Dharma Eye: A Unique Buddhist Photographer Collective
Dharma Eye
19 September 2014
In fall 2007, in the company of Venerable Tsoknyi Rinpoche and a group of his students, photographer Michael Ash made a pilgrimage across Tibet to
Dakini Power: Buddhist Women Speak Out
Caitlin Dwyer
19 September 2014
Bent on enlightenment, wrathful and playful, a dakini seduces, wills, and tugs practitioners toward wisdom. Dakini Power, a recent book by German journalist Michaela Haas, explores the feminine dakini ideal
The Light of the Lotus Moon: The Art and Wisdom of Otagaki Rengetsu
Meher McArthur
19 September 2014
“Fluttering Merrily” by Otagaki Rengetsu, Japan, 1840s–50s, calligraphy and painting in ink on paper mounted as a hanging scroll; Private Collection, Switzerland
Photography and Practice
Dharma Eye
5 September 2014
In photography, we are working with light. Simple light. That is if we are simple in our perception. But how does that come to be?
Buddhist Film Foundation: Preserving and Promoting Buddhist Films
Naushin Ahmed
22 August 2014
Since its creation in 2000, the Buddhist Film Foundation (BFF) has been a cornerstone for Buddhist-themed cinema. The foundation strives to uphold Buddhism in film,
Vodka With My Tantra: Life in Buddhist Russia, 2014
Raymond Lam
22 August 2014
Saint Petersburg’s only Vajrayana temple stands proudly by the northern bank of the chilly Greater Nevka, at the corner of Primorsky Prospect-Maritime Avenue and Lipovaya Alley. Datsan
Stitching as Meditation in the Pieced-Silk Thangkas of Leslie Rinchen-Wongmo
Meher McArthur
22 August 2014
Just over 20 years ago, Leslie Freilich left southern California to work in Dharamsala, India, as an economic development volunteer for Tibetan refugees. She was
Secrets of the Esoteric Empire: The Tangut Script
Raymond Lam
15 August 2014
Has there ever been a civilization that invented a script, only to deliberately conceal its contents and meaning? This is precisely the mystery of the
A Golden Era: Gadaladeniya Sri Saddharmathilaka Temple
Sean Mós
2 August 2014
Gadaladeniya Sri Saddharmathilaka Temple sits on the apex of a small hill beyond the 65th milepost of the Kandy-Colombo highway, close to Pilimatalawa. It is
Buddhistdoor View: Heritage Conservation
Buddhistdoor Global
1 August 2014
The Buddhist site of Mes Aynak in Afghanistan is doomed in its current state. It is one of the most important heritage sites of Central
Pin drop silence: a 21st-century Avalokiteshvara at the Met
Tinley Fynn
23 July 2014
The concept of a modern or contemporary Tibetan art is a relatively fresh phenomenon arising out of the second half of the 20th century. The
Buddhistdoor View: A Tightrope between Conservation and Education
Buddhistdoor Global
18 July 2014
Come September 2014, the Chinese government will allow tour groups to visit only selected caves at the Mogao Grottoes near Dunhuang in northwest China, a rich repository of