The Conflict of Tradition Versus Innovation
Asa Hershoff
7 March 2024
Asa Hershoff offers a commentary on modernism versus tradition for Buddhist practitioners
Dalai Lama Inaugurates Four-Day International Sangha Forum in Bodh Gaya, India
Justin Whitaker
28 December 2023
Dalai Lama stresses that developing virtue is essential in our difficult times
Pavarana: The Theravada Tradition of Launching Sky Lanterns
Dipen Barua
19 October 2022
The lighting and releasing of sky lanterns as an ancient Buddhist festival marking the end of the rains retreat
Be Inspired
Joseph Houseal
9 January 2021
The path toward artistic practice, personal growth, and transformation
UNESCO Lists Korea’s Buddhist Lantern Festival as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Craig Lewis
4 January 2021
Yeondeunghoe festival of light celebrates the birth of the…
Changing Perceptions: Reflections on the View of Theravada as the “Lesser Vehicle”
Harsha Menon, MA, MFA
4 January 2019
Ven. Upali Sraman illuminates some…
Thailand Celebrates Start of Buddhist Rains Retreat and King’s Birthday
BD Dipananda
3 August 2018
People throughout the country engage in…
“This Mind is the Buddha”* — Being Religious (in Japan)
Gereon Kopf
30 June 2018
Between immanence and transcendence
Along the Path of the Buddha: Buddhism in Bulgaria
Lyudmila Klasanova
21 April 2017
Bulgaria, situated in southeastern Europe, is a country blessed with a fascinatingly rich cultural heritage dating back to around 6000 BCE (the first Bulgarian state was established in
The Kalachakra Effect — Why is the Kalachakra Initiation So Popular?
Zuzi Griffiths Cernakova
24 March 2017
Insights into one of Tibetan Buddhism’s most captivating…
Finding Excellence, Part 5: A Buddhist Land
Joseph Houseal
11 November 2016
There are not so many places left on Earth where the population is virtually 100 per cent Tantric Buddhist. Spiti Valley in Himachal Pradesh, India,