Childhood Pets, Animals, and Kindness
Summer Adams
7 April 2017
I often think about what I most wish for my children in this life. As a mother who tries to follow the Buddha’s teachings, I
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
Family Matters: Taking Turns Parenting in Retreat
Summer Adams
3 March 2017
During the months of January and February (culminating with Losar, the Tibetan New Year), the Buddhist center where we live hosts a series of teaching
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
Being a Buddhist Parent during Christmas
Summer Adams
2 December 2016
When my eldest daughter, Amaya, was four she started attending an afternoon daycare center in town. It was during that same year when, one afternoon
Rainy Day Contemplations on Suffering
Summer Adams
9 September 2016
It’s pouring with rain outside and my youngest daughter is in bed with a fever. I thought that we had escaped southern Brazil’s winter flu
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
Reflections from a Mother on the Path
Summer Adams
17 June 2016
In order to cultivate impartial compassion on the Buddhist path, we contemplate again and again that at some point in time, all beings have been
Buddhist Frontiers: At the Edges of the Buddhist World
buddhistdoor
25 December 2015
The idea for this special issue originated a year or so ago in our editorial chief executive’s office on the ground floor of Wang Fat Ching She, the Buddhist temple in Hong Kong where Buddhistdoor Global is based.
Zu Lai Temple: The Largest Buddhist Temple in South America
Venerable Miao You
21 December 2015
Brazil’s Zu Lai Temple is the first branch of Fo Guang…
A Conversation with Ani Zamba, Part Three: Coming Unstuck
Frances McDonald
27 November 2015
Earlier this year, Buddhistdoor published the life story of Ani Zamba Chozom in eight weekly parts.* One of the first Westerners to be ordained as
A Conversation with Ani Zamba, Part Two: Benefiting Others
Frances McDonald
20 November 2015
Earlier this year, Buddhistdoor published the life story of Ani Zamba Chozom in eight weekly parts.* One of the first Westerners to be ordained as