Beauty and Memory
Joseph Houseal
1 April 2016
It is a choice to remember life in beautiful ways. Dance is an art made of life itself. The human body as medium contains within
Beauty and Sadness: Reflections on a Japanese Noh Play
Joseph Houseal
4 March 2016
The Wheel of Life and Death is a central concept and image in Buddhist understanding. Escaping the Wheel of Life and Death is a Buddhist
Dance at Dunhuang: Part Three – The Sogdian Whirl
Joseph Houseal
8 January 2016
Sogdian merchants were the leading tradesmen working the Silk Road. Sogdiana was a kingdom-state, of which the legendary city Samarakand was the symbolic and cultural
“The Great Light of Compassion” (大慈悲光明) Expressed in Goryeo Water-moon Avalokiteshvara Paintings
Soyon Kang
4 December 2015
Formalistic characteristics of Goryeo Water-moon Avalokiteshvara paintings This article explores the authentic beauty and iconographical meaning of the Water-moon Avalokiteshvara paintings of the Korean Goryeo
Venerable Hin Hung is the monk the 21st Century needs
Raymond Lam
4 March 2013
In a recent Hong Kong University seminar titled “Buddhism’s position in the 21st Century” (?G???@?@?????k???w??), Ven. Hin Hung and his guests (Ven. Dhammapala, author Leung Man Tao, and upasako Walter
Welcome to Buddhistdoor
The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Press
1 January 2013
The teachings and practices of the Buddha have been propagated for over 2500 years and have spread throughout the globe. In spite of the enormous
Culture and Creativity: Take a Hint from the Buddha
Raymond Lam
7 March 2011
These days, it is almost impossible not to associate culture and sophistication, such as refined tastes in music, literature, sculpture or fine dining with “creativity.”
What’s Your Aesthetic? Celebrating Buddhist Culture and Beauty
Buddhistdoor Global
25 February 2011
Perhaps in theory, Buddhists have no concern for or have transcended aesthetic beauty. But on the ground, there is nothing more inspiring and nothing more
What inspires you most about your faith?
Raymond Lam
2 November 2009
A religion is an entire package of learning, inner cultivation and purification, but I feel that there is always something at the centre of an