Buddhist Resources Course Overview
- 45 minutes learning
- short course
- Beginner
This course is designed to help you build foundation and confidence in learning Buddhism. You’ll enjoy the reading on your own pace, gain basic knowledge of Buddhist literature, and learn how a systematic approach can help you get better outcomes.
Learning Outcomes:
This class will help you to:
- Identify your learning incentives.
- Gain the basic knowledge of Dharma.
- Understand the history development of Buddhist text.
- Get familiar of the works of the contemporary Buddhist masters.
- Use Buddhist Online Resources.
Course Instructor: Kaity Hsiu
Kaity Hsiu works as a public librarian in New York’s Westchester County. Beyond her professional duties, Kaity harbors a deep passion for Buddhist teachings. Kaity’s love for Buddhism leads her to volunteer at the Woo Ju Memorial Library, a serene space belonging to the Buddhist Association of the United States. Here, she helps manage the collection, organizes events, and assists visitors in exploring Buddhist literature. The library becomes a place where she can merge her professional skills with her spiritual journey. Volunteering here allows Kaity to deepen her understanding of Buddhist teachings and share that knowledge with others.
Three types of incentives,
which one drives you?
- > better future lives, better person
- > liberation, happiness, stop worries, mental health
- > want to learn and help myself and others
What is Dharma? What are the pseudo Dharma? How to find a dharma teacher?
Three Dharma Seals:
- > impermanence
- > (Dukkha)
- > non-self
- > Nirvana: a state of mind, great enlightenment
Three major traditions:
Harvard University online course: Buddhism Through Its Scriptures
- > Theravada
- > Mahayana
- > Nihayana (Tibetan)
- e-Library:
- BAUS Woo Ju e-Library: sign up for an eLibrary card and access to many contemporary prominent copyright protected Buddhist masters and lay teachers’ e-books and e-audiobooks.
- Pariyatti e-book shelf: provide many e-books in Theravada Buddhism.
- Buddhist eLibrary: One of the oldest Buddhist website provide abundance resources in different languages.
- The Corporate Body of the Buddha Educational Foundation: provide many Mahayana Buddhism translation ebooks and audio lectures.
- Buddhanet: Offers a wide range of resources including eBooks, audio teachings, and articles on various Buddhist traditions.
- Internet Sacred Text Archive: While not exclusively Buddhist, this archive includes a collection of Buddhist texts and scriptures among texts from various religions and spiritual traditions.
- NTU Digital Library of Buddhist Studies: Hosted by the National University of Taiwan, DLBS provides access to a vast collection of digital resources related to Buddhist studies.
- Pali Canon:
- Visit BAUS website e-resources page for recommendations
- SuttaCentral: A digital library of early Buddhist texts (Suttas) in multiple languages, including translations and comparative studies.
- Mahayana Sutra:
- Visit BAUS website e-resources page for recommendations
- Buddhist Library Collection:
- BAUS Woo Ju Memorial Library online catalog
- Learning Languages:
- Bhikkhu Bodhi’s Pali course
- Cambridge University’s Sanskrit Course
Recommendations for Beginners
Foundation
Precepts
Meditation / Mindfulness
Further Interests
Better Future Lives
Liberation
Bodhisattva
Sutta
Abhidhamma
Sutra
Advanced Readings
Buddhism
Meditation Manual
Buddha / Bodhisattva
