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What Is Buddhism?
http://www.mahidol.ac.th/budsir/buddhism.htm
Excellent introduction to Buddhism provided by Mahidol University, Thailand.
What Buddhists Believe
http://www.sinc.sunysb.edu/Clubs/buddhism/dhammananda/main.htm
Online version of a book by K.Sri Dhammananda giving an extensive explanation of basic Buddhist thought from a Theravadan Buddhist perspective.
Very Brief Overview of Buddhism
http://www.index-china.com/index-english/Buddha%20and%20Buddhaism.htm
Buddhism does not believe in God. In Buddhist teaching, there is no aggressive promotion of Buddhism or strong rejection of other religions.
The Word Of The Buddha
http://www.enabling.org/ia/vipassana/Archive/N/Nyanatiloka/WOB/wobTOC.htm
Online version of the classic introduction to Buddhism published in 1906 by the Buddhist Publication Society. The book covers the basic principles of Buddhism, selected from the five great collections of discourses which form the Sutta-Pitaka.
The History and Philosophy of Buddhism
A simple, yet comprehensive, non-sectarian introduction to Buddhist history, philosophy and culture.
Searching for Buddha
http://www.eoncity.net/buddha/
Provides a simple introduction to Buddhism, answering the most common questions by curious people.
Resources for the Study of Buddhism
http://userwww.sfsu.edu/~rone/Buddhism/Buddhism.htm
Site contains links to both general Buddhist resources and specialized materials on Zen, Chinese Buddhism, Yogacara Buddhism, and various Buddhist scriptures (sutras/suttas).
How to convert to Buddhism?
http://www.ehow.com/how-to_4845334_converting-buddhism.html
A light-hearted overview of what it means to be a Buddhist. Written from a relatively objective perspective.
Fundamental Buddhism Explained
http://www.fundamentalbuddhism.com/
Explicit explanation of fundamental Buddhism based on the Pali Canon, recognized by Buddhist scholars as the oldest surviving written record of what the Buddha said and taught.
Common American Misconceptions About Buddhism
http://www.livingdharma.org/Misconceptions.html
Reincarnation, prayer, and paganism.
An Overview of Buddhism
http://dharma.ncf.ca/introduction/overview.html
A brief introduction to Buddhism. How Buddhists perceive the world, the four main teachings of the Buddha, the Buddhist view of the self, the relationship between this self and the various ways in which it responds to the world, the Buddhist path and the final goal.
An Introduction to Buddhism
http://webspace.ship.edu/cgboer/buddhaintro.html
To do no evil; To cultivate good; To purify one's mind: This is the teaching of the Buddhas. --The Dhammapada