Beginner’s Mind: Three Dogs
Loupgarou Whitesides
25 April 2025
A college student in the United States ponders the implications of karma, duhkha, and samsara in the lives of three furry bodhisattvas-to-be
Humility and Respect for the Buddha’s Word: Believing and Accepting the Teaching
Alan Kwan
22 April 2025
Alan Kwan presents a case for understanding the Pure Land scriptures on their own terms: as vehicles to Amitabha Buddha
Growing Up with the Dharma: A Window into Middle Way School
Sarah C. Beasley
8 April 2025
An introduction to North America’s few Dharma-based educational opportunities for children
Beginner’s Mind: Heterodoxy, Pluralism, or Buddhist Economics?
Huang Xinlei
29 March 2025
A college student in the United States shares their perspective on the path toward more sustainable frameworks for economic development
To Hell or to Heaven?
Prof. David Dale Holmes
20 March 2025
Prof. David Holmes shares one of the Buddha’s teachings from the Niraya Sutta concerning good and bad actions in life.
Dr. Carmela Simioli: A Voice of Buddhist Studies and Tibetology at the University of Naples “L’Orientale”
Raymond Lam
14 March 2025
The Italian academic tradition of Buddhist studies is vibrant with veteran names and contributions from emerging scholars
The Language of the Cosmos: Pythagoras and the Mathematics of Life
Tiffani Gyatso
12 March 2025
Tiffani Gyatso casts her artist’s eye on the intricacies of sacred geometry and the language of numbers
Beginner’s Mind: Brutally Frugal to Reluctantly Indulgent: How the US Is Changing My Spending Habits
VySa Nguyen
1 March 2025
A college student in the United States offers some reflections on frugality and self-indulgence in the consumerist culture of US society.
Dharma Drum Mountain’s Threefold Education: A Conversation with Ven. Yan He
Craig C Lewis
24 February 2025
BDG speaks with Ven. Yan He about Dharma Drum Mountain’s unique approach to Dharmic cultivation and practice, combining academic, public, and social care education.
Buddhica Hispanica: The Growing Subculture of Hispanophone Buddhism in Europe and the Americas
Raymond Lam
14 February 2025
Buddhism is attracting growing interest in the Spanish-speaking world, and Buddhistdoor is best positioned to cover its developments
Pure Land-Zen Dual Cultivation in 13th Century Vietnam and Today
An Tran
23 January 2025
An Tran explores the history and practice of Buddhist syncretism in Vietnam
Alexander the Great and the Buddha: A Cross-Cultural Evolution
Rebecca Wong
16 January 2025
Rebecca Wong’s interview with Prof. Georgios Halkias reveals striking mutual influences between Buddhism and the Hellenistic legacy