Buddhism in China: Crisis and Hope
Master Jingzong
24 January 2018
A 2015 essay by Master Jingzong on the problems and opportunities faced by Chinese Buddhism today
Buddhism in China Today: An Adaptable Present, a Hopeful Future
Buddhistdoor Global
22 January 2018
An analysis of Buddhism’s newfound status, progress, and tensions in a China that embraces religion
Buddhistdoor View: Revisiting Resolutions for Buddhist Media in 2018
Buddhistdoor Global
6 January 2018
A Noble Eightfold Path for the press and the media
Awakening is Still Lifetimes Away
Vanessa Sasson
4 December 2017
I was sparring in karate class. We were doing our usual thing, fighting each other happily as Kyokushin karatekas tend to do, smacking each other around in
The Religion of the Future
Anam Thubten Rinpoche
21 July 2017
A recent report by the Washington, DC-based Pew Research Center projects that some of the world’s major religions are going to expand, with the notable
The Impossibility of Outsourcing Happiness
Dr. Ernest Chi-Hin Ng
21 April 2017
Outsourcing is not a modern invention. Throughout human history, we have been outsourcing our problems and pains through the extensive use of tools, natural resources,
Taxing the Robots and Other Externalities
Dr. Ernest Chi-Hin Ng
17 March 2017
Technological developments have contributed enormously to the improvement of human living conditions, replacing physical labor with machines and expanding mental capacity with computer automation. Nevertheless,
Exploring Buddhism’s Tensions With Modernity: An Interview with Prof. David McMahan
Raymond Lam
28 October 2016
David McMahan is professor of Religious Studies at Franklin & Marshall College, Pennsylvania. In recent years he has offered the Buddhist Studies community a more
Conscientious Compassion—Bhikkhu Bodhi on Climate Change, Social Justice, and Saving the World
Raymond Lam
14 August 2015
American scholar and Theravada monk Venerable Bhikkhu Bodhi might not receive the same high-profile press coverage as the Roman Catholic Church’s charismatic standard-bearer Pope Francis,
“Wisdom 2.0”: Hacking Buddhism to Make a Better Samsara
Dorje Kirsten
20 March 2015
As I approach the magnificently remodeled San Francisco Marriott in Union Square, I become keenly aware of the vast differences in karmic circumstances that exist
Herbie Hancock: Jazz, Grammy Awards, and Nichiren Buddhism
Naushin Ahmed
21 November 2014
“Chameleon,” “Watermelon Man,” “I Thought it was You,” “Rockit,” “Cantaloupe Island,” . . . if any of these titles sound familiar, the name Herbie Hancock
The Buddha Image: Branding, Commercialization, Denigration?
Raymond Lam
19 May 2014
There is a lounge bistro bar in downtown Brisbane called Jade Buddha. I was studying theology at university when I first went there. We were