Love Letter to the Earth – Book Review
Roz Keep
21 August 2015
A Hong Kong resident for many years, over the summer I have been visiting friends and family in the UK. One of the highlights was
The Kanheri Caves, Mumbai: A Precious Monument to Buddhist Civilization
BD Dipananda
14 August 2015
Mumbai, the country’s largest city and its commercial capital, is a captivating contradiction—at once the epitome of urban beauty in modern India, yet home to
A Thangka Painting Project of the Chöd Pacification of Suffering Practice
Dakini As Art, Laura Santi
14 August 2015
In the US, where I’m from, the words “healthcare” and “healing” carry very specific impressions: white-coated doctors, antiseptic rooms, pharmaceuticals . . . and fear.
The 16th Karmapa Remembered—An Interview with Ngödup Burkhar
Frances McDonald
14 August 2015
Ngödup Burkhar has served as translator to His Holiness the 16th Karmapa and other masters in the Karma Kagyu lineage since the early 1970s. Born
Dancers in High Places
Joseph Houseal
14 August 2015
The dancing mind is another mind. In Vajrayana Buddhist Cham, dance is yoga, the dancing mind the whole point—the center of the experience. Monk-dancers are
Conscientious Compassion—Bhikkhu Bodhi on Climate Change, Social Justice, and Saving the World
Raymond Lam
14 August 2015
American scholar and Theravada monk Venerable Bhikkhu Bodhi might not receive the same high-profile press coverage as the Roman Catholic Church’s charismatic standard-bearer Pope Francis,
An Unusual Sutra Revealed
Alan Kwan
7 August 2015
If a competition were held to select the most popular sutra in Buddhism, the following sutras would very likely be among those nominated: The Heart Sutra.
I Want What I Want When I Want It! The Four Noble Truths in Daily Life: Part Two
Sister Ocean
7 August 2015
The second of the Buddha’s Four Noble Truths is about the origin of suffering—namely, craving. While many other causes of suffering may appear in our
Hiroshima’s Hibaku Jizo
Meher McArthur
7 August 2015
In Japanese temples or along the sides of roads, small stone statues of the Buddhist deity Jizo are a common sight. According to Japanese Buddhist
Being Present with Revulsion: A Bath-time Story . . .
Heather Sanche
7 August 2015
Years ago on Bali’s remote northern shore, surrounded by frogs filling the air with a deafening cacophony of song, I was introduced to the six dakini teachings
Buddhistdoor View: Buddhist Dimensions of Inside Out
Buddhistdoor Global
7 August 2015
When a children’s movie catches the attention of one of the most respected writers in contemporary Western philosophy, it can only mean that the movie
The UKABS Annual Conference 2015
Elsa Lau
31 July 2015
Paying tribute to Ian Harris and Lance Cousins The UKABS (United Kingdom Association of Buddhist Studies) annual conference this year was held from 15–16 July