1. DharmaNet International: Browse through DharmaNet's "Gateways to Buddhism" directory for a comprehensive listing of web resources for Buddhist studies.

2. Buddhism Resources Page: Scan the Graduate Theological Union's links page for a listing of online resources related to Buddhism. In particular, you won't want to miss browsing through the following entries:

• Chinese (Ch'an) Buddhism
• Japanese (Zen) Buddhism
• South East Asian (Theravada) Buddhism
• Tibetan Buddhism

3. The Buddhist Religion: Browse through the Suggested Readings from the supplementary bibliographic materials available with this popular textbook on Buddhism. You'll find the following bibliographic entries of particular interest in your study of the spread of Buddhism in Asia:

• The Buddha's Awakening
• The Development of Early Indian Buddhism
• The Rise and Development of Mahayana Buddhism
• Buddhism in Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia
• Buddhism in Central Asia and China
• Buddhism in Japan

4. The Buddhism Resources on the Internet Page: For an extensive listing of WWW, Gopher, News & FTP sites on Buddhism scan through the entries on the Buddhism World's site.

5. Study Guide for Buddhism: When it comes time for the final, you won't want to miss reading through this useful synopsis of the important elements of Buddhism put together by the East Asian Studies Center at Indiana University.

6. Buddhism 101: Read through Tricycle Hub's introductory materials on Buddhism for an overview of the precepts of the religion. You'll especially want to take a look through:

• The ABCs of Buddhism
• The Life of Buddha
• A Buddhist Glossary

7. Journal of Buddhist Ethics: The JBE promotes academic research into Buddhist Ethics. Scan through it's site for a sampling of resources on Buddhism. Of special note are following sections: Book Reviews and Global Resources for Buddhist Studies.

8. The Four Noble Truths: Visit Access to Insight's site for an overview of the tenets of Buddhist practice. The Four Noble Truths are:

• Dukkha (very loosely translated as "suffering")
• The Origin of Dukkha,
• The Cessation of Dukkha,
• The Path Leading to the Cessation of Dukkha

9. Buddhist Studies & the Arts: Visit Randall Scott's compendium of resources highlighting the influence of Buddhism on the Arts. In addition to visiting the Asian Arts Gallery, you'll find the following sections of the site of particular interest:

• Chinese Buddhism
• Zen Buddhism
• Theravadin Buddhism

10. The Gatelesss Passage: Visit Charles Patton's site featuring materials relevant to the study of Chinese Buddhism and browse through translations from The WWW Chinese Buddhist Canon Translation Project. Check out the Dharma Library's collection of translations from Mahayana Buddhist scriptures like the Diamond Sutra and the Flower Garland Sutra.

11. Web Essays on Buddhism: Read through the following essays for an overview of the ethical and religious principles behind Mahayana Buddhism:

• Charles Patton, "The Foundation of Buddhism Ethics"
• D.T. Suzuki, "Outlines of Mahayana Buddhism"

12. The Electronic Bodhidharma: The www site of the International Research Institute of Zen Buddhism in Kyoto, Japan. You'll find the entries on Zen Publications and Bibliographies particularly useful in furthering your studies of Ch'an Buddhism.