Tung Lin Kok Yuen Canada Society: A Warm and Venerable Buddhist Presence in the Heart of Vancouver
Raymond Lam
29 December 2016
How to bring Chinese Buddhism and culture to…
The Reopening of the Kanjing Royal Cave Temple at China’s Longmen Grottoes
BD Dipananda
11 March 2016
The Longmen Grottoes, whose name translates into English as “Dragon’s Gate Grottoes,” are located along a one-kilometer stretch of cliffs on either side of the
A Thousand Buddhas on My Body: A Miao Girl’s Festival Attire
Raymond Lam
15 April 2014
Every now and then, one encounters an item of human culture that is so striking and poignant that one sincerely believes there is nothing else
Vanishing Virtues: The Spirituality of China’s Ethnic Minorities
Raymond Lam
15 April 2014
In Chi Zhijian’s (遲子建) The Last Quarter of the Moon (额尔古纳河右岸), it is not inter-tribal conflict or the natural elements of snow and storm that destroy the
Mythic Symbols of Fortune and Character
Ven. Dao Ran
2 October 2013
Since the parasol tree was believed to be appealing to the phoenix, the Chinese people venerated it as an auspicious symbol. There are records dating
The Chinese Buddhist Encyclopedia
Cathy Ziengs
20 March 2013
To meet the man named Vello Väärtnõu is to encounter a personal force with a steady burn of passion and strong sense of mission and
A Tour of China – A Series (3): Shenzhen Retreat, Nov. 2012
Eric Johns
11 March 2013
Editor’s note: Eric Johns (Dharma name: Hin Lic) is a lay Buddhist who chronicled his retreats and visits to masters in China throughout the latter months
A Tour of China – A Series (2)
Eric Johns
2 March 2013
Monday, 29th October We then went to the nearby villa which had belonged to Chairman Mao. It is now a fairly plain and simple museum
A Tour of China – A Series (1)
Eric Johns
27 February 2013
Editor’s note: Eric Johns is a lay Buddhist who was born in North London in 1955. He left school at 14 and made handcrafts for a living
The Travelogues of Red Pine: Journeys across China with Bill Porter
Raymond Lam
4 January 2013
It was at a meeting with the Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation’s chairman that I was first acquainted with Bill Porter. Robert Y.C. Ho had introduced
On a Quiet Stony Path to the Glade’s Hut: A Review of “Road to Heaven”
Raymond Lam
2 January 2013
“The Tao never changes. What we eat and wear has changed, but the Tao hasn’t changed. There have been advances in science and society, but
Change of Location
Frank
1 February 2012
Our first Chinese New Year in Vancouver after an absence of many years proved to be both educational and amusing. Educational because we had to