Down-to-Earth Metta
Mettamorphsis
10 July 2024
Our loving-kindness practitioner invites us to see the earth as a living being worthy of a part in our metta meditation
Unainpūrā Sukhlāl Subedār Maṭha: A Forgotten Historical Buddhist Site in Bangladesh
Sanjoy Barua Chowdhury
2 July 2024
This little-known Buddhist monastery in Chittagong has been an important site of meditation since the 16th century
Book Review: A History of Uyghur Buddhism
Raymond Lam
26 June 2024
Filling a critical void in the scholarly literature, Elverskog offers a fascinating and wide ranging account of Buddhism’s impact on Uyghur culture as well as the Uyghur contribution to Buddhism
Buddhistdoor View: Celebrating the Many Lifetimes of the Bodhisattva in the Jatakas
Buddhistdoor Global
1 June 2024
Exploring the meaning of Vesak as a trans-lifetime celebration of the Buddha’s final rebirth, and the many that came before
Circles of Life and Death, Part One: Recalling Thich Nhat Hanh and Black Elk
Sarah C. Beasley
25 May 2024
In our busy and difficult modern lives, we forget that life flows in circles. But the wisdom of our teachers can bring us back to that essential truth and harmony
Buddhists Bring Karmic Healing to Antioch, California
Sensei Alex Kakuyo
21 March 2024
A gathering of Buddhists from across the US aimed to draw attention to violence against Asian Americans and to honor those who have worked for greater equity and peace
Gender Equity: Time to Wake Up!
Maia Duerr
20 March 2024
Mahapajapati deserves to be remembered as the founder of the great women’s community that remains to this day, and as a woman who stood up for gender equity, beginning work that is ongoing
From Traditional Roots to Modern Mindfulness: The Movement of Vipassana Meditation in the 20th Century
Dipen Barua
23 February 2024
Dipen Barua looks at the history and spread of vipassana meditation around the world, from the 19th century to today
Buddhistdoor View: Dharma as a Moral Order for International Relations
Buddhistdoor Global
3 February 2024
From Nehru to Modi, India’s Buddhist diplomacy invokes Ashoka’s ideal of conquest by Dharma and morality in international relations
What I Learned about Nepalese Art after the Kathmandu Art Biennale’s Opening
Raymond Lam
29 January 2024
The world of art sees Nepal and Nepalese artists see the world with MoNA’s Kathmandu Art Biennale: Spiritual Edition
Buddhistdoor View: Here Be Dragons – A Year of Transformation and Thunderstorms
Buddhistdoor Global
6 January 2024
This New Year of the dragon invites us to explore the Buddhist potentiality for unlimited change and positive transformation
From Nichiren to Ikeda: The Soka Gakkai’s Socially Engaged Buddhism
Dipen Barua
27 December 2023
From Nichiren to Daisaku Ikeda, this is the story of one of the largest and most influential lay Buddhist organizations in the world