The Precept-bestowing Assembly at Eihei-ji
Gereon Kopf
29 August 2014
This is the first of a series of articles on Japanese Buddhism written by Gereon Kopf for Buddhistdoor. When I was teaching at the University
Beyond All Differences: Interview with Tina Turner and the Beyond Music Quartet
Raymond Lam
29 August 2014
Moving “beyond” religious, cultural, and social differences, the Beyond project is an interfaith musical series created by four women: a “Baptist-Buddhist,” a Hindu, a Christian, and a Tibetan Buddhist. So
Developing the Virtue of Faith
Alan Kwan
29 August 2014
The Faith Approach and the Wisdom Approach Pure Land Buddhism is a teaching of deliverance by other-power for rebirth in the Land of Bliss, not a teaching
Inspiration at Wat Pho Temple, Bangkok
BD Dipananda
29 August 2014
This summer, I was fortunate to have made a short visit to Thailand, a country that is home to thousands of Buddhist temples of wondrous
Celebrity Spotlight: Richard Gere—A Movie Star and Buddhist Spokesperson
Naushin Ahmed
27 August 2014
Julia Roberts’s enigmatic smile is perhaps one of the best highlights of the film Pretty Woman. But for a lot of us, Richard Gere’s charm is
HH Penor Rinpoche Remembered
Tinley Fynn
22 August 2014
Following the passing into parinirvana of the beloved master, His Holiness Penor Rinpoche, on the evening of 27 March 2009, prayers for his swift rebirth were chanted
Buddhist Film Foundation: Preserving and Promoting Buddhist Films
Naushin Ahmed
22 August 2014
Since its creation in 2000, the Buddhist Film Foundation (BFF) has been a cornerstone for Buddhist-themed cinema. The foundation strives to uphold Buddhism in film,
Vodka With My Tantra: Life in Buddhist Russia, 2014
Raymond Lam
22 August 2014
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
Stitching as Meditation in the Pieced-Silk Thangkas of Leslie Rinchen-Wongmo
Meher McArthur
22 August 2014
Just over 20 years ago, Leslie Freilich left southern California to work in Dharamsala, India, as an economic development volunteer for Tibetan refugees. She was
Learning from Venerable (Pangjang) Kusan Sunim
Martine Batchelor
22 August 2014
I arrived in Songgwangsa (one of the oldest Seon, or Zen, temples in South Korea) in 1975 on the first day of the biggest ceremony of
“Buddhist Voices from the Land of Rivers:” In Conversation with Venerable Buddhadatta
John Cannon
22 August 2014
This is the second article in our series “Buddhist Voices from the Land of Rivers.” Here, John Cannon converses with Venerable Buddhadatta from Wonmyung Meditation
The Metta of Meals
Luisa (Lulu) Cook
15 August 2014
What would the practice of metta look like if we applied it to eating? The cultivation of an attitude of unconditional friendliness, or metta practice,