Chinese Maritime Silk Road Hub Quanzhou Sees Record Rise in Visitors
Raymond Lam
20 March 2025
The maritime silk road city of Quanzhou is home to important Buddhist temples and an array of diverse religious sites
Dharma Drum Mountain’s Threefold Education: A Conversation with Ven. Yan He
Craig C Lewis
24 February 2025
BDG speaks with Ven. Yan He about Dharma Drum Mountain’s unique approach to Dharmic cultivation and practice, combining academic, public, and social care education.
Engaged Buddhism: Taiwan’s Ling Jiou Mountain Buddhist Society Launches Medical Assistance Program in Nepal
Craig C Lewis
11 September 2024
Ling Jiou Mountain Buddhist Society launched a large-scale medical assistance program in Nepal in collaboration with medical institutions in Taiwan.
Straight to the Heart: The Contemporary Legacy of Zongmi’s Huayan-Chan Fusion
Samantha Li
14 September 2023
Huayan might no longer be a thing as an institution, but its influence in popular Chan Buddhism lives on in China thanks to Zongmi
What or Who Is a Buddha?
Gereon Kopf
10 August 2021
Exploring the meaning of buddhahood in the Japanese Buddhist tradition
Book Review: Silent Illumination: A Chan Buddhist Path to Natural Awakening
Raymond Lam
9 July 2021
A comprehensive look at the thought of Hongzhi Zhengjue
Book Review – China Root: Taoism, Chan, and Original Zen
Raymond Lam
9 October 2020
A bold take on Chan thought’s “pre-Buddhist” antecedents and influence on formal Chinese Buddhism
Chan/Zen Buddhism and Carmelite Spirituality, Interreligious Encounter in Ávila, Spain, July 2020
Daniel Millet Gil
26 September 2019
Chan/Zen and Carmelite conference to be held on…
The Revival of Meditation in China: A Seven-day Retreat at Yuquan Monastery
Guoying Stacy Zhang
22 October 2018
A meditation journal
Uploaded 22 Oct 2018
Master Hin Hung: Pioneering Modern Buddhist Studies in Hong Kong
Tsering Namgyal
3 September 2018
Inception of a Buddhist legacy
Head Monk of South Korea’s Jogye Order Steps Down
Anne Wisman
22 August 2018
Decision follows vote of no confidence by the order’s…
Head of Korea’s Jogye Order to Step Down over Corruption Allegations
Craig C Lewis
2 August 2018
Ven. Seoljeong to resign before emergency…