Buddhist Global Relief: Overcoming Adversity, One Step at a Time
Naushin Ahmed
26 September 2014
“I am so happy to be working in my home village. Here, I can be a role model and will help the children and families
Pure Land Buddhism: Merging Faith and Reason
Raymond Lam
26 September 2014
“What does Athens have to do with Jerusalem?” scoffed the early church writer Tertullian, and in so uttering drew the battle lines between reason and
Buddhistdoor View: The Purpose of Learning
Buddhistdoor Global
26 September 2014
Since leaving her post as Kyrgyzstan’s interim president in 2011, Roza Otunbayeva has devoted herself to philanthropic services for her country. One of these is
The Importance of the Five Precepts: An Interview with Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche
Kalyaanmitra Arun
26 September 2014
At the age of 63, the Tibetan Vajrayana master Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche travels the globe sharing the timeless teachings of the Buddha. When at his
Dharma Eye: A Unique Buddhist Photographer Collective
Dharma Eye, Crina Radu
19 September 2014
In fall 2007, in the company of Venerable Tsoknyi Rinpoche and a group of his students, photographer Michael Ash made a pilgrimage across Tibet to
Dakini Power: Buddhist Women Speak Out
Caitlin Dwyer
19 September 2014
Bent on enlightenment, wrathful and playful, a dakini seduces, wills, and tugs practitioners toward wisdom. Dakini Power, a recent book by German journalist Michaela Haas, explores the feminine dakini ideal
Celebrity Spotlight: The Lightning-fast Buddhist
Naushin Ahmed
19 September 2014
In today’s action-packed cinema, it is almost de rigueur to see a computer-generated alien take over the world in a fierce battle between the human
The Light of the Lotus Moon: The Art and Wisdom of Otagaki Rengetsu
Meher McArthur
19 September 2014
“Fluttering Merrily” by Otagaki Rengetsu, Japan, 1840s–50s, calligraphy and painting in ink on paper mounted as a hanging scroll; Private Collection, Switzerland
“What is This?”: Seon Practice in the Korean Tradition
Martine Batchelor
19 September 2014
After I became a nun in Korea in 1975, I visited a number of Taiwanese Buddhist temples and Japanese Zen temples. This made me realize
Scholars of Life: Three Friends Explore Buddhism
Naushin Ahmed
12 September 2014
Those of us who have been fortunate enough to experience university know the life-long value and countless adventures it holds. The notorious freshman fifteen, fraternities
Buddhistdoor View: Prisons and Buddhists
Buddhistdoor Global
12 September 2014
Lewis Lancaster and his longtime friend Danny Tam are the dynamic duo of Buddhist prison visitation. In an interview with this website in 2013, the
The Hidden Meaning of “Sincere Mind”
Alan Kwan
12 September 2014
The Importance of “Sincere Mind” “Sincere Mind” is the first of the “Three States of Mind,” in other words, “Sincere Mind,” “Deep Mind,” and “Mind