Fearsome and Impeccably Coiffed: Centering Women in Yasodhara
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11 February 2019
A review of Vanessa Sasson’s new novel on…
Using A Christmas Carol to Clarify Your Core Values
Seth Shugar
24 December 2018
A sentimental and at times a brutally compassionate…
Late Chinese Author and Buddhist “Jin Yong” Receives Touching Farewell at Hong Kong’s Po Lin Monastery
Craig C Lewis
14 November 2018
Local figures and dignitaries pay tribute to…
How to Want What You Already Have: A Practice for Taking Life As Granted Rather than For Granted
Seth Shugar
14 November 2018
Embracing the Now
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Seth Shugar
14 August 2018
On practicing the spiritual exercises we find in…
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Seth Shugar
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Buddhism and Creative Writing, Part Two
David Brazier
21 October 2016
James Sanford and his colleagues in their wonderful volume Flowing Traces (Sanford et al 1992, p.3) point out that “Buddhism’s beginnings in Japan had the arts at
Buddhistdoor View: Illusion and Insight in Secular Literature
Buddhistdoor Global
10 July 2015
Last Saturday, 4 July, was the 239th anniversary of America’s Declaration of Independence. But it was also the 150th anniversary of something far more whimsical:
Stories of the Moment: Buddhist-inspired Fiction
Caitlin Dwyer
30 April 2015
A Tale for the Time Being, a vibrant novel with strong Buddhist themes, wants the reader to pay attention: “Hi!” the book begins, mimicking a
A Glaswegian turned Buddhist: “Buddha Da” book review
Nina Müller
11 March 2014
Buddha Da was published in 2003 and was the first novel by Scottish Author Anne Donovan. It was shortlisted for the 2003 Orange Prize and the
Thusness and Image: The Art of Buddhist Photography
Dennis Cordell
12 September 2013
Like many photographers, I was trained as a painter. I also did pottery and continue to study schools of Asian philosophy. I do not consider
The Enlightenment Energy of the Buddha
Ven. Assaji Tanchangya
22 April 2013
Editor’s note: This article was first published in the now-retired Bodhi Journal, Issue 8, June 2008.Introduction In general when we talk about the Buddha, we