To Search for a Buddhist Center
MS Kim
19 February 2013
Finding places in Hong Kong that provide services in English can be a bit of a tall order. Religious organizations are no exception. For one
A Buddhist Perspective on Ecological Crisis and Individual Social Responsibility
Dhammadipa Samanera
7 February 2013
Editor’s note: This article was previously published in the 10th issue of the now retired Bodhi Journal in December 2008. It has been republished with
Pāli Terminologies for ‘Nature’: ‘Harmonious Co-existence’ in Biodiversity
Rev. Upali
7 February 2013
Editor’s note: This article was published in the 10th Issue of the now-retired Bodhi Journal in December, 2008. It has been republished in a slightly
Buddhist Arahants: A comparative vision focusing on Acharn Mun
Dr. Lisa Kemmerer
4 February 2013
Dr. Lisa Kemmerer is a philosopher-activist dedicated to working against oppression, whether on behalf of the environment, nonhuman animals, or disempowered human beings. Her books
Part Four: New Ideas
Jeffrey Martin
4 February 2013
Beginning in the mid-1980’s, American scholars John and Susan Huntington turned Buddhist art history on its head with claims that the first Buddha images were
The Transcendental Nature of Pure Land Buddhism
Malcolm Hunt
4 February 2013
One of the questions of asked of me during meditation retreats at Guang Jue Temple is: “Did Amitabha Buddha really exist?” This question is most
A Monk for Our Times: Ajahn Brahm in Hong Kong 2013
Buddhistdoor Global
1 February 2013
Ajahn Brahm will be remembered as the Theravada master who brought the human touch to what some once thought a forbidding and austere religion. His
Buddhist Books in Hong Kong
MS Kim
1 February 2013
Buddhism entered into the Western zeitgeist a long time ago. People speak of trying to “be Zen” or maintaining “good karma” to various degrees of
The Magic of a Master Storyteller
Cathy Ziengs
24 January 2013
What can a person anticipate when meeting a middle age white man in Asia wearing a long piece of brown cloth and no hair? His
Buddhist Ethics: Compassion for All
Dr. Lisa Kemmerer
21 January 2013
Dr. Lisa Kemmerer is a philosopher-activist dedicated to working against oppression, whether on behalf of the environment, nonhuman animals, or disempowered human beings. Her books
A Book Review on ‘Buddha’
Dr. Lisa Kemmerer
19 January 2013
This review was originally published in the 3rd issue (April 2007) of retired Bodhi Journal. Dr. Lisa Kemmerer is a philosopher-activist dedicated to working against oppression, whether
A Gem of an Album from Dechen Shak-Dagsay
Cathy Ziengs, Raymond Lam
18 January 2013
My old lecturer at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London once said to me, “Creativity is anathema to Tibetan art.” This is