25 Feb 2009

The Online Index of Chinese Buddhism (OICB)
Department of Religion, Columbia University, New York, NY, US.
Self-description:
"Online Index of Chinese Buddhism - An annotated list of online resources for the study of Buddhism in China. [...] [Links] which are potentially useful to scholars and researchers studying Buddhist religious traditions in China. If you find that any links are dead, resources have moved or want to suggest a resource please email [gas2122(use @ at)columbia.edu]. This page is maintained by Gregory Adam Scott, graduate student in the Department of Religion at Columbia University. [...] The OICB was first compiled on August 26th, 2006. It was last updated on February 22nd, 2009. "
Site contents:
1. Language and Fonts; 2. Texts [digitized source texts available online]; 3. Dictionaries [online dictionaries of Buddhist terms or dealing with a source language]; 4. Groups and Associations [religious and charitable organizations]; 5. Specific Topics; 6. Collected Links, Bibliographies, and Guides;
and Resources on Modern Chinese Buddhism (Timeline of Political Events in Late Qing and Early Republican China, Print Bibliography of Modern Chinese Buddhism, Biographical Index of Modern Chinese Buddhism, Introduction to a collection of Republican-era Buddhist Periodicals [PDF] by Erik Joseph Hammerstroem).
URL http://www.columbia.edu/~gas2122/oicb.html
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.columbia.edu/~gas2122/oicb.html
Link reported by: Gregory Scott (gas2122--at--columbia.edu)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Online Guide
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: Academic
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Essential
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30