Japan Seeks UNESCO Listing for 1,000-Year-Old Buddhist Documents
Craig C Lewis
19 November 2021
Two sets of ancient documents offer insights into the history of Buddhism in Japan
Connecting the Past and Present of Shugendo – The Revival of Japan’s Ancient Mountain Ascetic Tradition, Part Seven
Alena Eckelmann
17 November 2021
An interview with the makers of the video documentary Shugendo Now.
Socially Engaged Japanese Buddhist Nun Jakucho Setouchi Dies Aged 99
Craig C Lewis
15 November 2021
Prominent and outspoken socially engaged Buddhist nun was renowned as a writer, a translator, a feminist, and a peace activist
Codes of Conduct, Ways of Life
Joseph Houseal
13 November 2021
Secret texts of cultivated practices in movement traditions
Connecting the Past and Present of Shugendo – The Revival of Japan’s Ancient Mountain Ascetic Tradition, Part Six
Alena Eckelmann
19 October 2021
The modern-day legacy of En no Gyoja
Buddhistdoor View: Conflict Avoidance in the Defining Geopolitical Relationship
Buddhistdoor Global
2 October 2021
The fabled Chinese military sage Sun Tzu (c. 544–496 BCE) began his Art of War with a sober maxim: war determines the course of a people and
Book Review: Gazing at the Moon: Buddhist Poems of Solitude
Raymond Lam
20 September 2021
A new translation of one of Japan’s seminal poet-monks
Connecting the Past and Present of Shugendo – The Revival of Japan’s Ancient Mountain Ascetic Tradition, Part Five
Alena Eckelmann
16 September 2021
Exploring Shugendo’s oldest training trail in the Katsuragi Mountains
Book Review: Zen Is Right Now—A Fresh Collection of Teachings by Zen Master Shunryu Suzuki Roshi
Nina Müller
13 September 2021
A long-time student offers an intimate glimpse into the breadth of Suzuki’s teachings
Dance as Knowledge, Part Two: Wu Nuo
Joseph Houseal
11 September 2021
Tracing the pre-Buddhist antecedents of ceremonial tantric dance practices
The Buddha at Sea: Atlas of Maritime Buddhism and New Experiences in Museology
Raymond Lam
19 August 2021
Maritime Buddhism brought to life with new media art
What or Who Is a Buddha?
Gereon Kopf
10 August 2021
Exploring the meaning of buddhahood in the Japanese Buddhist tradition