Sites about Buddhism and SŌtŌ Zen
Atlanta Sōtō Zen Center
– The organization with which we’re affiliated. See also Silent Thunder Order, below
BuddhaNet
– Worldwide Buddhist information and education network
Buddhism
– An excellent introduction from the BBC
Buddhist Gateway
– Your Buddhist home on the Internet
Digital Zendo
– Website about Zen Buddhist practice
Mount Adams Zen Buddhist Temple
– Features a biography of Rev Dr Sōyū Matsuoka Rōshi
The Pluralism Project of Harvard University
– An excellent database of religious centers throughout the United States
Sangha of the Compassionate Heart
– A group in the tradition of Rev Dr Sōyū Matsuoka Rōshi
Shambhala Sun Online
– A Buddhist inspired magazine
Shōbōgenzō Online – Free PDFs of Dōgen Zenji’s masterwork in English translation
Available from
Bukkyō Dendō Kyōkai
(BDK), translated by Nishijima and Cross. Translations of other works are also available for free download
Available from
Shasta Abbey
, translated by Rev Master Hubert Nearman. Many other works about Zen and meditation are also available for free download
Silent Thunder Order
– Umbrella organization of the Atlanta Sōtō Zen Center
Sōtōshū Shūmuchō
– World headquarters of the Sōtō Zen School (in English)
Sweeping Zen
– The Zen Buddhism database
Tricycle
– The Buddhist review
Wisdom Publications
– Publisher of many books on Zen and Buddhism
The Zen Buddhist Temple of Chicago
– Features a biography of Rev Dr Sōyū Matsuoka Rōshi
The Zen Site
– Part of the
Zen Buddhism Virtual Library