Sender: peng@xenoy.mae.cornell.edu (Hsuan Peng)
Subject: Buddhist Resource File (Update)

Dear friends:

New in this update: 
* Newsgroups: alt.philosophy.taoism and tnn.religion.buddhism.shinshu
* New listserv address for Insight
* New listserv address for Universal Zendo
* New URL for Description of Buddhism (Ontario Centre for Religious Tolerance)
* New URL for Guide to Meditation
* New URL for Ligmincha Institute
* New URL for Mystical Zen Buddhism
* New URL for New Kadampa Tradition
* New URL for Nichiren Shoshu Buddhism
* New URL for Zen Buddhist Video
* Introduction to new CD-ROMs by Asian Classics Input Project

Please discard the old version.

Hsuan Peng

========================= Buddhist Resource File ============================

This is a list of resources related to Buddhist literatures and activities.
Please send comments, requests or updates to Hsuan Peng (HP13@Cornell.edu).

This file has been converted to an HTML-format Pointer file by Connie Neal
(cin@io.com) and stored at:

   * http://www.io.com/~cin/   (where the most updated version can be found)
   * http://coombs.anu.edu.au/WWWVL-Buddhism.html   (Australian Nat'l Univ.)
   * listserv@ulkyvm.louisville.edu   (Buddha-L list server)

George Klima (klima@io.org) maintained a similar page at:

   * http://www.io.org/~klima/

Another useful list is the FAQ for talk.religion.buddhism by John Kahila 
(kahila@kyyppari.hkkk.fi).  To get a most recent copy of the FAQ, send
an e-mail with the following command in the mail body:

     send usenet/talk.religion.buddhism/*

to mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu.

Hsuan Peng
HP13@Cornell.edu
---------------------------
first version: November 14, 1994
last update:   September 8, 1995

A. USENET Newsgroups:
   (1) alt.meditation
   (2) alt.meditation.transcendental
   (3) alt.philosophy.taoism
   (4) alt.philosophy.zen
   (5) alt.religion.buddhism.nichiren
   (6) alt.religion.buddhism.nichiren.shoshu.news
   (7) alt.religion.buddhism.tibetan
   (8) alt.zen
   (9) soc.religion.eastern
  (10) talk.religion.buddhism
  (11) tnn.religion.buddhism.shinshu
  (12) uk.religion.buddhist


B. E-mail Subscription Lists:
   (1) Bodhi News:
       Edited by Buddhism Study Group at Urbana-Champaign.  Send a short
       message to bodhi@uiuc.edu to subscribe.
   (2) BUDDHA-L: 
       An academic buddhism discussion group.  Send the following command:
           SUBscribe BUDDHA-L your_firstname your_lastname
       to listserv@ulkyvm.louisville.edu.
   (3) BUDDHIST:
       Forum on Indian and Buddhist Studies.  Send the following command:
           SUBscribe BUDDHIST your_firstname your_lastname
       to listserv@jpntuvm0.bitnet to subscribe.
   (4) DailyZen:
       A mailing list that contains a daily dose of Zen wisdom.  Each day
       members receive a single Zen story, koan, or quote.  Send a short
       message with your full name to Michael C. Amundsen at:
           mAmund@iac.net
       to subscribe.  Be sure to include the word "DailyZen" in your subject
       line.
   (5) Dharma-talk:
       An international forum for discussions, exchanges of information
       regarding Buddhism and for announcements of Buddhist related events.
       Send the following command:
           subscribe dharma-talk
       to majordomo@saigon.com to subscribe.
   (6) EABUD:
       Mailing list for Eastern American/East Asian Buddhism.  Send the
       following command:
           subscribe eabud your_firstname your_lastname
       to listserv@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu.
   (7) Insight (IMS):
       For discussion of Theravada meditation practice (vipassana, metta, 
       etc.).  Send the following command:
           subscribe insight
       to majordomo@@world.std.com to subscribe.  Check:
           http://world.std.com/~metta/index.html
       for more information.
   (8) JBE:
       An on-line Journal of Buddhist Ethics, published by Penn State
       University and Goldsmiths College, London.  To subscribe to the Journal
       Abstract, simply send an e-mail message to:
           listserv@psuvm.psu.edu
       Leave the "Subject" field blank. In the body of the message should 
       contain the following:
           sub jbe-l your_firstname your_lastname
       You will then receive information and the addresses of the Journal's 
       sites in the USA, Europe and Australia. Published material is available
       through WWW, Gopher and FTP. For further information contact the editors
       at jbe-ed@psu.edu.
   (9) Jodo Shinshu:
       A forum in which issues specific to Jodo Shinshu are discussed.
       Send the following command:
           subscribe a-shinshu-forum
       to listserv@netcom.com to subscribe.
  (10) Kanzeon Sangha UK newsletter:
       A text-only version of the newsletter (~3 times a year) is available 
       upon request.  Send a mail to Steve Griffin (sgriffin@dozen.win-uk.net)
       for details.
  (11) Purdue Buddhist Society:
       Send a short message to buddhism@mentor.cc.purdue.edu to subscribe.
  (12) Universal Zendo:
       A discussion group about Zen Buddhism with an emphasis on practice 
       rather than scholarship.  Send the following command:
           SUBscribe zendo your_e-mail
       to Majordomo@traveller.com to subscribe.
  (13) Winds:
       A monthly newsletter of the Shin Buddhist Resource Center.  Send the
       following command:
           subscribe to-winds
       to listserv@netcom.com to subscribe.
  (14) ZenBuddhism-L:
       Send the following command:
           SUB ZenBuddhism-L your_e-mail
       to Majordomo@coombs.anu.edu.au to subscribe.
  (15) Various lists at think.net:
       Send the following command:
           sub <listnameyour_firstname your_lastname
       to listserv@think.net, where <listnameis one of the following:
           buddhist-philosophy
           chinese-philosophy
           taoism
           zen
       

C. Files available for anonymous FTP / gopher:
   (1) Alt.zen FAQ:
          ftp://ftp.portal.com/pub/ss/Usenet/FAQs/
   (2) Buddhist Gopher:
          gopher://gopher.teleport.com/11/users/davidc/traditions/Buddhist
   (3) Buddhist Studies (SUNY Albany):
       A collection of several Buddhism literature.
          gopher://uacsc2.albany.edu/11/sunyp/sunypcat/spcbud
   (4) Buddhist Studies Facility (Australia):
       This archive has quite a complete list of the resources on internet.
          ftp://coombs.anu.edu.au/coombspapers/otherarchives/electronic-
                                  buddhist-archives/
          gopher://cheops.anu.edu.au/11/ResearchFacilities/BSF
   (5) Chinese Buddhist Resources (Taiwan):
          ftp://dongpo.math.ncu.edu.tw/buddhism/
          gopher://dongpo.math.ncu.edu.tw/buda/
       contains hundreds of Chinese (BIG-5 Code) buddhist sutras, abidamas, 
       several Chinese books, and a few terlonis .wav files.
   (6) CLEAR-MIND - Tibetan Buddhist Newsletter:
          ftp://ftp.cic.net/pub/e-serials/archive/alphabetic/c/clear-mind
          gopher://gopher.cic.net:2000/11/e-serials/archive/alphabetic/c/
                   clear-mind
   (7) Journal of Buddhist Ethics:
          ftp://ftp.cac.psu.edu/pub/jbe/ (USA)
          ftp://ftp.gold.ac.uk/pub/jbe/   (Europe)
   (8) Mahidol University gopher:
          gopher://gopher.mahidol.ac.th/
       This gopher site includes information about Buddhist Scriptures
       Information Retrieval (BUDSIR).  See F-(2) below for details.
   (9) Sunsite Buddhism Information Bank:
       Buddhism information (DEFA and Tantric Studies):
          gopher://sunsite.unc.edu/11/.pub/academic/religious_studies/
                   Buddhism
       Image Bank: 
          gopher://sunsite.unc.edu/11/.pub/academic/religious_studies/
                   Buddhism/Tantric_Studies/Iconography
       Meditation:
          gopher://sunsite.unc.edu/11/../.pub/academic/medicine/
                   alternative-healthcare/meditation
  (10) The Awareness Technique (TAT):
       TAT is an approach to finding one's inner consciousness.  TAT consists 
       of three books, the first chapters of which are not copyrighted and may 
       be freely retrieved from the Internet via FTP or gopher.
          ftp: ftp.std.com
          Book 1, Chapter 1 (Multi-Level Awareness) /books/Awareness/b1-1.txt.
          Book 2, Chapter 1 (Multi-Plane Awareness) is file b2-1.txt
          Book 3, Chapter 1 (Perfecting The Spirit) is file b3-1.txt
       Or gopher to gopher.std.com and select Book Sellers, then The Awareness 
       Technique. 


D. World-Wide Web (WWW):
   (1) Asian Art:
          http://www.webart.com/asianart/index.html
       has an interesting collection of Buddhism-related graphics files, and
          http://www.webart.com/asianart/hotlist.html
       is a list of on-line galleries that may have related collections.
   (2) Access to Insight:
          http://world.std.com/~metta/index.html
       Resources for Theravada Buddhist practice.  Home of Access to Insight
       BBS, INSIGHT mailing list, Dhamma Dana Publications (Barre, MA), and
       DharmaNet's directory of Meditation Practice Groups.
   (3) Asynchronous School of Buddhist Dialectics Homepage:
          http://faraday.clas.virginia.edu/~wam7c/index.html
       including translation of Dzong-ka-ba's Three Principal Aspects of 
       the Path, etc.
   (4) Australian National University:
       Buddhist Studies - WWW Virtual Library: 
          http://coombs.anu.edu.au/WWWVL-Buddhism.html
       provides a list of web and gopher sites for Buddhism resources and
       many other resources, such as Daily Zen Sutras:
          http://coombs.anu.edu.au/WWWVLPages/BuddhPages/Daily-Zen-Sutras.html
   (5) BuddhaNet:
       Australia's Buddhist Communications Link.
          http://www2.hawkesbury.uws.edu.au/BuddhaNet/
       contains directory of Buddhist organisations in Australia and some
       Buddhist files.
   (6) Buddhism in Toronto:
          http://www.io.org/~klima/
       lists information about Buddhist temples, centers and events in Toronto
       area.
   (7) Buddhism Study Group at Urbana-Champaign:
          http://manip.crhc.uiuc.edu/~chang/bodhi.html
       contains the newsletter "Bodhi News" and some vegetarian recipes.
   (8) Buddhist Studies and the Arts (Washington Univ. in St. Louis)
          http://www.artsci.wustl.edu/~rrscott/
   (9) Chinese Buddhist Resource List:
          http://www.ee.ntu.edu.tw/~b83050/eastbook.html
          http://www.nchu.edu.tw/buddhism/
       provides complete list of on-line Chinese Buddhist resources, including
       WWW, Gopher, Ftp and BBS sites for sutras, zen poems and discussions.
       Most sites require Chinese Big5 environment for display.
  (10) Cornell AsiaLink:
       A Web site established by the Cornell East Asia Program's Chinese-
       Japanese-Korean Computing and Database Facility, directed by John R. 
       McRae, Assoc. Professor of Asian Religions.  In addition to providing 
       information about multilingual computing and various activities and 
       resources of the East Asia Program, in the near future Cornell AsiaLink
       will also be providing information about Chinese Buddhism and Chinese 
       Buddhist organizations.  Access to some subdirectories is restricted to 
       users with Cornell network ids.  The hypertext link is:  
          http://cucjk.eap.cornell.edu/asialink/asialink.html
       For further information, contact Prof. McRae at jrm5@cornell.edu. 
  (11) Description of Buddhism (Ontario Centre for Religious Tolerance):
          http://www.kosone.com/people/ocrt/buddhism.htm
  (12) Dharma Electronic Files Archive (D.E.F.A.):
       The online Buddhist libraries maintained by DharmaNet International.
          http://sunsite.unc.edu/dharma/defa.html
       GASSHO - Bi-monthly electronic Journal:
          http://sunsite.unc.edu/dharma/gassho.html
       and "Buddhist resources":
          http://sunsite.unc.edu/dharma/buddhist.html
       which contains information about Buddhist Retreat Calendar, Buddhist
       Sitting and Meditation Practice Groups, Chogye Zen Buddhist Texts,
       Buddhist Image Bank, and many links to other sites.
  (13) DharmaWeb:
          http://www.well.com/www/btanaka/dw.html
  (14) Dzogchen Foundation (Cambridge, MA):
          http://www.kei.com/homepages/surya/dzogchen/
       This page is dedicated to Dzogchen, a teaching of Tibetan Buddhism,
       including related texts, books, audio/video tapes, calendar of events,
       and a mailing list.  
  (15) The Electronic Bodhidharma:
          http://www.iijnet.or.jp/iriz/irizhtml/irizhome.htm
       The page is provided by the International Research Institute for Zen 
       Buddhism (IRIZ) at Hanazono University, Kyoto, Japan.  It contains
       information about Zen Buddhist information in English, Chinese and
       Japanese, as well as some programs, fonts, dictionaries and utilities
       for Chinese and Japanese. 
  (16) Enmanji Buddhist Temple (Sonoma County, CA):
          http://www.well.com/user/shinshu/enmanji.html
  (17) Fowler's Martial Arts:
          http://gpu.srv.ualberta.ca/~lfowler/home2.html
       Although focusing on martical arts, this page provides interesting
       links to Buddhist literary and eastern philosophy.
  (18) Guide to Meditation:
          http://www.nashville.net/~kaldari/meditate.html
  (19) Gyuto Tantric Choir:
       Multiphonic chanting by Tibetan buddhist monks.
          http://www.well.com/user/gyuto/
  (20) International Meditation Centres (in tradition of Sayagyi U Ba Khin):
          http://www.webcom.com/~imcuk/welcome.html
       offers ten-day Theravada Buddhist Meditation courses, newsletters and
       publications.
  (21) Jogyejong Buddhist Web (Korea):
          http://www.dongguk.ac.kr/byunjy/budwebs.html
  (22) Journal of Buddhist Ethics:
          http://www.cac.psu.edu/jbe/jbe.html    or
          http://www.gold.ac.uk/jbe/jbe.html
  (23) Karma Kagyu Buddhist Center (San Francisco, CA):
          http://users.aimnet.com/~kclsf/
       dedicated to the Karma Kagyu tradition of Tibetan Buddhism.
  (24) Ligmincha Institute:
          http://www.comet.chv.va.us/ligmincha/
       provide information on Bvn and dzogchen, activities of the Institute,
       and a on-line quarterly newsletter "The Voice of Clear Light".  
  (25) Mystical Zen Buddhism:
          http://www.teleport.com/~zennist/zennist.html
  (26) NCF Buddhism Home Page:
       National Capital Freenet (Ottawa) WWW Buddhism Special Interest Group.
          http://www.ncf.carleton.ca/freenet/rootdir/menus/sigs/religion/
                 buddhism/introduction/home.html
       includes Directory of Buddhist groups in Ottawa, Introduction to 
       Buddhism, Meditation Instructions, Photographs of renouned Buddhist
       teachers, etc.
  (27) New Kadampa Tradition:
          http://www.webcom.com/~nkt/welcome.html
  (28) Nichiren Buddhists:
          http://www.envisionet.net/bmaltz/nichiren.html
  (29) Nichiren Shoshu Buddhism:
          http://www.primenet.com/~martman/ns.html
  (30) Nyingma Centers:
          http://www-leland.stanford.edu/~wgs/nyngctr.html
       provides information about the institutions founded by Head Lama
       Tarthang Tulku.
  (31) Osel Shen Phen Ling Tibetan Buddhist Center (Missoula, MT):
          http://www.ism.net/~swd/osel.html
  (32) Photos of Buddist related sights in Japan (U. Idaho):
          http://www.cs.uidaho.edu/~marc9442/buddha.html
  (33) Shambhala Center:
          http://www.shambhala.org/
       offers traditional meditation instruction in the Kagyu and Nyingma 
       tradtitions of Tibetan Buddhism, as well as Shambhala Training.
  (34) Shin Buddhism Network (Honolulu, Hawaii):
          http://www.aloha.net/~rtbloom/
       provides articles (English and Japanese) and glossary for Shin Buddhist
       tradition and Pure Land Buddhism.
  (35) Shin Buddhist Resource Center (San Jose, CA):
          http://www.well.com/user/shinshu/SBRC
       provides information for students of Jodo Shinshu, a form of Pureland 
       Buddhism which originated in 12th century Japan.  Resources include 
       translations, essays and interperative articles.
  (36) Snow Lion Publications:
          http://www.well.com/www/snowlion/
       offers news about Tibet-related events, as well as a production 
       schedule for Snow Lion books and in-depth reviews of new books.
  (37) Soka Gakkai International (Seattle, Washington):
          http://www.halcyon.com/Ichinet/welcome.html
  (38) Spiritual Consciousness on WWW:
          http://err.ethz.ch/~kiwi/Spirit.html
          http://www.protree.com/kiwi/Spirit.html (US mirror)
  (39) Still Point (Dharma Rain Zen Center Newsletter)
          http://www.teleport.com/~ldotm/STILLPOINT.html
  (40) Ten Bulls (Zen poem and pictures):
          http://fas.sfu.ca/1/cs/people/ResearchStaff/jamie/personal/
                 10_Bulls/Title_Page.html
  (41) Thai buddhism information (Thailand):
          http://www.nectec.or.th/soc.culture.thai/2.html#C.4
  (42) Tiger Team Buddhist Information Network:
          http://www.newciv.org/TigerTeam/
       Information about their printed magazine can be found at:
          http://www.newciv.org/TigerTeam/csangha.htm
  (43) Tsurphu Foundation:
          http://www.maui.net/~tsurphu/karmapa/
       to raise awareness and funds for the monasteries and activities of the 
       Gyalwa Karmapa.
  (44) Tulsa Buddhist Study Group (Tulsa, OK):
          http://www.ionet.net/~bgrif/tbsg.html
       provides information about their weekly meeting.
  (45) White Path Temple (Tokyo, Japan):
          http://www2.gol.com/users/claude/shin.html
       is a virtual Shin Buddhist Temple with some sutra in Japanese.
  (46) Zen Ancestors Home Page:
          http://www.crl.com/~andyf/zenan3.html
       provides some texts of Zen-related lectures and some materials about
       the history of Zen.
  (47) Zen Buddhist Texts (U. Texas Houston, Texas):
       by Southwest Chogye International Zen Academeia in Houston, Texas.
          http://oac11.hsc.uth.tmc.edu/zen/index.html.
       which has text of sutra, dictionary of Buddhism terms, etc.
  (48) Zen Buddhism & Taoism Information (Borlaenge U., Sweden):
          http://www.big.hfb.se/~gerdes/engtaozen.html
       A collection of Zen Buddhist and Taoist texts, including The Cheng Tao
       Ko Verses, The Dhammapada and The Mahamangala Sutta, as well as some 
       other information of general interest.
  (49) Zen Buddhist Video:
          http://www.tstimpreso.com/ram/zenvid/
       provides information on videos pertaining to Zen Buddhism and Buddhism
       in general.
  (50) Zen Hospice Project (San Francisco, California):
          http://www.well.com/user/devaraja/
       runs several programs dedicated to the care of people approaching
       death and increasing our understanding of our own impermanence.
  (51) ZenMOO:
          http://www.zennet.com/
       is a virtual meditation facility.
  (52) Zen Mountain Monastery:
          http://the.quickpages.com/dharma/
       maintained by The Mountains and Rivers Order (MRO), an organization of
       associated Zen Buddhist temples, practice centers and sitting groups
       in the U.S. and abroad.
  (53) Zen Garden:
          http://www.nomius.com/~zenyard/zenyard.htm
       contains zen stories and koans.
  (54) Zen@SunSITE:
          http://sunsite.unc.edu/zen/
       features The Gateless Gate (a famous collection of koans).  It also
       provides FAQ for alt.zen:
          http://sunsite.unc.edu/zen/faq.html


E. Bulletin Board System (BBS):
   * Body Dharma Online
     Berkeley, CA
     510-234-9431
     Barry Kapke, dharma@netcom.com
     (Home of DharmaNet & GASSHO; including Dharma Electronic Files Archive)

   * Tiger Team Buddhist Information Network
     1920 Francisco St., Suite 112
     Berkeley, CA 94709
     Data: 510-268-0102
     Voice: 510-540-6565
     info@tigerteam.org

   * Voice of New Haven
     New Haven, CT
     203-467-8554
     Kenny Teel

   * Sojourner's Realm
     Rockledge, FL
     407-631-3326
     Bill Tucker

   * DangFool!
     Waverly Hall, GA
     706-592-3238
     Derrick Chapman

   * The Bodhi Tree
     Boise, ID
     208-327-9916
     Kim Day, First.Last@StormNet.Org

   * I CAN! BBS
     Chicago, IL
     312-736-7388, 312-736-7434
     Bogie Bugsalewicz

   * SciNexus Central BBS
     Morris, IL
     815-942-1414
     Dominic Aspel, dominic.aspel@aquila.com

   * Access To Insight
     Pepperell, MA
     508-433-5847
     John Bullitt, info@metta.ci.net

   * Mount Kailas
     Cambridge, MA
     Data: 617-252-9988 (N81)
     Voice: 508-921-0482
     (New England's Dharma Bulletin Board Service.  Calendars of Buddhist
      teachings and events, and Public Message bases for on-line information
      exchange are featured.  Mount Kailas BBS also has e-mail and an Open-Air
      Market Place where Dharma items can be ordered from participating
      vendors.  $40 a year for memberships.)

   * Astrological Services
     Kansas City, MO
     816-931-2064
     Maria Knox

   * The Arena of Anon
     Herndon, VA
     703-904-9669
     Azoth

   * The NTH Dimension
     Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
     61-7-349-2730
     Mike Sinclair
     (Home of DharmaNet in Australia, text files on Buddhist philosophy)

   * The Bridge BBS
     Melbourne, Australia
     61-3-686-6109
     Darren Merritt and Tony Langdon

   * DharmaGate
     Montreal, QC, Canada
     514-488-5679
     Brian Goodyear

   * Depeche Megalopolis BBS
     Singapore
     65-283-4010
     Wang Yumin, wang.yumin%oconn@csah.com, 72332,1266@compuserve.com


F. Software/Database:
   * Asian Classics Input Project:
     Digital transcription of the Kangyur, Tengyur and Sungbum collections,
     etc.  Production of CD-ROMs with research tools.  Check:
         http://acip.princeton.edu/
     or send e-mail to acip@well.com for details.

   * Buddhist Scriptures Information Retrieval (BUDSIR):
     A complete digital edition of The Buddhist Scripture, created by Mahidol
     University Computing Center, Bangkok, Thailand.  Contact Dr. Supachai 
     Tangwongsan at ccstw@mucc.mahidol.ac.th for details.


G. Buddhist-related books and supplies:
   * California Buddhist Vihara Society   phone: 510-540-6565
     c/o Gary Ray
     Tiger Team Buddhist Information Network
     1920 Francisco St., Sutie 112
     Berkeley, CA 94709
     (Small list of free Dharma books)
 
   * Dharma Publishing   phone: 800-873-4276, 510-548-5407, 510-873-4276
     2910 San Pablo Ave.
     Berkeley, CA 94702
     (Dharma books, esp. Tibetian, Vajrayana, and Dzogchen)

   * Parallax Press   phone: 510-525-1010, fax: 510-525-7129
     P.O. Box 7355
     Berkeley, CA 94707
     (books and tapes, most by Thich Nhat Hanh and friends)

   * Zen Home Stitchery   phone: 714-631-5389
     2693 Riverside Drive
     Costa Mesa, CA 92627
     (small catalog of clothes, cushions and accessories for meditation)

   * Asian Humanities Press   phone:  510-659-8272
     c/o Jain Publishing Company
     P.O. Box 3523
     Fremont, CA 94539

   * Tibetan Treasures   phone: 916-623-2714, fax: 916-623-6709
     P.O. Box 279
     Junction City, CA 96048-0279
     (catalog of large selection of dharma items, incense, books, etc.)

   * Shasta Abbey Buddhist Supplies   phone: 800-653-3315, 916-926-6682
     P.O. Box 199                     fax: 916-926-5796
     Mt. Shasta, CA 96067
     (large catalog of Dharma/Meditation supplies, books, tapes, etc.)

   * Keep It Simple   phone: 415-967-3710
     P.O. Box 91
     Mountain View, CA 94042
     (small catalog of Dharma books, tapes, t-shirts, and meditation supplies)

   * The Buddhist Bookstore   phone:  415-776-7877
     1710 Octavia Street
     San Francisco, CA 94109
     (large stock of books on all Buddhist traditions, specialized in Shin/Pure
      Land tradition)

   * Eastwind Books and Arts Inc.   phone: 415-781-3331
     1435 A Stockton
     San Francisco, CA
     (Chinese books)

   * Forest Books   phone: 415-863-2755
     3080 16th St. at Valencia
     San Francisco, CA 94103
     (new & used books specializing in eastern religion, Asian culture, etc.)

   * Bodhi Tree Bookstore   phone: 800-825-9798, fax: 310-659-0178
     8585 Melrose Ave.
     West Hollywood, CA 90069
     (large selection of books, including domestic & imported Buddhist titles)

   * Sounds True Catalog   phone: 800-333-9185
     735 Walnut St., Dept. SC94
     Boulder, CO 80302
     (tapes on meditation, buddhism, self-discovery, etc.)

   * ZIJI Books & Gifts   phone: 303-449-6219
     2019 10th St.
     Boulder, CO 80302
     (catalog ($1) of Dharma books, practice materials, etc.)

   * Buddhadharma Meditation Center   phone: 708-789-8866
     8910 South Kingery Highway
     Hinsdale, IL 60521
     (small catalog of Dharma Books)

   * Quest Books   phone: 800-669-9425, fax: 708-665-8791
     The Theosophical Publishing House
     P.O. Box 270, Dept. M-171
     Wheaton, IL 60189-0270
     (books on religion, philosophy, etc.)

   * Dhamma Dana Publication Fund
     c/o Barre Center for Buddhist Studies
     Lockwood Road
     Barre, MA 01005
     (www: http://world.std.com/~metta/index.html)

   * Shambhala Publications, Inc.   phone: 617-424-0228, fax: 617-236-1563
     P.O. Box 308
     Boston, MA 02117-0308
     (catalog of Buddhist and other eastern religion/philosophy/practice books)

   * Wisdom Publications   phone: 800-272-4050, 617-536-2305
     361 Newbury Street      fax: 617-536-1897
     Boston, MA 02115
     (Dharma books, esp. Tibetian, Vajrayana, and Dzogchen)

   * DharmaCrafts   phone:  617-862-9211, fax: 617-862-8824
     405 Waltham Street, Suite 234
     Lexington, MA 02173
     (large catalog of Dharma/Meditation supplies, books, tapes, etc.)

   * Dharma Seed Tape   phone: 800-969-SEED, fax: 413-665-1399
     Library Box 66  
     Wendell Depot, MA 01380
     (tapes of IMS Dharma Talks)

   * South Asia Books   phone:  314-474-0116
     P.O. Box 502
     Columbia, MO 65205
     (huge stock of books from Asia, many on Buddhism)

   * Windhorse   phone: 800-303-5728
     14 Heartwood Circle   
     Newmarket, NH 03857
     (catalog of Buddhist books)

   * SUNY Press
     State University Plaza
     Albany, NY 12246-0001
     (Buddhist book list)

   * Myojo Morning Star
     294 Old Route 28
     Glenford, NY 12433
     (catalog of meditation clothing)

   * Snow Lion Publications   phone: 607-273-8519, fax: 607-273-8508
     P.O. Box 6483            e-mail: 75061.1026@compuserve.com
     Ithaca, NY 14851-6483    
     (free newsletter/catalog for current events about Tibet and over 1200 
      books and other items on Tibet and Tibet Buddhism)

   * SUNY Press   phone: 607-277-2211
     c/o CUP Services
     P.O. Box 6525
     Ithaca, NY 14851
     (books of Buddhist interest)

   * Dharma Communications Inc.   phone: 914-688-7993, fax: 914-688-7911
     P.O. Box 156DC, South Plank Road
     Mt. Tremper, NY 12457
     (large catalog of Dharma/Meditation supplies, books, tapes, etc.)

   * C. K. Manpolo Int'l Inc.   phone: 212-219-3556
     137 Hester St.
     New York, NY 10002
     (statues and supplies)

   * Oriental Culture Enterprises   phone: 212-226-8461, fax: 212-431-6695
     13-17 Elizabeth St., 2nd floor
     New York NY
     (Chinese books)

   * Sharchen Imports   phone: 800-521-9357, 212-860-8873
     1309 Madison Ave.
     New York, NY 10128
     (color catalog of Dharma furnishings)

   * Dharmaware Giftshop   phone: 914-679-5417 (store), 914-679-4900 (order)
     54C (9) Tinker St.
     Woodstock, NY 12498
     (24-page color catalog of Dharma supplies, books, tapes, statues, etc.)

   * Caroline Morning Designs   phone: 704-683-1843
     Dept P, P.O. Box 2832
     Asheville, NC 28802
     (inflatable Zafu, cushions, books, bells, etc.)

   * The Mystic Trader   phone: 800-634-9057, 503-357-1566, fax: 503-357-1669
     1334 Pacific Ave.
     Forest Grove, OR 97116
     (64-page catalog of Buddhist, Taoist, etc. items, tapes and books)

   * Books for the Nineties   phone: 800-331-3761
     P.O. Box 588  
     Scranton, PA 18512-0588
     (catalog of books on psychology, meditation, buddhism, spirituality, etc.)

   * Primary Point Press   phone: 401-658-1476, fax: 401-658-1188
     99 Pound Road
     Cumberland, RI 02864
     e-mail: kwanumzen@aol.com
     (small list of Dharma Books by Seung Sahn and others)

   * Kanzeon Jade Thread   phone: 801-328-8414
     1274 E. South Temple
     Salt Lake City, UT 84102
     (small catalog of Dharma Supplies)

   * Samadhi Cushions   phone: 800-331-7751
     Dept. TRI, RR 1 Box 3
     Barnet, VT 05821
     (cushions and related items)

   * Buddhist Book Service   phone: 301-946-7560, or 202-832-9393
     P.O. Box 9677
     Washington, DC 20016
     (large stock of books and pamphlets on Theravadan tradition)

   * Institute of Zen Studies   fax: 608-833-8599
     c/o Chozen-ji Betsuin/International Zen Dojo of Wisconsin
     301 S. Bedford St., Suite #219
     Madison, WI 53703
     e-mail: IZDW@aol.com
     (calligraphy by Hosokawa Dogen Roshi, Abbot of Daihonzan Chozen-ji,
      Honolulu, Hawaii)

   * Buddhist Publication Society
     P.O. Box 61
     54, Sangharaja Mawatha
     Kandy, Sri Lanka
     (catalog of Dharma Books)


H. Others:
   (1) Bodhi-Line phone service:
       A telephone information service providing information about Buddhist
       centers in New York area, including centers' locations, schedules of
       classes and meditation sessions,  and a list of books, tapes and other
       materials.  All services offered by the Bodhi-Line are free of charge.
       Just dial (212) 677-9354.  For more information about Bodhi-Line,
       contact Michael Wick at Buddhist Information Service of New York,
       331 E 5th Street, New York, NY 10003. Tel: (212) 777-3745.  Fax &
       voice mail: (212) 677-9354.


** References:

Blackstad, Mark (mblacks@indyvax.iupui.edu), "Buddhist Related Books and
  Supplies", Insight Mailing List, Oct. 24, 1994.
Chen, Ying (ying@hal.cs.uiuc.edu), "Introduction to Discussion Groups for
  Buddhism in the Network", Bodhi News, Sept. 27, 1994.
Kahila, John (kahila@kyyppari.hkkk.fi), "Talk.Religion.Buddhism FAQ, Part 3"
Xu, Dong (xu@lisboa.ks.uiuc.edu), "New Electronic Buddhist Resource on
  InterNet", Bodhi News, May 10, 1994.

And Many others who sent me the updates!