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Buddhistdoor View: The Fall of Shaolin’s CEO-Monk and the Dharma-ending Age’s Temptations of Sex and Greed

Buddhistdoor Global 2 August 2025

Despite the politics, Shi Yongxin’s “CEO-monk” persona was always going to collapse under the weight of its own contradictions

What Kind of Supernatural Powers Will We Have in the Land of Bliss?

Alan Kwan 17 January 2022

All living beings are masters of supernatural powers in the Land of Bliss The Infinite Life Sutra says: That Buddha-land, like the realm of unconditioned

What Kind of Body Will We Have in the Land of Bliss?

Alan Kwan 15 December 2021

An examination of Amitabha’s 3rd and 4th Vows, which ensure equality for all who enter his Pure Land

What Motivated Bodhisattva Dharmakara to Make the 48 Great Vows?

Alan Kwan 26 July 2021

The story of Amitabha’s final mortal life

Mural at Mogao cave no. 428, Dunhuang, China. From wikimedia.org

Buddhistdoor View: Seeking Refuge in a Post-COVID World

Buddhistdoor Global 5 December 2020

Revisiting the true meaning of refuge

Bhante Kusala at Harvard. Image courtesy of Bhante Kusala

On Bhikkhunī Ordination by Bhikkhu Analayo: An Interview with Bhante Kusala

Harsha Menon, MA, MFA 7 December 2018

Bhante Kusala translated Bhikkhu Analayo’s latest…

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Buddhistdoor View: The Fall of Shaolin’s CEO-Monk and the Dharma-ending Age’s Temptations of Sex and Greed

What Kind of Supernatural Powers Will We Have in the Land of Bliss?

What Kind of Body Will We Have in the Land of Bliss?

What Motivated Bodhisattva Dharmakara to Make the 48 Great Vows?

On Bhikkhunī Ordination by Bhikkhu Analayo: An Interview with Bhante Kusala