Saint Petersburg’s only Vajrayana temple stands proudly by the northern bank of the chilly Greater Nevka, at the corner of Primorsky Prospect-Maritime Avenue and Lipovaya Alley. Datsan
Has there ever been a civilization that invented a script, only to deliberately conceal its contents and meaning? This is precisely the mystery of the
Do religious ideas inspire art, or does the yearning to express art kindle faith? Wendy Yeo R.W.S.W. (Royal Watercolour Society of Wales) has enjoyed a
Several years ago, at the end of one of Professor Richard Gombrich’s seminars in Hong Kong, he was asked a question from several members of
It has been a busy couple of years for one of Europe’s most renowned Tibetan musicians. Recently, the master of contemporary Tibetan mantras completed an
“I named the shop after my father, in a manner of speaking,” reflects Cynthia Hui. The founder and current Marketing Manager of Han Li (?~?)
Few of us undergo a truly religious experience. Many who do, pass a new milestone in their lives and emerge with a transformed vision of
I’ve recently returned from a Dunhuang tour led by Mrs. Mei-yin Lee, one of Hong Kong’s most sought-after guides and thinkers on Chinese culture. There
The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Dissertation Fellowships in Buddhist Studies are a series of grants awarded to some of the most intriguing studies
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“Buddhism never went extinct in India,” declares the Director of Nava Nalanda Mahavihara a Pali institute in Bihar. Dr. R. Panth is referring to one
(First published on May 23) A gentleman of culture is ideally one well travelled. But a government official who facilitates friendship between two countries has
