One of my first interviews as a journalist was with Venerable Matthieu Ricard, a Buddhist monk, founder of the Karuna-Shechen non-profit humanitarian organization, and a prominent
Barry Kerzin is a very busy monk with such a demanding schedule that we were lucky to even have time to meet. He is currently
The highest-ranking Buddhist leader of Mongolia, who turns 60 this year, is worried. He is particularly worried about the growing materialism and intensifying activities of
“I’m a one-man army,” laughed the Malaysian gentleman sitting in front of me before the seminar session began. Dato’ Dr. G. K. Ananda Kumaraseri and
In this two-part interview with Douglas Gildow, a dissertation fellow of The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Program in Buddhist Studies, we take a
In this two-part interview with Douglas Gildow, a dissertation fellow of The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Program in Buddhist Studies, we take a
Aside from the occasional visiting Rinpoche, few are in a position to represent and transmit the Vajrayana tradition in the nations of Eastern Europe. Bulgaria,
Meir Shahar’s Oedipal God: The Chinese Nezha and His Indian Origins is a tour de force that has raised the bar for gripping writing and scholarly daring
Raymond Lam travels to the windswept steppes of…
This article is based on a panel address given by the author at the International Buddhist Confederation’s “International Seminar on India’s North Eastern Region and
A conspiracy theory is the idea that something more, perhaps sinister, is taking place behind the scenes than is acknowledged in the “officially” sanctioned version
Tracing the emergence of Chan Buddhism in China
