China’s pollution continues to affect countries across the world, despite the accelerated growth of its renewable energy industry and President Xi Jinping’s estimable pledge with
Whether by the titanic mountains of the Himalayan range or the weird, lonely, lunar expanse of the plateau itself, it is not unusual to feel
Parts of this story I have told many times to friends and to strangers, both. It gives me much pleasure to recall it and to
There are few better examples of the Mongolian Buddhist heritage than Ikh Khüree, known today as none other than Ulaanbaatar itself, the country’s capital. A
What is next after we place our faith in Amitabha’s deliverance? One is considered to have established the two kinds of deep faith when one
Tsering Everest is the resident lama at Chagdud Gonpa Odsal Ling, a Vajrayana Buddhist center in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Originally from the United States, for
Whether it is his unconventional performance art, his photography, or his sculpture, Chinese artist Zhang Huan’s remarkable repertoire is rebellious, eccentric, controversial—and spiritual, particularly in
Economics plays a significant role in the lives of the majority of ordinary people. A number of teachings of the Buddha that relate to material
Since the Meiji restoration in the 19th century, Buddhism in Japan has seen the development of a third category of practitioner in addition to the
From 12–14 December 2014, Rome played host to the 14th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates, held every year since 1999. Last year’s event was
I was born into a middle-class family in North London in 1955. I have mild dyslexia, so even though I got into grammar school I
One of my aspirations as a journalist of religion is to explore how to better recount and share the teachings of Buddhism with more people.
