Associations
Buddhist related associations, foundations, NGO's and other non-profit organizations.
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PR: 7 | Tibetan Government in Exile A comprehensive reference for information about contemporary Tibet, including links to many news articles. http://www.tibet.com/ |
PR: 6 | Soka Gakkai International SGI is a non-governmental organization that exists to promote peace in keeping with the Buddhist tenet of respect for the sanctity of life. http://www.sgi.org |
PR: 5 | The Maitreya Project Preserving the universal values of peace and loving kindness by building a 150 metre statue of the future Buddha, Maitreya. The statue will be surrounded by an entire community including a hospital and school and will serve as a beacon of light to all of Earth's children that the Bodhisattva ideal lives on! http://www.maitreyaproject.org/ |
PR: 5 | Texas Buddhist Association A non-profit religious organization committed to providing religious ceremonies and educational programs as well as serving the community. Since its founding in 1979 by a group of lay Buddhists under the guidances of Ven. Wing Sing, Ven. Jan Hai, and Ven. Hung I TBA has expanded to become one of the largest Buddhist institutions in Texas. http://www.jadebuddha.org/ |
PR: 5 | Amitabha Foundation Actively preserving Tibetan culture by practicing, and sharing the Buddhist meditation that is at the heart of Tibetan culture. Foundation HQ in Rochester, NY. http://www.amitabhafoundation.org/ |
PR: 4 | Siddhartha's Intent An international Buddhist association of non-profit centres under the direction of Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche. Their mission is to preserve and advance Buddhist teachings beyond the limit of cultures and traditions. http://www.siddharthasintent.org/ |
PR: 4 | Kagyu Monlam Preparation Committee Official website of the team of dedicated people who oversee the Monlam at Bodhgaya, India, one of the most frequented and ancient Buddhist pilgrimage sites in the world. This Kagyu ceremony is lead HH the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa, the head of the Kagyu school who bestows teachings and empowerments on more than 3000 monks, nuns and other students every year. It is an elaborate affair, one that involves traditions like the erection of massive butter sculptures of Marpa, Milarepa, and Dagpo and the setting up of gigantic and ornate altars, and therefore requires an immense amount of preparation each year. The website features specifics about location, teachings, membership, the history of the Monlam and of the Kagyu lineage and sponsorship programs for the monastics. http://www.kagyumonlam.org |
PR: 4 | The Neydo Foundation Helping Tibetan people everywhere through support to orphanages, health clinics, the disadvantaged, and to refugees. The foundation also provides help to monasteries and other Tibetan Buddhist centers, plus financially supports the creation of an education infrastructure designed to keep the Tibetan language alive. The website contains a secure form to make a donation or to become a member. http://www.helptibet.com/ |
PR: 4 | The Nangchen Yushu Educational and Medical Association NYEMA, the Tibetan word for the sun, was founded in 1997 by Lama Norlha Rinpoche and Dr. Pema Dorje to support people living in their native homeland, Nangchen, Tibet, which is situated on the Tibetan plateau north of the Himalayas. There are appx. 60,000 families in the area, many of whom rely on assistance from the NYEMA for continued education and health care. http://www.nyema.org/ |
PR: 3 | Naljor Prison Dharma Service Providing Buddhist teachings and resources to prisoners and education to prison outreach services in the USA. They offer this tremendously important service to individuals and groups of both men and women, and have made links between the inside and the outside through a Personal Development Sponsorship Program that matches sponsors with incarcerated people who lack family. Although the NPDS is geared toward Buddhism, they wisely recognize the potency of working within a person's existing spiritual tradition. The resources on this website range from Christian to Native American to Hindu, and there are also links to legal, reentry, rehab, health, and employment information. These subjects plus many more. If you want to support the (not for profit) Naljor Prision Dharma Service please visit their website to donate money, or to buy some of their lovely altar cards. http://www.naljorprisondharmaservice.org/ |
N/A | Rokpa International A charity that helps in Nepal, Tibet, Zimbabwe. It was founded in 1980 by its President Dr. Akong Tulku Rinpoche, a Tibetan meditation master. Headquarters are in Zurich, Switzerland with national headquarters and branches in 18 countries. http://www.rokpa.org/ |
N/A | The Gongchig Translation Project It started in 2005 at the University of Copenhagen, aiming at the translation of the root text of one-hundred and ninety vajra statements, including the commentary by Rigdzin Chokyi Dragpa who lived between 1595 and 1659. the Gongchig is viewed as the great philosophical scripture of the whole Dagpo Kagyu tradition. http://freenet-homepage.de/jigten-sumgon/ |