The Joy of Giving
Meher McArthur
25 September 2015
On 5 October 2012 we had a house fire. My husband, our then-7-year-old son, and I were out of town when we got the call.
The Fabric of Happiness: Facets of Bhutanese Weaving
Raymond Lam
25 September 2015
Thagzo, or the Bhutanese textile-weaving tradition, enjoys a lofty place amongst the national “Thirteen Arts and Crafts,” or zorig chusum. Globalization and the gradual, tightly controlled
Exploring the Shared Buddhist Roots of Sri Lanka and Thailand
Sean Mós
25 September 2015
The relationship between Sri Lanka and Thailand spans nearly ten centuries and has a history of mutually beneficial exchanges of ideas, architectural styles, and culture
Wise Teacher, Wise Student: Tibetan Approaches to a Healthy Relationship – Book Review
Sally Ember
25 September 2015
With respect to Buddhist teachers, which scenarios have you encountered? How much do you know about healthy versus unhealthy student-teacher relationships? Maybe you have had
The Journey of Women Going Forth into the Bhikkhuni Order in Bangladesh: An Interview with Samaneri Gautami, Part 2
John Cannon, Jnan Nanda
25 September 2015
This article forms part of the “Buddhist Voices from the Land of Rivers” series, which is based on visits by the authors to Buddhist sites
The Body of the Buddha: A Conversion Story
Jason Ranek
18 September 2015
It sometimes takes many years to understand the significance of life events. My journey into Buddhism began with an afternoon spent in an art museum
Drinking Tea—Meeting the Buddha
Gereon Kopf
18 September 2015
Many package tours to Japan include a tea ceremony. Sometimes these short versions of a traditional tea ceremony––otemae or cha no yu ––take place in the tea room
Buddhistdoor View: Can’t Buy Me Love
Buddhistdoor Global
18 September 2015
Few clichés are truer than “money can’t buy happiness.” This common idea has been the central thread of many Dharma talks to highlight the need
How to See Amitabha Buddha and Attain Rebirth in the Pure Land Through Name-recitation
Alan Kwan
18 September 2015
Three sages in the west appear in response to Shakyamuni Buddha’s promise From Shakyamuni Buddha’s reply to Queen Vaidehi’s three requests in the Contemplation Sutra, we
The Honey-offering Festival: Commemorating the Service of Animals to the Buddha
BD Dipananda
11 September 2015
The Honey-offering Festival is a Buddhist religious ceremony that commemorates the service and sustenance provided by animals to the Buddha during his 10th rains retreat
Fifteen Good Years
Joseph Houseal
11 September 2015
I first traveled to Ladakh in the western Himalaya 15 years ago, after being invited by a lama I met on the beach in front
The Sting of Suffering: The Scorpion and the Wasp
Heather Sanche
11 September 2015
The first teaching I received on the Buddhist view was the First Noble Truth—the Truth of Suffering. During my first years of studying Buddhism, I