“Two Buddhisms?”, the interviewer asked me. “No”, I said, “there are as many Buddhisms as there are Buddhists”, I said. What I meant, of course,
Zhen Ru Chan MonasteryCloud Abode MountainJiangsi ProvinceChina 2012 Thursday, 8th November I woke up in a cold, simple but clean room to the sound of
Editor’s note: Eric Johns (Dharma name: Hin Lic) is a lay Buddhist who chronicled his retreats and visits to masters in China throughout the latter months
Editor’s note: This article was first published in the now-retired Bodhi Journal, Issue 13, September 2009.Venerable A. P. Buddhadatta in his English to P?li dictionary gives
Introduction There are some satisfactory definitions of ‘crime’ and ‘criminal’. But the question of ‘what is a crime ?’ has baffled thinkers on ethics for
Editor’s note: This article was first published in the now-retired Bodhi Journal, Issue 12, June 2009.A crime is usually understood as the infringement of an established
Editor’s note: This article was first published in the now-retired Bodhi Journal, Issue 12, June 2009. By the standards of American law, I am a criminal.
Editor’s note: This article was first published in the now-retired Bodhi Journal, Issue 10, December 2008. 01. Introduction The term ‘environment’ includes the working of biotic and non-biotic
Editor’s note: This article was first published in the now-retired Bodhi Journal, Issue 10, December 2008. Prologue The term ecology dates back to 19th century, introduced by
Editor’s note: This article was first published in the now-retired Bodhi Journal, Issue 10, December 2008. Email:[email protected] ‘The earliest doctrinal elements represented in [particularly] the Therav?da
Behind the simple invocation of “Namo Amitabha Buddha” (nianfo) awaits the keys to Amitabha Buddha’s Land of Bliss (Sukhavati). According to Master Shandao (613 – 681),
Editor’s note: This article was first published in the now-retired Bodhi Journal, Issue 9, September 2008. 01. Prologue Indicating the ved?ntic tone in the ?ataka poems and author’s devotion to ?iva and
