One of the most fascinating examples of Buddhist architecture is the stupa, a structure that evolved from a simple burial mound into the large-scale domed
“We get away with stuff sometimes, being American crazy laypeople,” says Peggy Rowe Ward, and then she starts to chuckle. It turns into a deep,
The multiple meanings of the Chinese word “xin” In the Chinese language, faith and belief are described by the word “xin” (信), which can be
Maintaining the lineage and legacy of Yeshe Tsogyal
Late last year, I was fortunate to have the opportunity to travel to Japan to participate in a conference at Tokyo University of Foreign Studies from
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,
I discussed pilgrimages in Japan in an earlier article on this website.* This month, I am teaching a course in Japan that involves visits to
Ela Pedma’s dream of being a bronze sculptor began at the age of seven or eight. Her father returned from a trip with a book
As I paused to catch my breath in the thin air, I felt a little embarrassed and awed as an elderly nun overtook me with
Tripura is one of India’s most linguistically, culturally, and ethnically diverse states, yet it is seldom the subject of high-profile news and very few outsiders
Once known as the cradle of the American Industrial Revolution, the city of Lowell, Massachusetts, is now the site of a completely different form of
Sogdian merchants were the leading tradesmen working the Silk Road. Sogdiana was a kingdom-state, of which the legendary city Samarakand was the symbolic and cultural
