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Validated on 24th February 2005

»» Access to Insight

PO Box 153
Lincoln, MA 01773 USA

Access to Insight

This website has translations of many of the Buddha’s discourses, books, booklets, and links to other Buddhist sites. You can now download the entire website from my site as a self-extracting archive Latest bulk download version: Wed 23-Mar-2005 (reduced from 10Mb to 5.29 Mb by tighter compression)

»» Bhāvanā Society

Rt. 1, Box 218-3
High View, WV 26808 USA

Bhavana Society

Forest Monastery and Retreat Centre about 100 miles from Washington DC run by Sri Lankan Mahāthera — Venerable Henepola Gunaratana. Retreats, ordination, publications.

»» Biona

Buddhist Information of North America

An extensive collection of on-line Dhamma Books from all traditions. Some books by Ledi Sayādaw and Mahāsi Sayādaw, and other well-known authors.

»» Buddhanet

An extensive and interesting Buddhist site created by Australian Bhikkhu Paññavaro. Includes books, talks, graphics, and chanting.

Buddhanet

Here you can find some excellent PDF electronic books on insight meditation such as “Dhammacakka Sutta” and “Brahmavihāra Dhamma” by Mahāsi Sayādaw, and “The Path to Freedom” by Sayādaw U Pandita. Many other books too like “The Light of Asia.”

»» Buddhasasana

A Buddhist Page by Binh Anson • Vietnamese site also available.

Buddhasasana

Here you can find over 200 Dhamma talks by: Mahāsi Sayādaw, Ajahn Chah, Ven Dhammānanda, Ajahn Sumedho, Chanmyay Sayādaw, Ven Nārada, and many more.

»» Buddhist Society

58 Eccleston Square
London SW1V 1PH
Tel: 0207 834 5858

Buddhist Society, Victoria

Well-organised site of the Buddhist Society in Victoria, with details of classes, publications, tapes, selected articles from the Middle Way Journal, and courses.

»» Buddhapadīpa Temple

14 Calonne Road
Wimbledon, London SW19

Buddhapadipa Temple, Wimbledon

Professional site with information about retreats and meditation classes. Picture gallery of mural paintings inside the Thai Uposatha Hall.

»» BPS

Buddhist Publication Society
54, Sangharaja Mawatha
P.O. Box 61, Kandy, Sri Lanka

Buddhist Publication Society,  Kandy

Founded in Sri Lanka in 1958, the BPS is an approved charity dedicated to making known the teaching of the Buddha. In a span of four-and-a-half decades the BPS has become a major Buddhist publisher with hundreds of titles.

»» Chanmyay Yeiktha

55(A) Kaba-Aye Pagoda Road
Yangon, Myanmar

Chanmyay Yeiktha

Meditation Centre in Rangon, Burma, with a branch centre at Hmawbi, about 20 miles outside Rangoon.

»» Dhamma Dīpa

Harewood End
Herefordshire HR2 8JS

Dhamma Dipa, Hereford

U Ba Khin Meditation Centre
UK Branch of Sri Goenka’s Centre. (See Vipassanā Research Institute.)

»» Gaia House

West Ogwell, Newton Abbot,
Devon TQ12 6EN, United Kingdom
Email:
info@gaiahouse.co.uk

Gaia Housem Devon

Residential insight meditation retreats. Take a ten-day course or a three-month retreat. Link is to the retreat centre, because main link is not available at the time of updating.

»» Going Forth

A collection of links on personal reflections on life as a Theravāda Buddhist monk.

»» IMC-UK

Splatts House, Heddington, Calne,
Wiltshire SN11 0PE

IMC (UK) Splatts House

U Ba Khin Meditation Centre.
Site has some excellent books and articles by Ledi Sayādaw, Webu Sayādaw, and U Ba Khin.

»» Insight Books

The Sun, Garaway Hill
Hertfordshire HR2 8EZ
Tel/Fax: 01981 580 436

Insight Books

Sell books, tapes, and videos of teachings in the U Ba Khin tradition. “The Manuals of Buddhism” by Venerable Ledi Sayādaw is excellent.

»» Mahāsi Organization

Mahasi Meditation Centre
Rangoon, Burma
Website recently updated

Mahasi Organization

Mahāsi Organisation website. Treatises are in PDF format. MP3 discourses are poor sound quality. FAQ explains about practising meditation in Burma. Profile is pictures of the Rangoon centre.

»» Nibbana.com

Nibbana.com

Extensive site for Theravāda Buddhism. Host for Burmese Vihāras in the UK, USA, and Burma, and links to other Buddhist sites. Many articles and books by Burmese Sayādaws, and photos of pagodas and other religious subjects.

»» PTS Dictionary

Pali Text Society
73 Lime Walk
Headington Oxford OX3 7AD

This online search facility is provided by the US Department of Education. You can use it to look up any Pali Word.

For a hard copy, vist the PTS website.

»» Vipassanā Research Institute

Dhamma Giri
Igatpuri-422 403, India

Vipassana Research Institute,  India

Chattha Sangāyana Pāli Tipitaka
U Ba Khin Vipassanā retreats
Public Domain Pāli Fonts.
Vipassanā Newsletter.

»» Wisdom Books (UK)

25 Stanley Road Ilford
Essex IG1 1RW
Tel: 0208 553 5020 Fax: 553 5122

Wisdom Books (UK)

Publish a wide range of Buddhist books, including modern translations of Dighanikāya, Majjhimanikāya, Samyuttanikāya, and the Suttanipāta.


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