Rebirth in a Holy Lotus
Raymond Lam
21 May 2010
This column is dedicated to Grandmaster Rong Ling of Guan Yin Temple and Ven. Dhammapala, director of Buddhistdoor.com. This article is a reflection on the
Let’s see the Buddha through His Teaching on this Visakha Festival
Bhante Bodhiratna
20 May 2010
“Ekapuggalo bhikkhave loke uppajjam?no uppajjati …….. Bhikkhus” – a certain person arises in the world for the welfare of many, for the happiness of many, out
The Dhamma to be Practiced
Bhikkhu Karmananda Tanchangya
15 May 2010
Anyone familiar with Buddhism must be familiar with the P?li term “Dhamma” or the Sanskrit term “Dharma”. Leaving aside all the philosophical connotations implied by the term Dhamma, most would understand
Getting liberation does not necessarily require renouncing home-life!
Ven. Nyanabodhi
15 May 2010
The Buddha says he teaches only two things, namely, suffering and cessation of suffering. The Buddha saw that beings are experiencing various types of suffering
Adaptation and Caution: A response to Oscar Tang’s “Spiritual Autarky”
Raymond Lam
1 May 2010
The Buddha once decreed that the Dharma be spoken in one’s own language. The doctrine of skilful means (up?ya) indicates that “language” does not literally mean
The Overturned Alms Bowl: When One is Unworthy to Serve
Ittoku
1 May 2010
“The bowl may be overturned for a lay follower endowed with (any of) eight qualities: He/she strives for the monks’ material loss, strives for the
The Logic of Rebirth
Alastair Gornall
1 May 2010
This article develops on some of the points made in my previous discussion on Yogacara Buddhism’s philosophy of language. Last week I explained that in
What Exactly Did the Buddha Say ?
Dr. Robert Law
18 April 2010
Introduction The short answer to this question is very simple: we do not really know. That, however, is not really an acceptable answer to most
Rebirth without a self – a real stumbling block
Dr. Robert Law
18 April 2010
Introduction For people who try to adopt a scholastic approach to Buddhism, the issue of “rebirth” often poses a vexing problem. Initially, one may try
A Taste of Zen
Pastoral voices
16 April 2010
It is said that there are nearly 1,700 kung-an (Japanese: koan) that Zen masters used. In Zen, practitioners use kung-an as subjects for meditation until
Short Stories of Discovering One’s Inner Joy
Pastoral voices
16 April 2010
Where is my key?One night a man was crawling around on his hands and knees to look for something underneath a lamppost. When his friends
The Buddhist search for fulfilment: The journey of the bodhisattva as “flourishing” in a world of suffering
Raymond Lam
16 April 2010
In classical Greek philosophy, the word eudemonia is translated as “flourishing,” a very special state of being that entails finding meaning, purpose, and satisfaction in one’s life