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http://abrahadabra.com/images/firebullet.sm.gif Introduction:
Buddhism is often described as a religion and a collection of various philosophies, based initially on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama, known as Gautama Buddha. To many, however, Buddhism is not a religion, nor a philosophy or a set of doctrines, but rather teachings to guide one to directly experiencing reality. Buddhism is also known as Buddha Dharma or Dhamma, which means roughly the "teachings of the Awakened One" in Sanskrit and Pali, languages of ancient Buddhist texts. Buddhism began around 5th century BCE with the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama, who was born in Ancient India, and is hereafter referred to as "the Buddha." - source (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism)


http://abrahadabra.com/images/firebullet.sm.gif Internet Resources...
• BuddhaNet (http://www.buddhanet.net/) | Worldwide Buddhist information and education network. (dev)
• Chod - Cutting Through the Ego (http://www.bodhicitta.net/Chod.htm) | Many texts have been written for the practice of chod and many treasure finders have revealed chod practices. (nc)
• Dharma Fellowship, The (http://www.dharmafellowship.org/) | The Dharma Fellowship of His Holiness the Gyalwa Karmapa.(nc)
• Dharma Fellowship, The: Library - Chod (http://www.dharmafellowship.org/library/essays/chod.htm) | An Advanced Type of Shamanism (an essay). (nc)
• Free Buddhist Audio (http://www.freebuddhistaudio.com/) | A library of free to stream or download audio recordings from various talks, lectures and retreats on a wide variety of Buddhist topics. They also have transcripts of some of the talks as well. (ob)
• Friends of the Western Buddhist Order, The (http://fwbo.org/) |The FWBO is an international network dedicated to communicating Buddhist truths in ways appropriate to the modern world. (ob)
• FWBO Articles (http://fwbo-buddhist-articles.org/internet-directory.html) | Archive of articles, essays, and transcribed talks. (ob)
• FWBO Files (http://www.fwbo-files.com/) | This site presents a story of the seedy underbelly of the FWBO that is, despite it's sensationalism, quite convincing. Anyway, have a look at the material and make up your own mind. (ob)
• Keith Dowman/Shangpa Legends (http://www.keithdowman.net/guestpage/shangpa_legends.htm) | Lives of the Shangpa Kagyu Masters. (nc)
• Sukhasiddhi Foundation, The (http://www.sukhasiddhi.org/about_sukhasiddhi.php) | Buddhist meditation in the Kagyu tradition. (nc)
• Wikipedia 1 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism) | Wiki on Buddhism. (dev)
• Wikipedia 2 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shangpa_Kagyu) | Wiki on Shangpa Kagyu. (nc)


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[Oblio]

The website, Free Buddhist Audio (http://www.freebuddhistaudio.com/), as it's name suggests, is a library of free to stream or download audio recordings from various talks, lectures and retreats on a wide variety of Buddhist topics. They also have transcripts of some of the talks as well.

The site was founded and is maintained by the fwbo (http://fwbo.org/).

Also from the fwbo, there's also some useful stuff in this (http://fwbo-buddhist-articles.org/internet-directory.html) archive of articles, essays, and transcribed talks.

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Damn intrigue scandal and controversy! Why is it so hard to get the truth these days? This (http://www.fwbo-files.com/) site presents a story of the seedy underbelly of the fwbo that is, despite it's sensationalism, quite convincing. Anyway, have a look at the material and make up your own mind I guess.

*bumped* (dev)