Lessons from a history of religious engagement and American politics

An insightful new column from a distinguished teacher

Facing down injustice

Our new columnist seeks a more enlightened view of technology

Working toward collective liberation

The changing face of Japanese Buddhism

A Buddhist nun in Australia takes the road less traveled to a meaningful monastic life

The second of the Buddha's Four Noble Truths

A good deal of contemporary Buddhist literature exists that confronts unhealthy and deluded ideas of romantic and sexual love. Today’s popular media and advertising certainly peddles a distorted

Dr. Ahangamage Tudor Ariyaratne embodies patient but unwavering activism in a frail body of 83 years. The instant I shook his wrinkled hand at his residence, I felt I was with someone who could truly

A new perspective on learning for children

Review of Michaela Haas' book on the Buddhist feminine

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 emeritus professor of East Asian languages at UC Ber

The fact that thousands of dalits are embracing Buddhism is great news for any lover of non-violence, and for the Buddhist community in particular. It reaffirms the idea that Buddhism is the last refu