Faith transcends all religions
Pastor Peter M. Files
(Pastor Pete)
A Non Denominational Pastor
The
Digital Ministry
Buddhism
BuddhaNetâ„¢ is the result of a vision to link up with the growing world-wide culture of people committed to the Buddha's teachings and lifestyle, as an on-line cyber sangha. In this way, an ancient tradition and the information superhighway will come together to create an electronic meeting place of shared concern and interests.
BuddhaNet is a not-for-profit organisation affiliated with the Buddha Dharma Education Association Inc, which was first established as a Vipassana Meditation Centre in 1992 in Sydney by an Australian meditation monk Ven. Pannyavaro. BDEA has since evolved as a Buddhist Information and Education Service.
BuddhaNet is a non-sectarian organisation, offering its services to all Buddhist traditions. It aims to facilitate a significant Buddhist presence in the ever-expanding realm of computer communications technology, applying this technology to helping make the Buddha's teachings freely available to all.
BuddhaNet is administered by Venerable Pannyavaro and a dedicated team of lay volunteers.
Celebrate Buddhism
​With the evolution and movement of Buddhism came Buddhist art which varied from time to time and culture to culture. Today, the collections of art forms and continued creations are astoundingly individual. This type of art, used to depict the Buddha and religious practices, began in the 6th to 5th centuries B.C. on the Indian subcontinent. As Buddhism spread across Asia and the world, so did the art. In India specifically, however, Buddhist art directly influenced the popular Hindu art, which has since taken prominence in the country.
Buddhism is a major global religion with a complex history and system of beliefs. The following is intended only to introduce Buddhism's history and fundamental tenets, and by no means covers the religion exhaustively. To learn more about Buddhism, please look through our Web Resources section for other in-depth, online sources of information.
What is Buddhism? The Buddhist Centre
Buddhism is a path of practice and spiritual development leading to Insight into the true nature of reality. Buddhist practices like meditation are means of changing yourself in order to develop the qualities of awareness, kindness, and wisdom. The experience developed within the Buddhist tradition over thousands of years has created an incomparable resource for all those who wish to follow a path — a path which ultimately culminates in Enlightenment or Buddhahood. An enlightened being sees the nature of reality absolutely clearly, just as it is, and lives fully and naturally in accordance with that vision. This is the goal of the Buddhist spiritual life, representing the end of suffering for anyone who attains it.
Buddha Net
This section contains education material on all aspects of Buddhism:
• Basic Buddhism Guide. • Buddhist Studies for Schools. • Online Study Guide. • Buddhist History & Culture, and • The Buddhist World.
Entry level Buddhism: Outlines and Summaries of the Basics Concepts and Teachings.
A self-study course on Buddhism based on the Historical Buddha, His Teachings, and Buddhist History & Culture. The material ranges from introductory teachings to advance scriptural and meditation texts.
A gradual training course in Buddhism for primary and secondary students. This project is designed at four levels: three for students, one for teachers. • CD-ROM available.
An overview of the Scriptures. A Guide to the Tipitaka. Theravadin and Mahayana Texts.
Introductory teachings: Questions and Answers on Buddhism. Fundamentals of Buddhism. Handbook for Mankind, and Buddhist Tales for Young and Old.
