e-resources for buddhist studies
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E-resources for Buddhist E-resources for Buddhist StudiesStudies
J.A.AmaraweeraJ.A.Amaraweera
LibrarianLibrarian
Buddhist & Pali University of Sri Buddhist & Pali University of Sri LankaLanka
What is BuddhismWhat is Buddhism
• Definition of BuddhismDefinition of Buddhism The teaching of Buddha that life is permeated with The teaching of Buddha that life is permeated with
suffering caused by desire, that suffering ceases suffering caused by desire, that suffering ceases when desire ceases, and that enlightenment when desire ceases, and that enlightenment obtained through right conduct and wisdom and obtained through right conduct and wisdom and meditation releases one from desire and suffering meditation releases one from desire and suffering and rebirthand rebirth
AA religion represented by the many groups religion represented by the many groups (especially in Asia) that profess various forms of (especially in Asia) that profess various forms of the Buddhist doctrine and that venerate Buddhathe Buddhist doctrine and that venerate Buddha
Source: E-Glosary – Worldreference.comSource: E-Glosary – Worldreference.com
http://http://www.wordreference.comwww.wordreference.com/definition/Buddhism/definition/Buddhism
Definition of Buddhism – Contd./Definition of Buddhism – Contd./
• Web definitions for Web definitions for BuddhismBuddhism A philosophy/religion created by Siddhartha A philosophy/religion created by Siddhartha
Gautama (Buddha) over 2500 years ago, Gautama (Buddha) over 2500 years ago, founded on Hindu beliefs. There are two founded on Hindu beliefs. There are two major divisions: Mahayana and Theravada, major divisions: Mahayana and Theravada, and many subdivisions (Ch'an, or Zen, and many subdivisions (Ch'an, or Zen, Buddhism is not really one of these). Buddhism is not really one of these). Fundamentally, Buddhists believe that one Fundamentally, Buddhists believe that one must rise above desires, to reach a state of must rise above desires, to reach a state of enlightenment. Buddha was idolized, and enlightenment. Buddha was idolized, and subsequently deified, but he never claimed subsequently deified, but he never claimed to be anything more than a man.to be anything more than a man.www.reasoned.org/glossary.htmwww.reasoned.org/glossary.htm
- - Definition in contextDefinition in context
Electronic Reference Sources in Electronic Reference Sources in BuddhismBuddhism
Off-line Ref. Sources: Most of these materials appear as CD-ROMs, on Diskettes ,VCDs or DVDs, sometimes as e-cards eg. Tripitaka-CD; MettaNet-CD; Dhammapada-CD
On-line Ref. Sources:
Institutional & Personal Websites
OPACS & WebOPACS
Electronic Databases
E-Publications: e-books ; e-journals ; e-prints ; e-articles full-text ; e-Abstracts & Indexes ; journal Archives
Multimedia materials on-line
On-line Tutorials
SEARCH STRATEGYSEARCH STRATEGY
1. Formulate the research question and its scope 2. Identify the important concepts within the question 3. Identify search terms to describe those concepts 4. Consider synonyms and variations of those terms 5. Prepare your search logic
Searching ElectronicallySearching Electronically
When searching off-line sources like CD-ROMs
Searcher must: 1. Aware of the Format of the CD-ROM
2. Know the Capacity of the contents
3. Read the “Read me file” or the instructions
4. Know Searching techniques to be adopted
5. Know how to surf and use hyperlinks to mine extra or more connected data or
information
6. Know how to copy required contents from a CD
7. Know Downloading methods
When performing an on-line When performing an on-line searchsearch
Searcher must : 1. Know where to connect 2. Aware of Web Addresses or URLs
3. Know about various Search Engines, Meta-search Engines,Web directories,
Subject Gateways, Invisible webs, News-groups and User-groups 4. Practice and familiarize with surfing &
searching techniques 5. Familiarize with down-loading and copying
methods 6. Know how to communicate with the
administrators, creators, editors of those Sites and electronic materials 7. How to evaluate the contents, materials, sites, data and information of those sites
Some useful Search TipsSome useful Search TipsPHRASE SEARCHING is a feature you want in every search tools you choose.
Requires your terms all to appear in exactly the order you enter them. Enclose the phrase in double quotations "
Examples:
“styles of meditation" "world buddhist organization"
“Arahath Mahinda"
BOOLEAN AND will help:
children AND television AND violence
Example: children television violence
LIMIT TO TITLE FIELD IN DOCUMENTS
title:"American Faith Association" title:"affirmative action“
TRUNCATION permits retrieving all these variations in one search term (ONLY IN ALTA VISTA):
femini* matches feminine, feminist, feminism, etc.
child* retrieves child and children
Internet : Surfing the Web : Search EnginesAltaVistathe fast and accurate search engine from digital produces results within seconds
Exciteconcept-based search of the web, usenet, news, and site reviews
HotBotexpansive web database complimented by advanced search capabilities
MetaCrawleroffers comprehensive and fast parallel search capability of popular databases
SavvySearchmulti-lingual keyword search of various information resources on the net
Search EnginesSearch EnginesHow do search engines work?How do search engines work?
Search engines rely on computer programs called Search engines rely on computer programs called "robots" or, more specifically, "robots" or, more specifically, "spiders.""spiders." These These programs programs "crawl""crawl" across the web by following links across the web by following links from site to site and indexing each site they visit.from site to site and indexing each site they visit.
For example, some search engines index each page For example, some search engines index each page in a web site, while others index only the main in a web site, while others index only the main page. page.
Search EnginesSearch EnginesHow do search engines work?How do search engines work?
Some list the results of a user's search according to Some list the results of a user's search according to which sites have the most links from other sites -- a which sites have the most links from other sites -- a system known as link popularity.system known as link popularity.
Other search engines prioritize results according to Other search engines prioritize results according to the summary information contained in sites' meta the summary information contained in sites' meta tags, and still others look for common themes used tags, and still others look for common themes used throughout a site. There are many other ways to throughout a site. There are many other ways to organize results, and most search engines use a organize results, and most search engines use a combination of several of them. combination of several of them.
Search EnginesSearch EnginesDirectories - a whole new Directories - a whole new ballgameballgame
Directories are often confused with search engines, Directories are often confused with search engines, but actually they're completely different. Instead of but actually they're completely different. Instead of using spiders to crawl the web, directories such as using spiders to crawl the web, directories such as Yahoo! and Open Directory Project have real people Yahoo! and Open Directory Project have real people who review and index their links.who review and index their links.
They also require web sites to adhere to rigid They also require web sites to adhere to rigid guidelines in order to be included in their indexes. guidelines in order to be included in their indexes. As a result, directories' indexes tend to contain a As a result, directories' indexes tend to contain a comparatively small number of high-quality links.comparatively small number of high-quality links.
A Search Engine – eg. GoogleA Search Engine – eg. Google
(Google Search Engine) URL: http://www.google.com/
A sample of Meta-search EngineA sample of Meta-search Engine
URL: http://www.mamma.com/
http://www.searchengineguide.com/pages/Society/Religion/Buddhism/index.html
What are E-Jls?
• E-jls have most of the characteristics of P-jls
• Clearest definition comes from Michael Strangelove “E-jls attempts to emulate the characteristics of their print counter parts through organization, periodicity and topical focus. Like print, they also have the intervention of editors, reviewers,and so forth"
Why E-Jls?
Prof. Heting Chu Survey findings:
•Allow remote access•Can be used simultaneously by more than one user•Provide timely access•Support searching capabilities•Accommodate unique features such as links to related items•Save physical storage space•Contain multimedia information•Do not require physical processing•Can be environmentally valuable•Can be saved digitally
Full-text article from an e-JournalFull-text article from an e-Journal
Serial No.:Serial No.: 12153 12153 Title:Title: Cultivation of Moral Concern in Theravada Cultivation of Moral Concern in Theravada
Buddhism: Toward a Theory of the Relation Buddhism: Toward a Theory of the Relation Between Tranquility and InsightBetween Tranquility and Insight
Author:Author: Mills, Ethan Mills, Ethan Source:Source: Journal of Buddhist Ethics,v.11, 2004, pp. Journal of Buddhist Ethics,v.11, 2004, pp.
21-45 21-45 Publisher:Publisher: Journal of Buddhist Ethics URL: Journal of Buddhist Ethics URL: http://http://
jbe.gold.ac.ukjbe.gold.ac.uk// Fulltext Artile:Fulltext Artile: URL: URL:
http://jbe.gold.ac.uk/11/mill0301.htmlhttp://jbe.gold.ac.uk/11/mill0301.html Keyword:Keyword: Theravada Buddhism Theravada Buddhism ISSN:ISSN:1076-90051076-9005
The Dhammapada
Translated from the Pâli by F. Max Müller
The Sutta-Nipâta
Translated from the Pâli by V. FausböllOxford, the Clarendon Press
[1881]
Vol. X of The Sacred Books of the East http://www.sacred-texts.com/bud/sbe10/index.htm
The Dhammapada
Buddhanet Website : http://www.buddhanet.net/
Buddhanet Website
http://e-library.chibs.edu.tw/html/sitemap.php
Buddhist portal
Pali Text Society
The Pali Text Society : http://www.palitext.com/
Buddhist Digital Library & Museum OnLine Database – E-JournalsWebsite: http://buddhism.lib.ntu.edu.tw/BDLM/en/index.htm
Buddha Sasana Website : http://www.saigon.com/~anson/
E-Resources in Theravada Buddhism : http://www.accesstoinsight.org/index.html
Vipassana Research Institute : http://www.tipitaka.org/(For studying Tripitaka on-line)
The Buddhist society, UK ( It has a Library OPAC)Website: http://www.thebuddhistsociety.org/
Useful Buddhist Blog-site
http://bighappybuddha.blogspot.com/
http://buddhistvillage.net/
BudusaranaiBudusaranai
Thank youThank you