Adding to the shift towards online teaching events and learning communities already taken by Buddhist magazines Tricycle and Shambhala Sun as well as groups like the Peacemaker Institute and Prison Dharma Network, two other purely online Dharma media groups are elaborating web-based study initiatives as well.

The Elephant Journal started as a magazine in Boulder, CO and eventually switched to a purely online format. It posted yesterday that it will initiate an online study of the Bhagavad Gita. They say the initial responses were positive. The second group is Buddhist Geeks. They started as a podcast by some (relativity) young practitioners and recently expanded to include an online magazine. ... read more and comment