The Buddha’s Path to Peace
Jungto Society
17 February 2025
Dharma teachings from Ven. Pomnyun Sunim on the bodhisattva path toward peace and reconciliation
Engaged Buddhism: The Bodhisattva Path to Gender Equality in Thailand
Craig C Lewis
6 February 2025
In the wake of Thailand’s landmark Marriage Equality Act, BDG spoke with a key figure in the drive for social equality: Buddhist activist Hua Boonyapisomparn
Ven. Pomnyun Sunim Inaugurates New Schools for Vulnerable Communities in the Philippines
Craig C Lewis
3 January 2025
The revered Korean Dharma master Ven. Pomnyun Sunim traveled to the Philippines from 12–18 December to officially inaugurate new schools on Mindanao.
Japanese Monk Surei Sasai Leads Buddhist Revival Effort in India
Justin Whitaker
21 November 2024
At a Nagpur ceremony, 89-year-old Shurei Sasai inspires 15,000 converts to embrace Buddhism and challenge India’s caste system.
Be Free from Suffering
Jungto Society
22 January 2024
Ven. Pomnyun Sunim gives a Dharma teaching on self-examination on the path to liberation from suffering
Book Review: The Making of American Buddhism
Hozan Alan Senauke
26 August 2023
Hozan Alan Senauke explores the insights and implications for Buddhism in the US raised in a remarkable new book by Scott A. Mitchell
California Woman Could Take Buddhist Temple Dispute to Supreme Court
Justin Whitaker
11 July 2023
MiaoLan Lee is fighting to keep her Buddhist temple, which city officials say violates building codes and must be demolished
Ambedkar in Seattle: The Annihilation of Caste
Hozan Alan Senauke
6 March 2023
The radical Buddhist vision of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar and his living legacy in the 21st century
Seattle Becomes the First US City to Bar Caste Discrimination
Justin Whitaker
23 February 2023
Caste discrimination has existed for millennia in South Asia, despite efforts from reformers such as B.R. Ambedkar, and it is following many people around the world
The Path of Engaged Buddhism in a Divided World: An Interview with Ven. Pomnyun Sunim
Craig C Lewis
8 December 2022
The Korean Seon master Ven. Pomnyun Sunim shares his perspective on engaged Buddhist in the recent 20th Biennial Conference of the International Network of Engaged Buddhists
Korean Buddhist Monks Hold Conference Denouncing Perceived Discrimination
Justin Whitaker
25 January 2022
Thousands of Jogye Order monastics continue pressure on the government to address perceived biases
Buddhists and Hindus in the UK Call for a Ban on “Conversion Therapy”
Justin Whitaker
22 June 2021
The practice, deemed harmful and unethical, is under…