Contemplating the Kalpa in the Art of Hirokazu Kosaka
Meher McArthur
14 November 2014
In Hindu and Buddhist cosmology, a kalpa is a very long period of time, a concept akin to the aeon. The term was first used
Buddhistdoor View: Interconnected Consumption
Buddhistdoor Global
7 November 2014
Perhaps you are reading this editorial on your mobile phone and are looking to upgrade to a new model. The Fairphone, made by a Netherlands-based
Buddhistdoor View: Unattached Involvement
Buddhistdoor Global
24 October 2014
The demonstrations in Hong Kong continue to drag on. Not long after they started, reports began to cover the involvement of Christian leaders in student
The Online Neighborhood: Exploring Buddhism and Social Media
Naushin Ahmed
17 October 2014
Like. Share. Retweet. Pin it. Social media has infiltrated the lives of just about everyone who has a solid internet connection and time to casually
Buddhistdoor View: Death and Immortality
Buddhistdoor Global
10 October 2014
The world of dew Is the world of dew And yet, and yet . . . — Issa (1763–1828) All sentient beings fear death. Many
Art and Conservation Form a Critical Part of Buddhist Studies
Raymond Lam
3 October 2014
The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Centre for Buddhist Art and Conservation at the Courtauld Institute of Art will soon celebrate the first year
Buddhist Global Relief: Overcoming Adversity, One Step at a Time
Naushin Ahmed
26 September 2014
“I am so happy to be working in my home village. Here, I can be a role model and will help the children and families
Buddhistdoor View: The Purpose of Learning
Buddhistdoor Global
26 September 2014
Since leaving her post as Kyrgyzstan’s interim president in 2011, Roza Otunbayeva has devoted herself to philanthropic services for her country. One of these is
Buddhistdoor View: Prisons and Buddhists
Buddhistdoor Global
12 September 2014
Lewis Lancaster and his longtime friend Danny Tam are the dynamic duo of Buddhist prison visitation. In an interview with this website in 2013, the
Buddhistdoor View: Fiction and Buddhism
Buddhistdoor Global
29 August 2014
Why should a Buddhist invest emotionally in any fictional character? We are attached enough to our own and others’ identities as it is. Yet a
Buddhistdoor View: Palestine and Israel
Buddhistdoor Global
15 August 2014
The Polish historian Isaac Deutscher offered a famous analogy for the creation of the Israeli nation: a Jewish man leaps from a burning building and
Buddhistdoor View: Heritage Conservation
Buddhistdoor Global
1 August 2014
The Buddhist site of Mes Aynak in Afghanistan is doomed in its current state. It is one of the most important heritage sites of Central