Raymond Lam, Author at Buddhistdoor Global

The Han Li: Zen Art for the Heart

Raymond Lam 15 July 2014

“I named the shop after my father, in a manner of speaking,” reflects Cynthia Hui. The founder and current Marketing Manager of Han Li (?~?)

Lee Mei-yin holds the keys to a renaissance in appreciating Dunhuang and Buddhist art

Raymond Lam 5 July 2014

Few of us undergo a truly religious experience. Many who do, pass a new milestone in their lives and emerge with a transformed vision of

Postcard from Yulin: A Video Diary of Canyon, River, and Verdure

Raymond Lam 2 July 2014

I’ve recently returned from a Dunhuang tour led by Mrs. Mei-yin Lee, one of Hong Kong’s most sought-after guides and thinkers on Chinese culture. There

Rediscovering the Women of Northern Wei with Stephanie Balkwill

Raymond Lam 1 July 2014

The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Dissertation Fellowships in Buddhist Studies are a series of grants awarded to some of the most intriguing studies

Hong Kong’s cultural scene is ossifying. Fung Lam shows us how to make it vibrant

Raymond Lam 12 June 2014

At 34, Fung Lam has achieved what no other Hong Kong-born composer has done. His music has a distinctive voice that is neither entirely Western

The Future of Buddhism in India: An Interview with Dr. Ravindra Panth

Raymond Lam 3 June 2014

“Buddhism never went extinct in India,” declares the Director of Nava Nalanda Mahavihara a Pali institute in Bihar. Dr. R. Panth is referring to one

Consul General Prashant Agrawal is bringing a Buddhist dimension to Sino-Indian relations

Raymond Lam 1 June 2014

(First published on May 23) A gentleman of culture is ideally one well travelled. But a government official who facilitates friendship between two countries has

Banning Ajahn Brahm’s speech on nuns was a spectacular own-goal

Raymond Lam 30 May 2014

All religious traditions claim to exert moral and spiritual authority. Most of the great world faiths also like to believe they are aligned with the

The Buddha Image: Branding, Commercialization, Denigration?

Raymond Lam 19 May 2014

There is a lounge bistro bar in downtown Brisbane called Jade Buddha. I was studying theology at university when I first went there. We were

Nine-Story Mountain Film Crew Interview: Journalism, Pilgrimage, and Preservation

Raymond Lam 7 May 2014

Pilgrimage is not technically done for personal enjoyment. The fun comes as a corollary to rigor (few to no holy sites are located in comfortable

A Thousand Buddhas on My Body: A Miao Girl’s Festival Attire

Raymond Lam 15 April 2014

Every now and then, one encounters an item of human culture that is so striking and poignant that one sincerely believes there is nothing else

Vanishing Virtues: The Spirituality of China’s Ethnic Minorities

Raymond Lam 15 April 2014

In Chi Zhijian’s (遲子建) The Last Quarter of the Moon (额尔古纳河右岸), it is not inter-tribal conflict or the natural elements of snow and storm that destroy the

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Raymond Lam