Zu Lai Temple: The Largest Buddhist Temple in South America
Venerable Miao You
21 December 2015
Brazil’s Zu Lai Temple is the first branch of Fo Guang…
Celtic Buddhism: A Confluence of Two Ancient Traditions
Craig C Lewis
21 December 2015
Celtic Buddhism, a little-known permutation of the Buddhist…
The Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre: Forging an “Australian Buddhism” near Sydney
Tara Frances
21 December 2015
Tara Frances takes us to the Blue Mountains Insight…
Kalmykia: Lore and Memory at the Far Side of the Buddhist World
Raymond Lam
21 December 2015
Raymond Lam travels to the windswept steppes of…
Excavations at Kanaganahalli (Sannati, Dist. Gulbarga, Karnataka) – Book Review
Donald Stadtner
18 December 2015
Our vision of early Buddhist art in India expanded exponentially when, in 1994, archaeologists unearthed a spectacular ancient stupa outside the hamlet of Kanaganahalli in
An Archaeological History of Indian Buddhism – Book Review
Donald Stadtner
18 December 2015
Visitors to India today are struck by the startling diversity of ancient Buddhist sites. Some sacred places, such as Bodh Gaya, are thronged daily with
The Nostalgia of 2,500 Years: Celebrating South Asia’s Buddhist Heritage
Raymond Lam
18 December 2015
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
Dharma Art as a Way of Being
Marlow Brooks
18 December 2015
I think the impact of the Buddha-Dharma on my art can be best described in the words of my root teacher, Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche: “There
Painting the Eight Auspicious Symbols for the Dalai Lama, Part 2
Dakini As Art, Carmen Mensink
18 December 2015
The origins and meanings of the Eight Auspicious Symbols In my previous article,* I wrote about the large paintings that I was asked to create
Communal Equilibrium in Sri Lanka: The Legacy of Venerable M. Sobitha Thera
BD Dipananda
18 December 2015
Venerable Maduluwawe Sobitha Thera (1942–2015) was a Sri Lankan Buddhist monk and a nonviolent revolutionary who became one of the most inspiring and influential social
The Buddha Goes to College
Harsha Menon, MA, MFA
13 December 2015
The Buddha established his monastic sangha some 2,500 years ago in order to purvey his wisdom to all beings, thereby to secure peace in their
Buddhistdoor View: Subtle Spiritual Materialism – A Hidden Trap
Buddhistdoor Global
11 December 2015
In a previous commentary, we highlighted common manifestations of overt, vulgar spiritual materialism—the desire for material gain through “spiritual” means, such as charging for blessings