The Dogma of the Buddhist Master’s Infallibility: A Reappraisal of “Buddhist Modernism”
The examples of Chögyam Trungpa and Sogyal Rinpoche
The examples of Chögyam Trungpa and Sogyal Rinpoche
A conversation with an icon of Canadian Buddhism
A long-time Vajrayana Buddhist practitioner, Helene Rein moves seamlessly between contemplation and immersion in the natural environment of tactile crafts. As a child growing up
Annie Bien was just 18 months when her family immigrated to the United States via New York. Coming from Hong Kong, the Bien family was
Seeking to make sense of Buddhism in North America quickly leads one on an exciting yet complex journey. Buddhism here carries with it 2,500 years
There is a Western Tibetan nun presently working to establish a Tibetan Buddhist nunnery in the US state of Maine. Khenmo Konchog Nyima Drolma is the
Buddhism has become an established part of the Western religious landscape, although as recently as the 20th century it was difficult for many people to imagine
In 1895, a British army officer published a book titled The Buddhism of Tibet: Or Lamaism, with Its Mystic Cults, Symbolism and Mythology, and in its
The inspiring story of the founding of Great Vow…
Buddhist expression in sound and beauty
In ancient Chinese literature, “the West” refers to India—the birthplace of Buddhism. Nowadays, as in most cultures across the globe, the West for the Chinese
Some eight miles (13 kilometers) outside of Jasper, a small town in the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas, a new Tibetan Buddhist community is taking root.