Driving at Night
Sister Ocean
26 February 2016
The American novelist E. L. Doctorow once wrote that writing is “like driving a car at night: you never see further than your headlights, but
Buddhistdoor View: Enjoyment without Attachment
Buddhistdoor Global
19 February 2016
For many, enjoyment is the primary objective in life. Modern advances in science, technology, and medicine mean that the fortunate among us no longer need
Building Bridges in New York: An Interview with Venerable Bhante Hennbunne Kondanna
Heli Rantaniemi-David
19 February 2016
Venerable Bhante Hennbunne Kondanna is the abbot of Staten Island Buddhist Vihara in New York City. He took novice ordination in Sri Lanka in 1968,
Curiosity and Doubt: The Spiritual Career of Judith Simmer-Brown
Caitlin Dwyer
19 February 2016
Small-town Nebraska is about as far from India as a person can get, but for Buddhist scholar and acharya Judith Simmer-Brown, who grew up there,
Evidence Based on Sutras, Commentaries, and Accounts
Alan Kwan
19 February 2016
The teachings of Pure Land Buddhism are easy to practice but difficult to believe in At the end of the Amitabha Sutra, Shakyamuni Buddha observes that
The Meditative Mosaics of Lee Kwanwoo
Meher McArthur
19 February 2016
From several yards away, the image is instantly recognizable—the head of the Buddha gazing downwards as if deep in meditation, floating on a background of
Myanmar’s Public Health Care System: Filling the Gaps
Shuyin
12 February 2016
The ambulance pulls up at the gates of Htantabin Monastery in Myanmar’s capital, Naypyidaw, where Sayadaw Kaywala waits patiently. As the door opens, he bends
Monastic Seminaries and the Chinese Dream, Part Two: United Fronts and Common Goals
Raymond Lam
12 February 2016
In this two-part interview with Douglas Gildow, a dissertation fellow of The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Program in Buddhist Studies, we take a
Moghalmari Buddhist Monastery: A Notable Heritage Site in West Bengal
BD Dipananda
12 February 2016
The village of Moghalmari in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal is a site of historical and archaeological significance that reflects the colorful history
Buddhistdoor View: A Buddhist Vision of Media and Journalism
Buddhistdoor Global
5 February 2016
The new and critically acclaimed cinematic drama Spotlight tells the story of the team of investigative journalists that exposed the Catholic Church’s cover-up of more than 70
Self-Expression of the No-Self
Joseph Houseal
5 February 2016
Meditation is like dancing inasmuch as the experience is entirely individual. The body becomes the laboratory for energetic exercises, and the embodiment of prescribed shapes.
Approaching Vajrayana – Part Four: A Tale of Two Sciences
Jakob Leschly
5 February 2016
This final installment in our four-part series “Approaching Vajrayana”* addresses an issue common to all of Buddhism: how its science is perceived, and how it