Emptiness: The Hand of Avalokita and Nagarjuna
Nina Müller
1 July 2010
A few weeks ago, a fellow classmate concluded that if everything is empty, then words themselves are empty; so why even talk about it? This
The Ethical Significance of the Buddhist Doctrine of Non-self (anattā)
Ven. Nyanabodhi
1 July 2010
Anatta or non-self is one of the three characteristics of the phenomenal existence. It is the unique and central teaching of Buddhism. According to this doctrine
The Logic of Rebirth
Alastair Gornall
1 May 2010
This article develops on some of the points made in my previous discussion on Yogacara Buddhism’s philosophy of language. Last week I explained that in
Rebirth without a self – a real stumbling block
Dr. Robert Law
18 April 2010
Introduction For people who try to adopt a scholastic approach to Buddhism, the issue of “rebirth” often poses a vexing problem. Initially, one may try
A Liberating Realization
Mariusz Popieluch
1 May 2009
When as an undergraduate philosophy student, I was to write on the concept of self-identity, naturally my thoughts traversed the extensive literature covering the topic
The Sacred Alphabets – A Photo Journal of Siddham characters in China and Japan
Mārgadarshana
1 March 2009
Siddham, according to Prof. Wang Bangwei of Peking University, refers to a specific type of script used in ancient India; in China, it refers more
The Importance of Reliable Authority and Guidance
Mariusz Popieluch
1 February 2009
The title seems obvious enough. That’s why a closer look at the phenomenon of potential misidentification of authoritative figures will be treated here, the mechanisms
Logical Tolerance in Buddhism
Mariusz Popieluch
1 January 2009
Problems with bivalent logic The father of classical logic in the Western tradition, Aristotle, had already noticed that in order to save the law of excluded
Cyberkaya: Buddhism’s Place in a Future of High-tech Cyberspace
Ittoku
1 July 2008
Buddhism is a vast religious and philosophical organism that has breathed 2,600 years of history. It gave birth to the oldest religious institution in the