.org/
Northwest Tibetan Cultural Association.

http://www.io.com/~snewton/zen/pdx-sitgrps.html
Sitting groups in Portland, Oregon.

http://www.portlandbuddhisthub.org/
Directory of Portland, Oregon buddhist centers.

Asian Arts Resources

http://www.asianart.com/
The online journal for the study and exhibition of the arts of Asia.

http://www.cloudband.com/
Dedicated to carpets, textiles, asian and tribal art.

http://www.orientations.com.hk/gallery.htm
The magazine for collectors and connoisseurs of Asian art.

http://www.antiquezen.com/index.html
Asian antiques, art and information.

http://www.artsofasianet.com/
The Asian arts and antiques magazine.

http://www.urthona.com/
Buddhism and the arts. Online version of print magazine.

Asian Art Dealers

http://www.gandhara.com.au/
Buddhist Ritual Objects and Sculpture from Australia.

http://www.lotussculpture.com/
Greenwich, Connecticut dealer of Indian sculpture.

http://www.indianartcircle.com/
Portal for Indian artists and information about Indian art.

Friends and Artists

http://www.scari.org
Serene Cultural Alliance Research Institute. Art and social commentary by renown Oregon sculptor Mike Randles.

http://www.american-buddha.com/
Buddhism and social commentary by Charles and Tara Carreon.

http://www.wonderknack.com/
Portland OR photographer Wonder Knack specializing in Roots music photography.

http://www.knackimaging.com/
Fred Knack's digital media development site.

http://www.pnwsculptors.org/
Pacific Northwest Sculptors. Sculptors of the Pacific Northwest.