User:Marcus

Project Description

Purpose

The purpose of the Buddha Nature website is to provide a resource hub for information for learning about the concept of Buddha Nature, its associated texts, teachings, lineages, and relevant Buddhist ideas. Unique content will be shared here, but the site will act as a broker for other good projects that have already created quality materials available online without recreating them.

Scope

• The Buddha Nature website will include information from popular and scholastic sources including books, dissertations, articles, images, video teachings, classes, and audio recordings.
• The main focus will be providing an introduction to studying and learning about Buddha Nature with articles enhanced with multimedia.

Goals

1. To answer the question "What is Buddha Nature?" in a meaningful way for general visitors to the website
2. To share information about an important Buddhist teaching
3. To provide a resource that can lead interested people to much more detailed study of Buddha Nature
4. To test the use of media wiki for the purpose of creating a website where people can learn about a major Buddhist topic

Discussion of Development

1. RE-SKINNING IS ESSENTIAL
   1. Make sure the pages are more readable and simplified for visitors, similar to library.tsadra.org but should be slightly different style and even more simplified, especially on the main page.
   2. Make sure it does not scream Wikipedia at visitors
2. Main Page
   1. Begin with a quote from a Tsadra book defining or describing Buddha Nature in a beautiful or interesting way.
   2. Clearly identify the interesting functions/uses of the site people are visiting right at the beginning. - consider the use of "card style" design for presented information here.
   3. Include the main description of what Buddha Nature is on the front page?

List of Pages to be updated first

1. Buddha Nature:About
2. Buddha Nature:Privacy policy
3. Buddha Nature:General disclaimer
4. Example Video Session Page: Video Test 1
5. Example Review Page:
6. Example Meeting or Conference on Buddha Nature page:
7. Example Book Page:
8. Example Dissertation Page:
9. Example Article Page:
10. Example Author Page:
11. Example Publisher Page:
12. Main Page