New Korean Buddhist Temple to Open in Bodh Gaya, India
Justin Whitaker
19 May 2022
New temple will be part of a broad initiative by the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism to revive Buddhism in Korea
Does Buddhism Hold the Instincts for War?
Brian Daizen Victoria
18 May 2022
War and peace As Buddhists observe the latest manifestations of the pain and suffering of war—in Ukraine, Yemen, and elsewhere—many seek, as an expression of
The Dry Lake
Lluís Nansen Salas
28 March 2022
An intimate account of the rise and decline of one of Europe’s first centers of Zen Buddhism
Afghanistan’s Mes Aynak Archaeological Site Threatened as Mining Talks Resume
Craig Lewis
16 March 2022
Negotiations between Afghanistan’s new Taliban government and China’s state-owned China Metallurgical Group Corp. (MCC) and its publicly listed subsidiary Metallurgical Corp. of China are underway
Nabji, Part One: Bearing Relics
Joseph Houseal
12 March 2022
Beginning a new series on the ancient cultural and Buddhist heritage of Nabji in Bhutan
Association of Korean Buddhist Orders Publishes Buddhist National Treasures of Korea
Craig Lewis
11 March 2022
The Association of Korean Buddhist Orders has announced the publication of Buddhist National Treasures of Korea. This new 480-page volume of cultural heritage catalogues the
Self and Other: Practicing Welfare for Individual and Community
Dipen Barua
25 February 2022
The Buddha’s teaching was, on the surface, aimed at wandering mendicants (Skt: sramana). Yet it differed drastically from the sramanic religious movements that came before,
Women in Shugendo: Supporters, Leaders, or Both? Part 1
Alena Eckelmann
11 February 2022
Understanding the historical and contemporary role of women in Japan’s Shugendo tradition
Simpson College Adds Buddhist Studies Professor Thanks to Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Grant
Justin Whitaker
8 February 2022
Iowa college to have a full-time Buddhist studies professor for the first time thanks to foundation funding
Okina, an Endless Blessing from Long Ago
Joseph Houseal
15 January 2022
Exploring an ancient Japanese art form heralding peace and abundance
Plans Underway to Complete Buddhist Pilgrimage Site in Nagarjuna Sagar, Central India
Justin Whitaker
4 January 2022
After five years of development, the site housing meditation halls, a Buddhist University, museum, and hospital plans to open soon
Book Review: Steven Heine’s Dogen
Nina Müller
21 December 2021
A scholar brings us the life and context of one of Zen’s greatest figures