Chinese Buddhist Communities Celebrate Laba Festival
BD Dipananda
26 January 2018
Traditional festival is observed by visiting…
The Iconography of Nagas, Part One: Serpentine Folklore from the Abyssal Chasm
Tilly Campbell-Allen
17 November 2017
Exploring the myth and lore of the majestic and mystic…
SGI and Environmental Care: Nurturing Bodhisattvas Who Will Help Save the Planet
Joan Anderson
6 November 2017
A perspective that focuses on interconnectedness, or…
Stepping Up to the Plate: An Invitation to Open Your Heart to Nature and Walk the Talk
Barbara Maas
14 July 2017
How biophilia can help heal planetary biodiversity
Happiness, Expectations, and Learning to be Losers: An Interview with Ajahn Brahm
Anne Wisman
2 June 2017
Buddhistdoor Global recently had an opportunity to sit down for an interview with Ajahn Brahm, abbot of Bodhinyana Monastery near the Australian city of Perth, and
Humanistic Buddhism in Australia and Beyond: An Interview with Venerable Dr. Juewei
buddhistdoor
26 May 2017
As an active member of the Fo Guang Shan Buddhist order, Venerable Dr. Juewei (覺瑋) is a lecturer of Applied Buddhist Studies and the director
Venerable Hāsapañña: Finding Contentment in Solitude
Caitlin Dwyer
28 April 2017
Just 45 minutes outside of Perth, the state capital of Western Australia, lies a sprawling acreage of dry forest. Fires can scorch the forest in
Planetary Healing: Buddhism and World Ecology
Buddhistdoor Global
17 March 2017
From biodiversity loss to desertification, from veganism and vegetarianism to green energy, environmental issues
The Buddhism of Forks or Chopsticks
Malcolm Hunt
29 December 2016
Translating Pure Land Buddhism into an…
Tradition and Innovation: Chinese Buddhism Beyond Asia
buddhistdoor
29 December 2016
This year’s special issue discusses how Chinese Buddhism, one of the oldest and most influential East Asian expressions of the universal Dharma
An Afternoon with Ajahn Sujato: Personal Courage and Restoring the Sangha’s Moral Purpose
Raymond Lam
9 December 2016
The tall and robust teacher of Ajahn Chah’s forest tradition speaks with a typically blokeish Aussie accent, however the words of wisdom and compassion he
The 2,600th Anniversary of the Global Bhikkhuni Sangha and Fourfold Sangha of the Buddha
Ayya Tathaloka
9 September 2016
Between the full moon of September 2016 and the full moon of September 2017 there will be worldwide commemorations of the 2600th anniversary of the