Robert Aitken: From POW to Zen Master
Victor M. Parachin
15 February 2023
Looking back on the life of an American immersed in Zen: a representative of the post-war union of Japanese Zen and American culture
Buddhist Scholar Duncan Ryuken Williams Wins Prestigious Grawemeyer Religion Prize
Justin Whitaker
14 December 2021
Williams documented the sorrows, hopes, and lives of many of the 125,000 people of Japanese ancestry imprisoned in the United States during WWII
UPDATE: Buddhist Temple in Los Angeles to Rebuild after Vandalism, Fundraising Effort
Justin Whitaker
1 April 2021
Temple leaders stress need to maintain a welcoming…
Buddhist Temple in Los Angeles Vandalized amid Rise in Hate Crimes
Justin Whitaker
2 March 2021
LA’s oldest Japanese Buddhist temple sustained only minor…
Shambhala Mountain Center in Colorado Loses Buildings to Wildfire
Justin Whitaker
6 October 2020
Despite losses, key structures survived the blaze
Popular American Buddhist Teacher Lama Surya Das Admits to Sexual Relationships with Students
Justin Whitaker
6 August 2020
Recent investigative report details past abuses and…
Vivid Realizations: A Journey Through Buddhist Art
Cynthia Moku
28 July 2020
Letting Buddhist art turn us to our own goodness and joy
Vietnamese Buddhists in California and New York Manufacture Face Shields for Hospitals in Need
Justin Whitaker
12 May 2020
Monastics and laity from two temples put compassion into…
Zen Buddhist Priest Arrested at Natural Gas Pipeline Protest in Oregon
Justin Whitaker
29 November 2019
Pipeline would only add to the growing climate crisis…
Wisdom Mind Network Hosts Historic Black Wisdom Online Summit
Nina Müller
17 September 2019
Dharma insights in today’s racial, social, and political..
New Vietnamese Buddhist Temple Opens in Louisville, Kentucky
Justin Whitaker
3 September 2019
Center to offer courses on Buddhism and meditation…
What American Buddhism Looks Like: Solidarity for Immigrants at Fort Sill
Duncan Ryuken Williams
20 August 2019
Healing past traumas by standing up for migrant…