The Fengxian Temple and Wu Zetian’s Esoteric Legacy
Samantha Li
18 October 2023
China’s first and only female emperor, Wu Zetian, left behind a remarkable legacy of esoteric and Huayan Buddhism and beyond
Faeries, Dakinis, Nuns, and Mikos, Part Three
Joseph Houseal
9 September 2023
Joseph Houseal explores the mysteries of esoteric ritual dance in Japan, and profiles practitioner Elizabeth Tinsley
Buddhistdoor View: Buddhism in Asia: A Constant Amid Divergences and Tensions?
Buddhistdoor Global
3 June 2023
How a new entry by Japan into UNESCO’s Memory of the World register demonstrates Buddhism’s uniting power and potential for Asian countries
Entangled in Indra’s Net
Gereon Kopf
21 December 2022
Diving fully into Mahayana Buddhist philosophy in order to connect deeply with contemporary intercultural and interfaith encounters
Where Mountains Fly: A Shugendo Documentary, Part 2
Alena Eckelmann
15 July 2022
A conversation with filmmakers Carina and Sandra Roth on the practice of Shugendo in Japan
Where Mountains Fly: A Shugendo Documentary, Part 1
Alena Eckelmann
15 June 2022
A conversation with filmmakers Carina and Sandra Roth on the practice of Shugendo in Japan
Book Review: Esoteric Theravada: The Story of the Forgotten Meditation Tradition of Southeast Asia
Raymond Lam
24 August 2021
A welcome addition to the scholarship of pre-modern Theravada
The Tibetan “Songs of Realization”
Oscar Carrera
27 April 2021
Music as a medium of awakening
Connecting the Past and Present of Shugendo – The Revival of Japan’s Ancient Mountain Ascetic Tradition, Part One
Alena Eckelmann
3 December 2020
Nurturing the roots of an ancient tradition
Tibetan Buddhist Monk Geshe Jampa Gyatso Reported to Have Attained a State of Thukdam
Craig C Lewis
21 August 2020
Scientists examine Geshe Gyatso’s condition during the…
Japanese Buddhism 101: The Search for the Buddha
Gereon Kopf
23 August 2019
Doctrinal Buddhist beliefs and practices in Japan
Science and the Rainbow Body, Part 2: Template for a New Body-Mind
Asa Hershoff
8 August 2019
Insights into the process of personal evolution