The Daily Practice of a Modern Chinese Buddhist Nun: Learning Chan and Leaving Home
Ven. Chang-Hwa, Ph.D.
15 September 2017
Crossroads, challenges, and dilemmas in the practice of…
The Daily Practice of a Modern Chinese Buddhist Nun: Meeting Master Sheng-Yen and Taking the Bodhisattva Vows
Ven. Chang-Hwa, Ph.D.
18 August 2017
I was introduced to the Chan Meditation Center in New York in 1997, when I came to work as a volunteer for almost a month.
The Daily Practice of a Modern Chinese Buddhist Nun: Becoming a Nun and the Practice of Amitabha Recitation
Ven. Chang-Hwa, Ph.D.
14 July 2017
The first instalment of our brand new column Chan in…
Wisdom of a Chan Master: How Master Dejian Let Go of His Fear
Chi Tsai
23 June 2017
Master Dejian is the 18th generation master of the Yonghuatang* of Shaolin Temple, a successor of what is known as Shaolin Chanwuyi, and the abbot of
The Applied Chan Teachings of Master Lin-Chi
Gilbert M. Gutierrez
16 June 2017
It is often said in Chan literature that there are 84,000 doors to the practice and 84,000 obstructions. The door that resonates with my practice
Buddhistdoor View: Mahayana Buddhism’s Unique Place in History and Chinese Civilization
Buddhistdoor Global
13 January 2017
Pristine Pure Land teacher Master Jingzong (b. 1966) once wrote about why he would not want to be born anywhere else except in China: “For all
Meditations in Light by Echo Lew
Meher McArthur
30 September 2016
In 2006, Taiwanese-American artist Echo Lew (b.1951) was visiting Shanghai from his home near Los Angeles. One night, he found himself standing on a street
Approaching Chan, Part 3: The Methods of Lingji’s Huatou and Caodong’s Silent Illumination
Ven. Chang-Hwa, Ph.D.
23 September 2016
By the early 20th century, Chan Buddhism had declined and diminished in China. As the Dharma heir of both the Caodong and Lingji lineages, Master
Approaching Chan, Part 2: The Two Streams of Chan Contemplative Practices
Ven. Guo-Xing
26 August 2016
When Chan Buddhist practices were first transmitted to China, they were the same as those practiced in India. Over time, however, the contemplative practices (禪觀)
When There is Here. A Monk Returns Home to a New Awakening
Malcolm Hunt
19 August 2016
The small van drove through the archway of the monastery where I had been ordained and spent four years of my life as a monk.
Approaching Chan, Part 1
Ven. Guo-Xing
29 July 2016
This article is the first in a series of three that seeks to explain some of the subtleties of Chan Buddhism for newcomers to the
The Lion Hut of Empty Cloud
Eric Johns
17 June 2016
In October 2013, while on retreat at Zhen Ru Chan Monastery in China’s Jiangxi Province, I met a Chan master named Wu Xuan. He was