Buddhist Literacy Project Description

The purpose of this project is to develop a roadmap useful for navigating the world of Tibetan Buddhism.

Audience

The English-speaking public is our audience for this project. In general, the audience is assumed to be those interested in learning more about specific Buddhist topics as well as those specifically interested in the larger path to enlightenment in Tibetan traditions.

Scope and Goals

Scope
Our main purpose will be to increase general literacy regarding Buddhist subjects in English-speaking populations. We will strive to provide a trustworthy source of information regarding Tibetan Buddhism in particular.

Goals

To provide a clear overview of the entire path of Tibetan Buddhism from multiple lineages.
To curate information already available so that people can access it with more ease.
To provide a roadmap that helps people navigate the many sources of information about Buddhism online and in books.

Outline

Home Page (Introduction)
About
Outline / Sitemap
Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism
- Overview of the Path and Goal
- What is Vajrayana Buddhism?
- The Path
Buddhism: Key Ideas
- Buddha Nature - User:Marcus/Main Page Test
- Cyclic Existence, Change, and Suffering
  - Interdependence
- Appearance and Reality
  - Emptiness
  - Luminosity
- Meditation
  - Shamatha and Vipashyana
- The Bodhisattva Path
  - The Paramitas
Buddhist History
- Buddhism in India
  - The Buddha
  - The Buddha's Lives
  - The Development of Buddhism in India
    - Early Buddhism
    - Buddhist Universities
    - Mahayana Buddhism in India
    - Tantric Buddhism in India
- Buddhism in Tibet
  - The Early History of Tibet
    - The Dissemination of Buddhism in Tibet
    - The Triad of King, Preceptor, and Vajrayana Master
      - History and Development of Buddhism in Tibet
      - Practice and Study
      - Lineages and Texts
      - The Tibetan Buddhist Canon
      - The Roles of Monastics, Yogis, and Lay Practitioners of Buddhism
      - Lay Practitioners in Tibetan Buddhism
      - Yogis and Masters of Tibetan Buddhism
      - Retreat and Meditation
      - Monasticism in Tibet
        Training and Monastic Colleges
        
        Debate in Tibetan Buddhism
  - Ritual and Ceremony in Tibetan Buddhism
    - The Practice of Tibetan Buddhism
      - Tantra
      - The Place of the Tantras in Buddhist Literature
      - Tantra and the Mahāyāna
      - Tantric Symbols
      - Entering Tantric Practice
      - The Four Classes of Tantra
      - The Preliminary Practices
      - The Fourteen Root Downfalls
    - Death and Dying in Tibetan Buddhism
      - Death Meditation: Exoteric and Esoteric Traditions
      - The Bardo Process
      - Tibetan Rituals of Death and Dying
  - The Eight Practice Lineages of Tibet
    - Nyingma
      - History and Doctrines: The Nine Vehicles
      - Terma: Hidden Treasures
    - Marpa Kagyu
      - History and Doctrines
      - Meditation Practices
    - Shangpa Kagyu
      - History and Doctrines
      - Meditation Practices
    - Sakya Path and Result
      - History and Doctrines
      - Meditation Practices
    - Zhije and Chod
      - History and Doctrines
      - Meditation Practices
    - Orgyen Nyendrup and Kalachakra
      - History and Doctrines
      - Meditation Practices
    - The Jonangpa
      - History and Doctrines
      - Meditation Practices
    - The Kadampa
      - History and Doctrines
      - Meditation Practices
      - The Gelukpa Monastic System
    - Bon Teachings and Practices
- Lexicon of Buddhist Terms
- Glossaries and Indexes
- Bibliographies
- Persons
- Locations
- Texts

Research on Other Online Sources for Studying Buddhism

Study Buddhism - Alexander Berzin

https://studybuddhism.com/en/about

Rigpa Shedra

http://www.rigpawiki.org/

Ken McLeod: Unfettered Mind

http://unfetteredmind.org/

PBS.org

The Dalai Lama on Buddha Nature: http://www.pbs.org/thebuddha/blog/2010/Mar/9/dalai-lama-buddha-nature/