Plum Village in Hong Kong: Practice and Community
Ittoku
1 September 2011
Cities and the lives that are lived in them constitute a paradox. For many people, this has almost become a cliché. A city is theoretically
Notification of a Book on Contemporary Buddhism in Bangladesh
Rev. Upali
28 February 2011
Contemporary Buddhism in Bangladesh (167 pages) By Dr. Sukomal Chaudhuri Atisha Memorial Publishing Society Calcutta, India, 1982 An English scholar, student, or reader interested in
Koan or Huatou in Chinese Chan Buddhism
Weng Hon Wong
31 January 2011
Introduction Koan is a Chan case study that is to be intuitively contemplated to awaken Gnosis. It may be formatted in the forms of story,
A Photo Journal of Tantric Buddhism at Kenbisan
Mārgadarshana
24 January 2011
Kenbisan, or Sword Tail Mountain, is a popular hiking spot near Osaka. It is an easy climb not far from the city and may be
China’s Buddhist Pride: Consolidation and Custodianship of the Blessed One’s Heritage
Raymond Lam
1 October 2010
The Buddhist faith, despite coming from the Indic heartland is often seen as a ‘traditional’ faith in China. This has both negative and positive connotations.
“No Chicken Soup for the Soul”: Terrorism, Social Issues, Manila, and Buddhism
Raymond Lam
1 June 2010
Based in Hong Kong, Leung Man Tao is a respected commentator on a vast spectrum of social issues in China. After converting to Theravada Buddhism, he remarked: “Buddhism
The Overturned Alms Bowl: When One is Unworthy to Serve
Ittoku
1 May 2010
“The bowl may be overturned for a lay follower endowed with (any of) eight qualities: He/she strives for the monks’ material loss, strives for the
A Taste of Zen
Pastoral voices
16 April 2010
It is said that there are nearly 1,700 kung-an (Japanese: koan) that Zen masters used. In Zen, practitioners use kung-an as subjects for meditation until
The Sacred Alphabets – A Photo Journal of Siddham characters in China and Japan
Mārgadarshana
1 March 2009
Siddham, according to Prof. Wang Bangwei of Peking University, refers to a specific type of script used in ancient India; in China, it refers more
The Moon of Clear Mind
Pastoral voices
1 November 2008
“How can I get beyond just verbalizing the question, “What am I?” a student asked the Zen Master Seung Sahn Soen-sa. Soen-sa answered, “You want
Perspectives: The Buddha’s Law Among the Birds
Buddhistdoor Global
1 September 2008
Author: UnknownTranslation and Commentary by Edward Conze, 2002 edition No matter how frustrating or hopeless certain points in life may feel, two statements of faith