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.

See a glossary of terms relevant to the Buddhist faith.

AccessToInsight.org posts John Bullitt’s “A Glossary of Pali and Buddhist Terms.”

The International Buddhist Society has a mission to “propagate Buddhism through its practice, and to educate all sentient beings on how to attain Enlightenment and purification of the mind.”

The International Association of Buddhist Studies (IABS) is an organization dedicated to the promotion and support of Buddhist studies with “scientific research and communication as preeminent objectives.”