A Concern for Beauty
Joseph Houseal
17 July 2015
The earthquakes in Nepal were not merely geological—some of humanity’s oldest symbols got jumbled and tumbled. Mount Everest and the Kathmandu Valley have been wonders
Dharma Screenings: Buddhist Film and Pop Culture—Bringing Buddhism to Creative Media
Raymond Lam
17 July 2015
In this three-part series, we explore the Buddhist presence in pop culture media. We first reviewed Toei Animation’s Buddha 2, and in our second entry we
Monkeys, Catfish, and Demons in Priest’s Clothing: The Buddhist Roots and Themes of Japanese “Otsu-e” Folk Painting
Meher McArthur
10 July 2015
In Japan during the Edo period (1600–1868), many people traveled on foot between the military capital, Edo (modern Tokyo), and the ancient imperial capital, Kyoto.
Creating Space
Heather Sanche
10 July 2015
As my husband Jason and I prepared to welcome Adelaide into our lives nearly ten months ago, I thought about the kind of home we
Can Amitabha-recitation Help One to Overcome Lust?
Alan Kwan
10 July 2015
The question of lust in Pure Land practice For a Pure Land practitioner, the simple answer to the question of whether Amitabha-recitation can help one
Buddhistdoor View: Illusion and Insight in Secular Literature
Buddhistdoor Global
10 July 2015
Last Saturday, 4 July, was the 239th anniversary of America’s Declaration of Independence. But it was also the 150th anniversary of something far more whimsical:
Shifting Stones, Shaping the Past: Sculpture from the Buddhist Stupas of Andhra Pradesh – Book Review
Donald Stadtner
10 July 2015
The exciting and thought-provoking new book “Shifting Stones, Shaping the Past: Sculpture from the Buddhist Stupas of Andhra Pradesh,” by University of Illinois assistant professor
Buddhist Art of Myanmar – Exhibition Review
Heidi Tan
10 July 2015
Whilst many museums around the world have historically collected works of art from Myanmar, few have mounted exhibitions dedicated to the Buddhist art of that
The Life Story of Ani Zamba Chozom: Part Eight – Brazil
Frances McDonald
3 July 2015
Ani Zamba Chozom was one of the first Westerners to be ordained as a Buddhist nun. Born in England in 1948, a serious illness as
From the Heartland to a New Epicenter: Conceiving the Indian Buddhist Patriarchs in China – Book Review
Raymond Lam
3 July 2015
It is not always easy to imagine the intentions of those who write hagiography, which is formally defined as the biography of a saint or
Is Life Suffering? The Four Noble Truths in Daily Life: Part One
Sister Ocean
3 July 2015
When I first came across Buddhism, I heard that the First Noble Truth was “Life is suffering.” I quickly dismissed Buddhism as a pessimistic philosophy.
Approaching Vajrayana – Part Two: Ground Tantra and Blessing
Jakob Leschly
3 July 2015
In the first instalment* of this four-part series, we looked at how we can gradually eliminate the causes of suffering and confusion through the Sutra