Buddhism 101.

Introduction.

I have deleted my poor attempt to introduce Buddhism. Instead I have now added a link to a far better one. It is particularly aimed at Western readers. Web: http://www.lioncity.net/buddhism/index.php?act=Attach&type=post&id=15541

Further Reading.

Hope, Jane and Van Loon, Borin. (1998). Introducing Buddha. Icon Books.
Humphreys, Christmas. (1985). Zen: A Way of Life. Hodder and Stoughton.
Keown, Damien. (2004). Oxford Dictionary of Buddhism. OED.
Thompson, Mel. (2000). 101 Key Ideas: Buddhism. Hodder and Stoughton.

Buddhanet's introduction to Buddhism. Web: http://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/basic-guide.htm
“About Buddhism”. Web: http://buddhism.about.com/
The Wikipedia. Web: http://www.wikipedia.org