Related links
This section gives a few links related to Buddhism/Buddhist centres/ organisations/ literature, for people interested in more information. See also the Centres in Manchester page for links to Buddhist groups around Manchester.
General Resources of Buddhism
BBC Buddhism Page: for beginners
Buddhism, based on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama
Buddhist library (extensive collection of literature)
Buddhanet: a comprehensive introduction to Buddhism, downloadable chantings, Dhamma talks, guided meditation sessions, etc.
Access to Insight: Pali canon in English
Sacred Texts: various scriptures
Downloadable Dhamma talks, chantings and meditation
UrbanDharma.Org: Buddhist eBooks and Dharma Talks in Audio and Video
http://www.dhammadownload.com (Downloads in Burmese and English)
UK wide Buddhist groups
The Samatha Trust: The same meditation tradition as taught in the Monday meditation classes. In the theravada Samatha-Vipssana tradition
Angulimala: The Buddhist Prison Chaplaincy Organisation
International Zen Association United Kingdom: started by followers of Master Taisen Deshimaru, a Japanese Soto Zen Master
Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery: Another Theravada monastery, contains a collection of online books
Satipanya Association: Run by Ven. Bodhidhamma in the Burmese tradition, contains some useful books to download
Birmingham Buddhist Vihara: in the Burmese Theravada tradition
The Amida Trust: Pure land tradition
Longchen Foundation: Tibetan Buddhist
Dharma Realm Buddhist Association: Pure land Buddhism
Kagyu Samye Ling Tibetan Centre
Dechen Community: also Tibetan
UK Network of Engaged Buddhists: Engaged Buddhism is engagement in caring and service, in social and environmental protest and analysis, in nonviolence as a creative way of overcoming conflicts, and in "right livelihood" and other initiatives which prefigure a society of the future
