Book Review: Thriving in Crisis: Buddhism and Political Disruption in China, 1522–1620
Raymond Lam
21 September 2020
A monograph that questions old assumptions about Buddhism’s decline in the late Ming Dynasty
Love Story in a Buddhist Cave: The Grottoes of Maijishan
Gigi Hui
29 June 2020
A high point of religious art in a golden age of Buddhism
The Loss of Pure Land Scriptures in the Late Tang Dharma-Persecution
Alan Kwan
28 April 2020
How a fateful persecution decimated Pure Land…
Of Scriptures and Enchantment: An Interview with Sam van Schaik on a Grimoire of Magic Spells from Dunhuang
Raymond Lam
3 April 2020
Sam Van Schaik discusses the union of Buddhism and magic in a groundbreaking study of Dunhuang traditions
Book Review: Chinese Pure Land Buddhism: Understanding a Tradition of Practice
Raymond Lam
19 March 2020
A landmark book on China’s Pure Land tradition
A Feast of Liberation: Tung Lin Kok Yuen Canada Society’s shuilu fahui
Raymond Lam
18 April 2019
The ritual as pinnacle of Chinese Buddhism’s unique…
Lingyan Monastery: The Development of an Ancient Monastery in Contemporary China
Guoying Stacy Zhang
24 November 2018
Exploring one of China’s four greatest Buddhist…
Power and Beauty: Robert Wilson Takes On the Last Dynasty
Joseph Houseal
6 October 2018
When avant-garde theater and Chinese art collide
Into the 21st Century: The Educational Modernization of Chinese Buddhism
Venerable Rongdao
17 September 2018
Buddhist education and reform in China
Tangut Twilight: Living Buddhism in the City of Ghosts
Raymond Lam
9 August 2018
The mystical, haunting legacy of the Tanguts’…
Shanghai Authorities Keen to Protect Traditional Culture of Famed Longhua Buddhist Temple
Craig C Lewis
11 May 2018
Chan cultural heritage seen challenged by rapid…
The Cypress in the Courtyard: An Interview with Venerable Ming Hai
Michael Kwong
26 January 2018
An interview with Ven. Ming Hai, vice-president of the Buddhist Association of China and abbot of Bai Lin Temple