The Active Buddhist: George Takei
Naushin Ahmed
13 February 2015
Calling all Trekkies! If you’re a fan of the original Star Trek TV series (and movies), then you’ll be familiar with the jet black hair and yellow
More about the Correlation between Faith and Practice in Pure Land Buddhism
buddhistdoor
13 February 2015
Faith is not genuine if the practice is not always active Master Shandao (613–81) introduced an important concept about faith in Amitabha’s deliverance and the
The Bengali Tea Boy
Sister Ocean
13 February 2015
Around the time I first became interested in the Buddha’s path, I was doing a construction internship in the southwest of the United States, living
Buddhistdoor View: Can Buddhists Take the Lead on Climate Change?
Buddhistdoor Global
6 February 2015
China’s pollution continues to affect countries across the world, despite the accelerated growth of its renewable energy industry and President Xi Jinping’s estimable pledge with
Haunting the Himalayas: Spirits, Demons, and Gods in Tibetan Buddhism
Tinley Fynn
6 February 2015
Whether by the titanic mountains of the Himalayan range or the weird, lonely, lunar expanse of the plateau itself, it is not unusual to feel
Ani Gosha’s Story
Ani Gosha
6 February 2015
Parts of this story I have told many times to friends and to strangers, both. It gives me much pleasure to recall it and to
Fusion Art on the Move: The Mongolian Melting Pot
Raymond Lam
6 February 2015
There are few better examples of the Mongolian Buddhist heritage than Ikh Khüree, known today as none other than Ulaanbaatar itself, the country’s capital. A
Is My Faith in Amitabha Buddha Not Deep Enough?
Alan Kwan
6 February 2015
What is next after we place our faith in Amitabha’s deliverance? One is considered to have established the two kinds of deep faith when one
Vajrayana in the West and the Role of Tradition: An Interview with Lama Tsering Everest (part 2)
Frances McDonald
30 January 2015
Tsering Everest is the resident lama at Chagdud Gonpa Odsal Ling, a Vajrayana Buddhist center in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Originally from the United States, for
Zhang Huan: Sculpting a Name in Art
Naushin Ahmed
30 January 2015
Whether it is his unconventional performance art, his photography, or his sculpture, Chinese artist Zhang Huan’s remarkable repertoire is rebellious, eccentric, controversial—and spiritual, particularly in
A Buddhist Perspective on Economics and the Alleviation of Poverty
BD Dipananda
30 January 2015
Economics plays a significant role in the lives of the majority of ordinary people. A number of teachings of the Buddha that relate to material
Walking with Kukai–Becoming a Buddha: Pilgrimage in Shingon Buddhism
Gereon Kopf
30 January 2015
Since the Meiji restoration in the 19th century, Buddhism in Japan has seen the development of a third category of practitioner in addition to the