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 C 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,
Curating the Shwedagon Pagoda Museum in Myanmar
Heidi Tan
29 July 2016
The pagodas of Myanmar are tangible, physical expressions of the vast accumulations of merit (Burmese: kutho, also known as hpon) by the Buddhist communities that support
The Immortals: Faces of the Incredible in Buddhist Burma – Book Review
Sarah Carmichael
23 October 2015
“Tuesday, September 30, 2003, 7:00 pm. The apartment, which is located on an avenue running along the moat of Mandalay’s palace, is suddenly plunged into