The Zu Lai Temple is a Fo Guang Shan (Mountain of Light Buddha) Buddhist temple located in Brazil. The denomination has its distant roots in Mahayana Buddhism, whose tradition emphasizes that the Buddha nature is within every living being.

The Maitreya Foundation is a nonprofit organization that develops activities, projects and publications to promote Buddhism on an international scale.

The World Association of Buddhism works to re-establish and confirm the philosophies and practices of Buddhism across the globe. The organization provides educational resources such as classes, projects and histories on Buddhism.

Read world scriptures on honesty.

Read world scriptures on lying.

Robert L. Brown is a professor of art history at the University of California, Los Angeles. He has written about Buddhism, asceticism, health and the body.

James J. Hughes is the executive director of the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies, as well as a bioethicist and sociologist at the University of Massachusetts Boston.

The Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture provides educational resources on religions around the world, including each of their different practices, beliefs and histories. It is based in Kolkata, India.

Read an online English translation of Buddhist text by Harischandra Kaviratna. The site includes illustrations, glossary and appendix. It is sponsored by Theosophical University Press.