A Small and Precious Miracle
Sister Ocean
4 November 2016
My first meditation retreat was in 2004, in Ladakh, northern India, at the far western end of the Himalayas. Our meditation hall was an army
The Buddhist Roots of Japanese Flower Arrangement
Meher McArthur
28 October 2016
One of the most widely practiced of all Japanese art forms is ikebana, or flower arrangement. The word “ikebana” literally means “living flowers,” suggesting that while
Sage Advice for Your Child: The Now I Know Storybooks by Sally Devorsine
Lizzy Grindey
28 October 2016
Imagine you could give your child the kind of wise spiritual instruction provided to a young Tibetan lama. The kind of instruction that nurtures a
Book Review: Wendy Garling’s Stars at Dawn
Caitlin Dwyer
28 October 2016
Imagine this: a young woman, heavily pregnant and in labor, makes the journey to a grove of trees sacred to the local goddess. The village
Exploring Buddhism’s Tensions With Modernity: An Interview with Prof. David McMahan
Raymond Lam
28 October 2016
David McMahan is professor of Religious Studies at Franklin & Marshall College, Pennsylvania. In recent years he has offered the Buddhist Studies community a more
The Cause of Assured Rebirth in Amitabha’s Pure Land, Part 2
Alan Kwan
28 October 2016
Causes of rebirth in different realms With regard to my previous article* discussing the cause of assured rebirth in Amitabha’s Pure Land, many readers were surprised
Healing the Wounds of War with Love and Compassion
Shuyin
21 October 2016
On 30 April 1975, the Vietnam War ended. Over 2 million people were killed and countless more were injured or missing. Today, more than 40
Connecting the Spirit with Love Through Authentic Art
Tiffani Gyatso
21 October 2016
Spirit is without name, without form. Spirit does not occupy a specific place, but is everywhere at the same time. Spirit is beyond of the
Buddhism and Creative Writing, Part Two
David Brazier
21 October 2016
James Sanford and his colleagues in their wonderful volume Flowing Traces (Sanford et al 1992, p.3) point out that “Buddhism’s beginnings in Japan had the arts at
Huayan Buddhists on Equality in Diverse Societies
Dr. Erik Hammerstrom
21 October 2016
It is said that the Buddha taught 84,000 different methods for the liberation of sentient beings because of the diversity of sentient beings in their
Buddhistdoor View: The Complexities of Buddhist Conversion and the Indian Dalit Movement
Buddhistdoor Global
21 October 2016
It is commonly held that converting to a religion for reasons other than personal spiritual conviction or awakening is unethical and unseemly. Reading about Christian
The Hanging Sculptures of the Little Western Paradise
Guoying Stacy Zhang
14 October 2016
Qianfo’an (千佛庵), the Temple of One Thousand Buddhas, better known as Xiaoxitian (小西天) or the Little Western Paradise, is located in present-day Xi County, Linfen