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Philosophy: The Power of Ideas
Philosophy: The Power of Ideas, 5/e
Brooke Moore
Kenneth Bruder

Eastern Influences

Web Links

Philosophers

Buddhist Information Network
(http://www.buddhanet.net/)

Buddha and Buddhism
(http://www.san.beck.org/EC9-Buddha.html)

Extensive biography.
The Historical Siddhartha Gautama
(http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/BUDDHISM/SIDD.HTM)

Biography.
Al-Kindi
(http://www-groups.dcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/~history/Mathematicians/Al-Kindi.html)

Biography.
Al-Kindi (Alkindus), 800-873 CE
(http://users.erols.com/zenithco/kindi.html)

Biography and overview.
al-Kindi, Abu Yusuf Ya qub ibn Ishaq
(http://www.hozien.com/ip/kin.htm)

Overview.
ABU AL-NASR AL-FARABI
(http://www.ummah.net/history/scholars/FARABI.html)

Biography.
Al-Farabi (Al-Pharabius), 870-950 CE
(http://www.erols.com/zenithco/farabi.html)

Islamic political philosophy: Al-Farabi, Avicenna, Averroes
(http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/arab-y67s11.html)

AL-FARABI
(http://theosophy.org/tlodocs/teachers/AlFarabi.htm)

From Theosophy Library Online.
Avicenna
(http://www-groups.dcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/~history/Mathematicians/Avicenna.html)

Biography and overview.
A tribute to Avicenna
(http://www.cybermedic.org/avicen.htm)

References for Avicenna
(http://www-groups.dcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/~history/References/Avicenna.html)

References and links.
Avicenna (980 - 1037)
(http://www.xrefer.com/entry/551366)

Overview and links.
ABU HAMID AL-GHAZALI
(http://www.ummah.net/history/scholars/GHAZALI.html)

Biography.
Abu Hamid al-Ghazali (1058-1111 CE)
(http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/basis/1100ghazali-truth.html)

Full text translation of "Confessions".
International Conference on al-Ghazali
(http://www.ghazaliconf.com/)

Ibn Rushd (Averroes), 1128-1198 CE
(http://users.erols.com/zenithco/rushd.html)

Biography.
Averroes As A Physician
(http://www.levity.com/alchemy/islam21.html)

The Relavance of Averroes to Understanding Medieval Philosophy
(http://luther.covenant.edu/faculty/davis/Averroes/Summary of Major Work/The Relavance of ... )

Sadra al-Din Shirazi in Context
(http://www.mullasadra.org/poplication/_cat1_15.htm)

A Shi'ite Anthology
(http://www.al-shia.com/html/eng/books/anthology/intro.htm)

Kabir
(http://www.cs.colostate.edu/~malaiya/kabir.html)

Biography and links.
Librarian's Lao-Tzu
(http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Nook/8823/lao_tzu.html)

Lao Tzu: Father of Taoism
(http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Philosophy/Taichi/lao.html)

The Internet Classics Archive
(http://classics.mit.edu/Browse/browse-Lao.html)

Works by Lao-tzu
The Simple Way of Lao Tzu
(http://www.thetemple.com/TheShrineOfWisdom/TheSimpleWay.html)

Sun-tzu or Sunzi Art of War
(http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/gthursby/taoism/suntzu.htm)

The Internet Classics Archive
(http://classics.mit.edu/Tzu/artwar.html)

The Art of War by Sun Tzu
Chuang Tzu: The Next Voice
(http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Philosophy/Taichi/chuang.html)

Chuang-tzu or Zhuang-zi
(http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/gthursby/taoism/cz-list.htm)

Links.
Chuang Tzu (Zhuangzi): A Philosophical Analysis
(http://hkusuc.hku.hk/philodep/ch/zhuang.htm)

Confucius, K'ung-fu-tzu
(http://www.friesian.com/confuci.htm)

General Info
Kong Fu Zi - Confucius
(http://www.enteract.com/~geenius/kongfuzi/)

The First Sage of China
(http://www.easternreligions.com/consage-n.html)

Mencius and Hsun Tzu
(http://brian.hoffert.faculty.noctrl.edu/HST330/mencius.xunzi.html)

Theosophy Library Online - Great Teacher Series - HSUN TZU
(http://theosophy.org/tlodocs/teachers/HsunTzu.htm)

Hsun Tzu
(http://web.presby.edu/~gramsey/Religion_310/Chinese/Hsun.html)

Overview.
The School of Hsun Tzu
(http://philtar.ucsm.ac.uk/encyclopedia/confuc/hsun.html)

Hui Neng
(http://www.jps.net/dabase/huineng.htm)

Biography and overview.
The Story of Hui-Neng and Sin Hae
(http://www.kwanumzen.com/pzc/oldnewsletter/v01n11-1973-october-HuinengAndSinHae.html)

The Sixth Patriarch Hui Neng
(http://sped2work.tripod.com/huineng.html)

Theosophy Library Online - Great Teacher Series - HUI-NENG
(http://theosophy.org/tlodocs/teachers/Hui-neng.htm)

Hui Neng and the "Buddha-nature"
(http://www.geocities.com/taoline/taoism/bodhy.html)

Murasaki Shikibu
(http://www.womeninworldhistory.com/heroine9.html)

Biography.
The Diary of Murasaki Shikibu.
(http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/omori/court/murasaki.html)

Murasaki Shikibu: Japan's First Novelist
(http://picpal.com/genji.html)

Dogen Kigen (1200 - 1253)
(http://www.xrefer.com/entry/551840)

Biography.
Dogen
(http://www.jps.net/dabase/dogen.htm)

Basho Matsuo
(http://www.big.or.jp/~loupe/links/ehisto/ebasho.shtml)

Biography and haiku.
Basho
(http://members.aol.com/markabird/basho.html)

Poetry.
Basho's Life
(http://hkuhist2.hku.hk/Nakasendo/basho.htm)

Biography.
Concepts

Nirvana
(http://www.buddhanet.net/fdd43.htm)

Definition with hyperlinks.
Hinduism
(http://www.hinduism.co.za/)

Comprehensive overview of Hinduism.
Hinduism Today
(http://www.HinduismToday.kauai.hi.us/)

Online magazine.
Hindu Universe
(http://www.hindunet.org/home.shtml)

Hindu Resource Center
Hindu Links
(http://www.hindulinks.org/)

Web links
Hinduism Sites
(http://www.gis.net/~rajiv/hinduism.html)

Links.
Hindu Philosophy
(http://www.san.beck.org/EC11-Hindu.html)

Overview essay.
Indian Philosophy before the Greeks
(http://www.nalanda.demon.co.uk/preGreek.htm)

Indian Philosophy and Religion
(http://www.nalanda.demon.co.uk/preGreek.htm)

Overview.
Hinduism Discussion Forums
(http://www.hindunet.org/forum/)

Karma
(http://www.spiritweb.org/Spirit/karma.html)

Definition and links from SpiritWeb.
The Theory of Karma
(http://members.home.net/lumiere/karma/mystknow.htm)


(http://members.home.net/lumiere/karma/mystknow.htm)

Essay by K. Gurumoorthy.
Reincarnation
(http://www.spiritweb.org/Spirit/reincarnation.html)

Definition and links from SpiritWeb.
Reincarnation
(http://www.comparativereligion.com/reincarnation.html)

Meaning and consequences.
Reincarnation
(http://members.nbci.com/ssake/)

American attitudes toward reincarnation.
Karma and Reincarnation
(http://members.home.net/lumiere/karma/mystknow.htm)

Questions on Rebirth Answered from a Buddhist Perspective
(http://www.buddhanet.net/3-gqga.htm)

Buddhism
(http://www.fwbo.org/buddhism.html)

General information and suggested reading list.
Buddhism Links
(http://users.iems.nwu.edu/~cwshen/buda-net.html)

Exhaustive list of Web resources.
The Buddhist Directory
(http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Olympus/3743/gatelessgate2.html)

Links.
Essentials of Buddhism
(http://home.earthlink.net/~srama/index.html)

Informational outlines.
Fundamental Buddhism Explained
(http://www.fundamentalbuddhism.com/)

Buddhist Studies WWW Virtual Library
(http://www.ciolek.com/WWWVL-Buddhism.html)

Buddhist Information Network
(http://www.buddhanet.net/)

Tricycle.com
(http://www.tricycle.com/)

Buddhist Wisdom for the West
Buddhism
(http://buddhism.about.com/religion/buddhism/)

General information, Web links, and related material from About.com.
Along the Middle Path: Why Buddhism isn't just some ancient Eastern religion
(http://karmagrrl.asarian-host.net/buddhism.html)

Buddhism Chat
(http://www.edepot.com/chat.html)

edepot chat room.
Taoism Information Page
(http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/gthursby/taoism/)

Taoism, or the Way
(http://www.askasia.org/frclasrm/readings/r000005.htm)

Taoism for the Teenage Soul
(http://www.angelfire.com/wa/tao4teens/)

China, Taoism and Religions
(http://www.index-china.com/index-english/Taoism and A Few Words.html)

An Introduction to Confucianism
(http://www.ubfellowship.org/archive/readers/601_confucianism.htm)

Essay by Dr. Meredith Sprunger.
Confucianism and Taoism
(http://www.human.toyogakuen-u.ac.jp/~acmuller/contaolink.htm)

Digital Texts Resources.
Confucianism
(http://www.religioustolerance.org/confuciu.htm)

General Info.
Confucianism
(http://www.askasia.org/frclasrm/readings/r000004.htm)

Article by Judith A. Berling
Japanese Confucianism
(http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2300.html)

General info and links.
Confucianism
(http://www.allfaithspress.com/Confucianism/)

General info from Allfaiths Press.
Taoism vs. Confucianism
(http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Arcade/2365/)

What is Confucianism
(http://www.wam.umd.edu/~tkang/what.html)

Brief description.
Confucianism
(http://mcel.pacificu.edu/as/students/vb/Confuci.HTM)

General Info
Zen Buddhism WWW Virtual Library
(http://www.ciolek.com/WWWVL-Zen.html)

Links.
Religious Movements Homepage: Zen Buddhism
(http://cti.itc.virginia.edu/~jkh8x/soc257/nrms/zen.html)

Detailed overview.
Zen, Buddhism and Spiritual Cultivation
(http://www.shaolin.org/zen-intro.html)

Zen Buddhism
(http://campus.northpark.edu/history/WebChron/China/ZenBudd.html)