Body and Mind in Chinese Martial Arts: A Conversation with Xu Xiangdong
Guoying Stacy Zhang
21 August 2018
The significance of traditional Chinese…
Literature as a Way of Living, Part Two
Seth Shugar
14 August 2018
On practicing the spiritual exercises we find in…
Literature as a Way of Living, Part One
Seth Shugar
19 July 2018
The spiritual exercises we can find in literature
Book Review: Why Buddhism is True: The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment
Tsering Namgyal
12 February 2018
An analysis of Buddhism through the lens of science
The Philosophical Insights of Tiantai Buddhism: The Tiantai Trilogy, Part 2
Zephyr Chan
14 November 2017
On skillful means in the Chinese Tiantai tradition
Using the Everyday to Reflect on the Profound
Raymond Lam
1 September 2017
I have recently been preoccupied with the notion of identity. I confess, however, that my reflections were not inspired by a sutra or a commentary
Master Shandao’s Exegesis on the Deep Mind—The Four Scenarios of Doubt IV
Alan Kwan
11 August 2017
In his exegesis on the Deep Mind (the second of the Three States of Mind) in the Commentary on the Contemplation Sutra, Master Shandao explains:
Master Shandao’s Exegesis on the Deep Mind—The Four Scenarios of Doubt: The Claims of So-called “Sages”
buddhistdoor
14 July 2017
In his great wisdom, Master Shandao presented us with four scenarios of doubt that may impair or even destroy a Pure Land practitioner’s faith when
Master Shandao’s Exegesis of the Sincere Mind, Part One
Alan Kwan
9 December 2016
The Sincere Mind is the Genuine Mind Let us look at Master Shandao’s explanation of the Threefold State of Mind in his Commentary on the Contemplation Sutra.
The Threefold State of Mind: The Complete Concept of Faith in Pure Land Buddhism
Alan Kwan
25 November 2016
Since February this year, we have been discussing the importance of faith and its role in Pure Land Buddhism. In this instalment I hope to
Does a Philosopher Have Buddha-nature?
Gereon Kopf
4 November 2016
In my previous article,* I introduced a method of reading Japanese Buddhist texts, especially writings by the Japanese Zen master Dōgen (1200–53).** Here, I would