During last few years, there have been a number of reports of communal violence against Buddhists in Bangladesh. Although such tensions have always existed, recently
I got the upsetting news on July 7, 2013 at around 8.30 a.m. — Terror struck Mahabodhi Temple at Bodh Gaya: a series of blasts
Editor’s note: This feature was first published in the now-retired Bodhi Journal, Issue 1, October 2006. After a hiatus of one thousand years, Theravadin women
Last week marked what many would call a milestone in British criminal history. Two of Stephen Lawrence’s murderers were finally convicted and sentenced after an
The West and China are both in furor over the death of little Wang Yue, the girl who was run over twice and had eighteen
The riots that took place in London and in many other cities across England last week have been a source of much debate, discussion and
The London riots began on Saturday the 6th, with the worst of the attacks being on Monday night, where more than a dozen locations in
This week I thought I would discuss some aspects of karma and touch upon a common misconception about the relationship between karma and the physical world. This is particularly
Buddhist precepts are often discussed in moral terms. The five precepts of a layperson in particular provide a firm foundation in ethical conduct. For instance,
