Two Ways to See Amitabha Buddha
Alan Kwan
4 September 2015
“To see the Buddha” means “to achieve samadhi” In the Contemplation Sutra, Queen Vaidehi requests that the Buddha teach her how to be reborn in the
Buddhistdoor View: India’s Buddhist Diplomacy
Buddhistdoor Global
4 September 2015
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi has been making waves among commentators, analysts, and Buddhism watchers for his unusually active incorporation of Buddhism into his cultural
Zen Buddhist Aesthetics in the Works of Joanne Julian
Meher McArthur
4 September 2015
A mixed-media work on paper depicting a jet-black raven emerging from a bold black splash of ink poetically and powerfully exemplifies the work of Los
Reflections from the 14th Sakyadhita International Conference: Nurturing the Theravada Bhikkhuni Sangha
Munissara Bhikkhuni
28 August 2015
At a Sakyadhita conference, you are in the company of a lot of “firsts” in Buddhism. You might find yourself sharing a meal with one
Sayadaw Ashin Nanujjotabhivamsa: “Meditation is the cool water that extinguishes the fire of suffering”
Raymond Lam
28 August 2015
A reserved and quiet monastic from Myanmar, Sayadaw Ashin Nanujjotabhivamsa is most at home talking about the principles and practice of the Dhamma rather than
The Wonders of Kham and Larung Gar, Part Two
Victoria Knobloch
28 August 2015
Last spring, Victoria traveled overland from Chengdu to Larung Gar Buddhist Institutue in the traditional Tibetan region of Kham. Part One* of her account describes
Heritage Cannot Wait: The Matho Museum Project
Nathalie Paarlberg
28 August 2015
At 7 p.m., Lotos the 11-year-old mini-monk dashes up the stairs, his red robes billowing out behind him. He makes his way onto the monastery
Rethinking Life Release
Shuyin
27 August 2015
In recent years, the Buddhist practice of life release, or in Chinese, fangsheng (放生), has become a highly contentious topic, pitting life release advocates against environmentalists, animal
Approaching Vajrayana – Part Three: Path Tantra
Jakob Leschly
27 August 2015
Having previously established the context of Vajrayana in relation to the general Buddhist teachings and Buddha nature as the premise of its path,* this third
Art as Buddhist Practice—A Portrait of Tsunma Jamyang Donma
Harsha Menon, MA, MFA
21 August 2015
“Sacred art is created in order to awaken our experience of the true reality. It should not remain unattended on a wall or shelf. We
Buddhistdoor View: Forgiveness and Repentance
Buddhistdoor Global
21 August 2015
There are many heartrending monuments at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, such as the Children’s Peace Monument dedicated to the children that perished from the
Shakyamuni Buddha’s Responses to the Three Requests of Queen Vaidehi
Alan Kwan
21 August 2015
A typical understanding of the afterlife and a poor knowledge of the Pure Land The Land of Bliss, one of the Buddha’s splendid pure lands