Introducing a new column on the teachings of Theravada Buddhism

A meditation on the path to conflict resolution and interfaith harmony

Awakening respect and compassion for all sentient beings

A new paradigm for peace

Charting changing attitudes towards animal rights in a Buddhist nation

The novelists that are bringing Buddhist themes to life

A Brief History of the Formation of the Land of Bliss   According to the Infinite Life Sutra, in the era of Lokeshvararaja Tathagata, there was once a king who left his royal family and became

“Modern Japan simply was cyberpunk. The Japanese themselves knew it and delighted in it. I remember my first glimpse of Shibuya, when one of the young Tokyo journalists who had ta

Editor's note: This feature was first published in the now-retired Bodhi Journal, Issue 14, December 2009. Āsava(s) together with latent tendencies (anusaya), fetters (saṃyojana) and hindrances (

How to balance patience with our desire to do good in the world