The Precept-bestowing Assembly at Eihei-ji
Gereon Kopf
29 August 2014
This is the first of a series of articles on Japanese Buddhism written by Gereon Kopf for Buddhistdoor. When I was teaching at the University
A Sharing of Values: Vesak Reflections in Thailand
John Cannon
30 June 2014
As I climbed up the stairs leading towards the summit of Temple of the Golden Mount at Wat Saket on that hot sunny May morning
The Urgency of Recognition: Female Buddhist monastics in Bangladesh
BD Dipananda
23 May 2014
After a long interlude in which the Theravada Bhikkhuni Sangha was presumed extinct, the Sri Lankan lineage was re-established in 1998 at Bodhgaya with the help of
Ordination in the Theravada Tradition: Ordination During the Time of the Buddha
Jnan Nanda
14 April 2014
In this series, Jnan explores the practice of ordination within the Theravada tradition by a close examination of the Pali Canon. His first article discusses
Venerable Anandajoti – A Western Monk Shining in the East
BD Dipananda
7 April 2014
In my search for people to help me with my research, it has been my lucky destiny to have come across one such influential person
Reflections on Buddhist Sites in Malaysia
BD Dipananda
26 March 2014
Travel, in the younger sort, is a part of education; in the elder, a part of experience. — Francis Bacon (1561-1626) The Mahindarama Buddhist Temple is
Thriving Buddhist Communities in Bangladesh: Part Two
Jnan Nanda
24 December 2013
Editor’s note: Jnan Nanda completed his BA Hons from the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, and his MA from the University of Hong Kong where
Revival of Bhikkhuni Ordination
Ven. Ayya Santini
17 January 2013
Editor’s note: This is a speech given by Ven. Santini at Smrti Park, Bihar in India during the International Buddhist Sangha Conference this year. She