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General
- Web Travels of Narad
Excellent general source, organized according to Library of Congress categories - Library of Congress catalog
- The Online Library Learning Center
A helpful guide to the Library of Congress classification system - Facts Encyclopedia Philosophy Resources
General reference resource
- AllRefer Blog
- Encyclopedia of Philosophy and Religion
- World Religions Complete Glossary (PDF)
This is a good index of glossaries and dictionaries of religion - University of Virginia Religious Studies
- Dr. Wilburn’s Internet Sites for World Civilization to 1500
East Asia
Buddhism
- Access to Insight
A searchable edition of the Pali canon of Buddhist scriptures. - A Glossary of Pali and Buddhist terms
- Himalayan Art Resources
Vast library of art from the Himalayan region - Buddhist Digital Library & Museum
Taiwan, China, the Silk Road, Buddhist languages, and journals and sacred scriptures
- More Web Links to East Asian Sites
Dr. Tucker’s links to East Asian sites - Study Buddhism
Alexander Berzin’s scholarship; interesting research on the Islam and Buddhism
Tibet
- Free Tibet
Tibetan politics and information - Buddhist Digital Resource Center
- A Short Guide to Tibetan Buddhism
Links to schools of Tibetan Buddhism
- Tibetan Buddhism Archives
Compendium of articles - Diamond Way Buddhism
Tibetan music - Library Resources and web links for Tibetan Studies at the University of Virginia
Ancient China
- Freer Sackler Smithsonian Museums of Asian Art
Ancient bronzes - History of China
Chinese Dynasties
India
Hinduism
- Sri Yantra: Sacred Art and Geometry of Tantra
The Sriyantra - TempleNet
There are dozens of links from here to images and text on many Hindu temples. It is organized by deity and by region. - LiveIndia.com: Temples of Love Khajuraho
The erotic temple of Khajuraho
Tantra
- Srimad Bhagavvad Gita
Bhagavat-Gita sound files in multiple languages
Shiva
- Indian Divinity: Shiva
Shiva imagery and legends - Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra
Shaiva pilgrimage - Shaivam.org
Shaiva devotional music and lectures
Middle-East
New Testament
- NT Gateway
New Testament - The Encyclopedia of New Testament Textual Criticism
- Brick Testament article in the The Baltimore Sun
Bible stories depicted in legos.
History of Christianity
- Library of Congress Scrolls from the Dead Seas Exhibition
- PBS Frontline: From Jesus to Christ
Early history - All About Religion
Christian history
Indo-Europeans
- Brill: Indo-European Linguistics
Many links, especially under “New Electronic resources” - Armenian Highland (Requires Flash)
Early history of Indo-European languages - The University of Texas at Austin Linguistics Research Center
The comparative method - The Indo-european Archives
Searchable Indo-European archives - University of Arkansas Library Maps, Locations, and Directions
map - The Indo-European Family of Languages
- Oxford Classical Dictionary Maps of the Ancient World
map
- Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History
Controversial and dubious thesis concerning the origin of Indo-European languages in the Dravidian languages - Proto-Indo-European Mythology
- Amazon page for In Search of Indo-Europeans
Good bibliography on Indo-European archeology - MrDowling.com: Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro
- The Journal of Indo-European Studies
Archeology Journal of Indo-European Studies
Islam
- BMJ Journals: Medical ethics and Islam
Islam and medical ethics - Al-Islam.org
Discusses many aspects of society, legal codes, mysticism, politics, and in Islamic cultures - Nimatullahi Sufi Order
Links and news groups on Sufism
- Sufism — Sufis — Sufi Orders
Great overview of Sufism and the many Sufi Orders - IslamiCity: War and Peace in the Quran
War and peace in Islam - Islamic Music
Great links to Islamic music and religious doctrines on music
Zoroastrianism
- Avesta – Zoroastrian Archives
Sacred scriptures - Traditional Zoroastrianism: Tenets of the Religion
Religious tenets