The Kandy Dalada Perahera of Sri Lanka
Sean Mós
5 September 2014
The history of the Kandy Dalada Perahera, or “Tooth Relic Procession,” in Sri Lanka is an illustrious one that is closely associated with a holy
Photography and Practice
Dharma Eye, Michael Ash
5 September 2014
In photography, we are working with light. Simple light. That is if we are simple in our perception. But how does that come to be?
Healing the Teenager Within
Sister Ocean
5 September 2014
During the summer here at Plum Village we host a series of family retreats. For the first time this year I participated in the Teen
“Reflections from the Land of Rivers”: Taking the Plunge
John Cannon
5 September 2014
In this series, I share my personal reflections on my journey to Bangladesh from 25 May–4 June. I have written this as a diary. 25
Buddhistdoor View: Fiction and Buddhism
Buddhistdoor Global
29 August 2014
Why should a Buddhist invest emotionally in any fictional character? We are attached enough to our own and others’ identities as it is. Yet a
The Precept-bestowing Assembly at Eihei-ji
Gereon Kopf
29 August 2014
This is the first of a series of articles on Japanese Buddhism written by Gereon Kopf for Buddhistdoor. When I was teaching at the University
Beyond All Differences: Interview with Tina Turner and the Beyond Music Quartet
Raymond Lam
29 August 2014
Moving “beyond” religious, cultural, and social differences, the Beyond project is an interfaith musical series created by four women: a “Baptist-Buddhist,” a Hindu, a Christian, and a Tibetan Buddhist. So
Developing the Virtue of Faith
Alan Kwan
29 August 2014
The Faith Approach and the Wisdom Approach Pure Land Buddhism is a teaching of deliverance by other-power for rebirth in the Land of Bliss, not a teaching
Inspiration at Wat Pho Temple, Bangkok
BD Dipananda
29 August 2014
This summer, I was fortunate to have made a short visit to Thailand, a country that is home to thousands of Buddhist temples of wondrous
Celebrity Spotlight: Richard Gere—A Movie Star and Buddhist Spokesperson
Naushin Ahmed
27 August 2014
Julia Roberts’s enigmatic smile is perhaps one of the best highlights of the film Pretty Woman. But for a lot of us, Richard Gere’s charm is
HH Penor Rinpoche Remembered
Tinley Fynn
22 August 2014
Following the passing into parinirvana of the beloved master, His Holiness Penor Rinpoche, on the evening of 27 March 2009, prayers for his swift rebirth were chanted
Buddhist Film Foundation: Preserving and Promoting Buddhist Films
Naushin Ahmed
22 August 2014
Since its creation in 2000, the Buddhist Film Foundation (BFF) has been a cornerstone for Buddhist-themed cinema. The foundation strives to uphold Buddhism in film,