- 84000: Translating the Words of the Buddha is a global non-profit initiative dedicated to translating the entire Tibetan Buddhist Canon into modern languages. Named for the traditional 84,000 teachings of the Buddha, the project assembles teams of scholars and translators worldwide to make the Kangyur and Tengyur freely accessible online. It represents the most ambitious ongoing scholarly translation project in the Mahāyāna tradition and is an important counterpart to SuttaCentral for the Northern transmission.
- Access to Insight is one of the internet’s oldest and most respected archives of Theravāda Buddhist texts. It focuses on the Pali Canon (Tipiṭaka), providing a vast collection of English translations and commentaries from the Thai Forest Tradition and the scholarly works of the Buddhist Publication Society. The site is designed as a digital library for serious study, offering primary sources and practical guides on ethics and meditation, all provided strictly for free without advertisements.
- Amaravati Buddhist Monastery is a monastery in the Ajahn Chah / Thai Forest lineage based in Hertfordshire, UK, founded under Ajahn Sumedho. Its website offers a substantial archive of free Dhamma talks, guided meditations, and teachings from senior monastics in the Western Forest Sangha, including Ajahn Amaro and Ajahn Sumedho. The tone is grounded in Vinaya discipline and Theravāda practice, making it a reliable primary-tradition resource for those drawn to the Thai Forest path in the West.
- Barre Center for Buddhist Studies (BCBS) is a residential study center in Massachusetts affiliated with Insight Meditation Society. It offers academic-quality courses, retreats, and a substantial online library examining early Buddhism, comparative Buddhist studies, and contemplative science. BCBS bridges scholarly inquiry with meditative practice and is associated with teachers such as Bhikkhu Anālayo and scholars from major university Buddhist studies departments.
- Bhikkhu Anālayo – Hamburg Buddhist Studies is the academic page of Bhikkhu Anālayo at the University of Hamburg, one of the leading contemporary scholars of early Buddhist texts. Specialising in Pali, Chinese Āgama, and Sanskrit parallels, his page provides free access to many peer-reviewed papers and books, including landmark works on Satipaṭṭhāna and comparative early Buddhist studies. It is an essential resource for those wishing to engage with early Buddhist scholarship at the highest level.
- Bhikkhu Bodhi – Buddhist Global Relief provides access to the public teachings and Dhamma talks of Bhikkhu Bodhi, among the most authoritative English translators of the Pali Canon and responsible for the major Wisdom Publications translations of the Majjhima, Saṃyutta, and Aṅguttara Nikāyas. The organisation combines rigorous canonical scholarship with a commitment to engaged humanitarian action, reflecting the practical and ethical dimensions of the Dhamma.
- Buddhism.net is an educational platform dedicated to the “Buddhism for All” mission, aiming to reach a global audience with the core teachings of the Buddha. Focusing on early Buddhist texts common to all traditions, the site provides structured lessons and meditation resources reviewed by prominent scholars. Its goal is to offer practical tools for reducing personal suffering and promoting world peace through secular, accessible wisdom.
- Buddhist Digital Resource Center (BDRC) is a non-profit organisation founded in 1999 by the eminent scholar E. Gene Smith, dedicated to seeking out, preserving, and freely disseminating Buddhist literature. Its digital library — BUDA (Buddhist Digital Archives) — is the largest online archive of Buddhist texts in the world, containing over 17 million pages across Tibetan, Sanskrit, Pali, Chinese, and other languages. Relied upon by an international community of scholars, translators, and practitioners, BDRC is an indispensable resource for serious engagement with the Northern Buddhist canonical traditions.
- Buddhist Publication Society (BPS) has been publishing authoritative Theravāda texts since 1958, based in Kandy, Sri Lanka. It is the original publisher of the Wheel and Bodhi Leaves series — focused monographs covering specific doctrinal and practice topics — and has published major English-language works by Bhikkhu Bodhi, Bhikkhu Ñāṇamoli, and Nyanaponika Thera. Many publications are freely available as PDFs, making BPS one of the most substantive Theravāda scholarly archives accessible online.
- The Buddhist Society is one of the oldest and most influential Buddhist organisations in the West, founded in London in 1924 by Christmas Humphreys. Operating as an inter-denominational and non-sectarian charity, it aims to make the principles of Buddhism known and encourage their study and practice. The Society offers a wide range of resources, including a historic library, structured courses, and the quarterly journal The Middle Way. With the 14th Dalai Lama as its patron, it serves as a central hub for all major Buddhist traditions, providing both in-person and online classes for practitioners at every level.
BuddhaNet is a non-sectarian, not-for-profit digital network established in 1992 by the Australian meditation monk Ven. Pannyavaro. It serves as a comprehensive global hub for Buddhist education, featuring a vast library of free eBooks, an extensive World Buddhist Directory of centers and temples, and resources for online learning across all traditions. The platform aims to unite the “cyber sangha” by providing meditation guides, primary sources, and diverse audio/visual materials to make the Buddha’s teachings freely available to all. - Buddhistdoor Global is an international online Buddhist journal founded in 1995 and based in Hong Kong, providing a diverse range of English-language Buddhist content across traditions. Expressly non-sectarian, its editorial scope encompasses Buddhist studies and philosophy, history, culture, engaged Buddhism, and commentary on contemporary developments in the global Dharma community. With roots in longstanding academic and institutional partnerships, Buddhistdoor Global offers a reliable and editorially serious window onto Buddhism from an Asian perspective.
DhammaTalks.org is a digital archive dedicated to the Thai Forest Tradition, specifically featuring the translations and teachings of Thanissaro Bhikkhu (Ajaan Geoff). The site provides an extensive collection of high-quality Pali Canon translations, meditation manuals, and audio Dhamma talks, all offered entirely for free. Its mission is to make the Buddha’s original path of practice accessible through clear, reliable primary sources and practical guidance for serious meditators. - Dhamma.org is the official site of the Vipassanā Research Institute and the worldwide network of meditation centers in the tradition of S.N. Goenka, rooted in the Burmese lineage of Sayagyi U Ba Khin. It offers information on ten-day residential courses available entirely by donation (dāna), along with texts, audio teachings, and research publications. The tradition emphasises non-sectarian, practical Vipassanā as taught in the Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta.
FPMT – Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition is a global Tibetan Buddhist organisation in the Gelug lineage, founded by Lama Thubten Yeshe and continued under the guidance of Lama Zopa Rinpoche. Its website offers a wide range of free study materials, texts, and practice resources in the Tibetan Mahāyāna tradition, including lam-rim teachings and commentaries. For those exploring Buddhist traditions beyond the Pali transmission, FPMT provides a credible and structured entry point into Tibetan Buddhist practice and philosophy. - Insight Meditation Center (IMC) in Redwood City, California, founded by Gil Fronsdal, offers an extensive free library of guided meditations and Dhamma talks rooted in the Theravāda Vipassanā tradition. Gil Fronsdal’s translations and teachings are known for their scholarly precision and secular accessibility, drawing directly on Pali sources. The site also includes a complete audio translation project of the Dhammapada.
- Lion’s Roar is a leading independent non-profit media foundation and magazine dedicated to making Buddhist wisdom accessible for modern life. It covers a broad range of topics — including meditation, social action, and relationships — through a non-sectarian lens that features diverse teachers from all major traditions. By bridging ancient teachings with contemporary culture, the platform provides practical resources and news to support both curious beginners and committed practitioners.
- The Open Buddhist University is a free, open-source platform curated by Khemarato Bhikkhu, dedicated to providing rigorous, self-directed courses and an extensively annotated library in Buddhist studies. Spanning early Buddhism, Abhidhamma, Madhyamaka, Zen, and Tibetan traditions, its syllabi draw on peer-reviewed scholarship alongside primary canonical sources. The platform functions as a genuine academic curriculum — structured, carefully curated, and entirely free — making it one of the most intellectually serious Buddhist study resources available online.
Plum Village is the digital home of the global mindfulness community founded by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh. As Europe’s largest Buddhist monastery, the site serves as a hub for Engaged Buddhism, offering resources that integrate mindfulness into everyday acts such as walking, eating, and working. It provides access to teachings on interbeing, guided meditations, and information on international retreats and practice centers, making Zen wisdom practical and accessible to people of all backgrounds. - SuttaCentral is a specialised digital library focused on the earliest Buddhist scriptures, known as the Tipiṭaka or “Three Baskets.” It hosts the Buddha’s original teachings in their ancient languages — including Pali, Chinese, and Tibetan — alongside modern translations in over thirty languages. The platform is unique for its parallels feature, which allows users to compare corresponding texts across different traditions to uncover the common roots of Buddhist thought. Non-sectarian and donation-based, SuttaCentral provides these primary sources freely to help let the Buddha speak for himself.
- Tricycle: The Buddhist Review is an independent, non-profit media organisation dedicated to making Buddhist teachings and practices accessible to a modern, mainstream audience. Founded in 1991, it is a leading voice in Western Buddhism, offering a non-sectarian platform that explores the intersection of Dhamma with contemporary culture, social issues, and daily life. Through its quarterly magazine, online courses, and digital resources, Tricycle provides a diverse range of perspectives from across all major traditions to support both spiritual seekers and seasoned practitioners.
- Wisdom Experience is a digital library and learning platform from Wisdom Publications, providing access to a substantial collection of Buddhist books, academic research, and video courses spanning multiple lineages and traditions. As the publishing house behind many of the most important English-language Buddhist scholarly works — including Bhikkhu Bodhi’s Nikāya translations — Wisdom Publications brings both depth and academic credibility to its online offerings.