Book Review: Hakuin’s Song of Zazen
Raymond Lam
14 March 2024
Zen teacher Yamada Mumon Rōshi’s series of essays on Hakuin’s poem receives a rich and faithful English translation
Buddhistdoor View: Potential Directions for Western Buddhism and Global Dharma
Buddhistdoor Global
7 October 2023
Buddhism in the West faces political and philosophical challenges, but this is an opportune time for intellectual and theological renewal
Anagarika Dharmapala: Buddhist Revivalist, Global Missionary, Sinhalese Nationalist
Dipen Barua
23 August 2023
Revivalist, the earliest engaged Buddhist, a nationalist in religious garb, a Buddhist modernist . . Dharmapala was all these and much more
Buddhistdoor View: Elon Musk, Social Media, and the Buddhist Right
Buddhistdoor Global
3 December 2022
Elon Musk’s cryptic bedside image with a vajra ritual implement invokes an overlapping relationship between Western right-wing movements and reactionary convert communities
Nationalism: Collective Selves and the Promise of Buddhaland
Brian Daizen Victoria
30 September 2022
Looking at how Buddhism has treated nationalism, from ancient empires to modern countries and contemporary movements
Does Buddhism Hold the Instincts for War?
Brian Daizen Victoria
18 May 2022
War and peace As Buddhists observe the latest manifestations of the pain and suffering of war—in Ukraine, Yemen, and elsewhere—many seek, as an expression of
Fugitive Nationalist Buddhist Monk Surrenders to Police in Myanmar Ahead of Poll
Craig Lewis
4 November 2020
Ashin Wirathu remains defiant after almost 1-1/2 years on…
“Ultraman Buddha” Paintings Reveal Rifts in Thai Buddhism
Justin Whitaker
24 September 2019
Artworks have sparked debate on Buddhist images and..
Buddhistdoor View: Sri Lanka Needs a Holistic Strategy for Reconciliation
Buddhistdoor Global
29 May 2019
Reframing the role of Buddhism to promote lasting…
Myanmar Court Issues Arrest Warrant for Firebrand Buddhist Monk Wirathu
Craig Lewis
29 May 2019
Wirathu says he is ready to face the authorities
The Enemy Within
Anam Thubten Rinpoche
17 November 2018
Protecting the Buddhist tradition with kindness…
Sea of Suffering: The Rohingya and the Conundrum of Buddhist Terror
Hozan Alan Senauke
28 August 2018
Understanding the unfolding humanitarian…