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RSS How to and Info
What is RSS?
In brief, RSS feeds are a way to get notified of new content on the web, but unlike social media platforms you only see exactly and everything you subscribe to. No filters, no ads, no spam.
More From wikipedia (click to read)
RSS (RDF ( Resource Description Framework) Site Summary or Really Simple Syndication) is a web feed that allows users and applications to access updates to websites in a standardized, computer-readable format. These feeds can, for example, allow a user to keep track of many different websites in a single news aggregator. The news aggregator will automatically check the RSS feed for new content, allowing the list to be automatically passed from website to website or from website to user. This passing of content is called web syndication. Websites usually use RSS feeds to publish frequently updated information, such as blog entries, news headlines, or episodes of audio and video series. RSS is also used to distribute podcasts. An RSS document (called “feed”, “web feed”, or “channel”) includes full or summarized text, and metadata, like publishing date and author’s name.
A standard XML ( Extensible Markup Language) file format ensures compatibility with many different machines/programs. RSS feeds also benefit users who want to receive timely updates from favourite websites or to aggregate data from many sites.
Subscribing to a website RSS removes the need for the user to manually check the website for new content. Instead, their browser constantly monitors the site and informs the user of any updates. The browser can also be commanded to automatically download the new data for the user.
RSS feed data is presented to users using software called a news aggregator. This aggregator can be built into a website, installed on a desktop computer, or installed on a mobile device. Users subscribe to feeds either by entering a feed’s URI (Uniform Resource Identifier) into the reader or by clicking on the browser’s feed icon. The RSS reader checks the user’s feeds regularly for new information and can automatically download it, if that function is enabled. The reader also provides a user interface.
RSS Software & alternatives
You’ll need some way to work with an RSS feed since they can’t be read by humans directly. This could be a stand alone app, a browser plugin, a web based service, or an automated email subscription. They all have advantages and disadvantages. On desktop, a browser plugin may be the easiest.
Standalone software
- Thunderbird (crossplatform desktop application) Using RSS
iMac and iOS
Android Apps
- Podcast Republic (a combined RSS Reader and Podcast App)
Browser plugins
RSS to email
Many services like this exist. You tell the the feed you want and they send you an email when something is published. Some are supported by ads.
RSS Feeds related to Buddhism
To get notified when new content is added to your favorite website, add their feed to your reader. Below are the RSS feeds for some popular Buddhist websites.
Note: Clicking on any of these links will give you strange results. They can only be used by putting them into an RSS reader. If you try to open them in your browser you may even get a security risk warning. Don’t worry. Using them in a feed reader app works just fine.
Early Buddhist Texts
- Latest posts on D&D https://discourse.suttacentral.net/latest.rss
- Posts to this thread (just as an example of a single thread feed) https://discourse.suttacentral.net/t/wiki-buddhist-rss-feeds/22253.rss
- Reading Faithfully https://readingfaithfully.org/feed
- RF’s Daily Sutta https://daily.readingfaithfully.org/feed/
- News about Bhante Anandajoti’s work http://dharma-records.buddhasasana.net/feed
- Dharma Pearls (@cdpatton’s work) https://blog.dharmapearls.net/feed/
Theravada
- Alliance for Bhikkhunis https://www.bhikkhuni.net/feed/
- The Fourth Messenger https://www.fourthmessenger.org/feed
- /r/Theravada https://www.reddit.com/r/theravada/.rss
General Buddhism
- New questions on Buddhism StackExchange https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/feeds
- /r/Buddhism https://www.reddit.com/r/Buddhism/.rss
- /r/EarlyBuddhism https://www.reddit.com/r/EarlyBuddhism/.rss
- /r/NewBuddhists https://www.reddit.com/r/NewBuddhists/.rss - an opportunity for advocacy of Theravada, Early Buddhist Texts, etc.
- The Open Buddhist University (run by @Khemarato.bhikkhu)
- The blog: https://buddhistuniversity.net/feed.xml
- All the content feeds are listed here
Individual monastics
- Bhante @Subharo https://bhikkhu.ca/feed.xml
- Bhante Dhammika http://budblooms.org/feed/
- Bhikkhu Anandajoti http://dharma-records.buddhasasana.net/feed
- Ajahn Thanissaro (new translations, books & talks) http://www.dhammatalks.org/dhammatalks.rss
- Bhikkhu Cintita https://bhikkhucintita.wordpress.com/feed
Tibetan Buddhism
- Lotsawa House https://www.lotsawahouse.org/rss.xml
Buddhism News
- Lion’s Roar https://www.lionsroar.com/feed/
- Tricycle: The Buddhist Review http://tricycle.org/feed/
- The Guardian | Buddhism https://www.theguardian.com/world/buddhism/rss
- Dharma Documentaries https://dharma-documentaries.net/feed
- MetaFilter: Buddhism http://www.metafilter.com/tags/Buddhism/rss
- Buddhistdoor {temporarily out of service while they rebuild their site}
Podcasts
- The Wisdom Podcast http://learn.wisdompubs.org/podcast/feed/podcast/
- New Books in Buddhist Studies https://feeds.megaphone.fm/LIT8948303572
- Tricycle Talks Podcast https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:128206746/sounds.rss
- Ajahn Jayasaro’s Talks in English Podcast https://www.jayasaro.panyaprateep.org/files/audiovideo/podcasts/DhammaTalks.xml
- all DharmaSeed recordings: https://dharmaseed.org/feeds/recordings/
- Individual teachers can also be subscribed to separately via the rss icon next to their name.
Youtube Channels
Every YouTube channel has an RSS feed. Here are some to get you started. Here is an article on how to find the feed.
- Colombo Dhamma Friends https://www.youtube.com/feeds/videos.xml?channel_id=UCMtitpyQAszelu8ucqsuOZg
- Sasanarakkha Buddhist Sanctuary https://www.youtube.com/feeds/videos.xml?channel_id=UCKuh3qbFFF6vthufpjvKUXw
Monasteries
- Abhayagiri News http://feed.abhayagiri.org/abhayagiri-news
- Aloka Vihara https://alokavihara.org/feed/
- Buddhist Society of Western Australia https://bswa.org//feed
- Charlotte Buddhist Vihara https://www.charlottebuddhistvihara.org/feed/
- Colombo Dhamma Friends https://www.serenecolombo.org/feed/
- Lokantara https://lokanta.github.io/atom.xml [it’s there but broken! Bhante @sujato]
- Temple Forest Monastery https://jetavana.squarespace.com/news?format=rss
Publishers
- Shambhala Pubs https://www.shambhala.com//feed
- Wisdom https://wisdomexperience.org/feed/
Academic
- Buddhist Studies Review https://journals.equinoxpub.com/BSR/gateway/plugin/WebFeedGatewayPlugin/rss
- Association for Asian Studies https://www.asianstudies.org/feed/
- Hong Kong University’s Buddhist Studies Department http://hub.hku.hk/feed/rss_2.0/10722/50080
- Lumbini Museum https://lumbinimuseum.org/feed/
- Journal of the International Association of Buddhist Studies https://poj.peeters-leuven.be/RSS/JIABS.xml
- H-Buddhism: Discussions https://networks.h-net.org/node/6060/discussions/rss.xml
- H-Buddhism: Reviews https://networks.h-net.org/node/6060/reviews/rss.xml
- TandFOnline: Contemporary Buddhism: An Interdisciplinary Journal https://www.tandfonline.com/feed/rss/rcbh20 (Note: Not an open access journal. Most articles will require institutional access)
- Journal of Buddhist Ethics RSS Feed https://blogs.dickinson.edu/buddhistethics/feed/
- Journal of Global Buddhism https://www.globalbuddhism.org/gateway/plugin/WebFeedGatewayPlugin/atom
- Journal of the International Association of Buddhist Studies https://poj.peeters-leuven.be/RSS/JIABS.xml
- Journal of the Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies http://www.jocbs.org/index.php/jocbs/gateway/plugin/WebFeedGatewayPlugin/rss2