Why Meditate?
Gereon Kopf
27 January 2017
Whenever I teach Japanese Buddhism, whether in the Americas, Europe, or East Asia, I frequently run into the same assumption among students that Buddhists, for
Buddhistdoor View: The Case for Rebuilding the Bamiyan Buddhas to Their Original Glory
Buddhistdoor Global
27 January 2017
After a long and difficult journey across the precipices and through the blizzards of the Tian Shan mountain ranges, Xuanzang (fl. c. 602–64) finally reached
Wong Metta — A Credit Union under the Buddha’s Gaze
Shuyin
20 January 2017
It is the day before a full moon and the temple at the village of Hson Kae in Hsipaw Township in eastern Myanmar’s Shan State
The Contemporary Newar Art Movement of the Kathmandu Valley
Robert Beer
13 January 2017
“No other people on earth, Watson, has produced such intricate beauty in as small a space as the Valley of Katmandu. One trenchant observer has
A Manifestation of Profound Wisdom and Compassion—Remembering Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
Changling Rinpoche
13 January 2017
Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche (1910–91), recognized as the mind emanation of Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo (1820–92), the renowned teacher, scholar, and terton who revived Tibetan Buddhism in the 19th
Buddhistdoor View: Mahayana Buddhism’s Unique Place in History and Chinese Civilization
Buddhistdoor Global
13 January 2017
Pristine Pure Land teacher Master Jingzong (b. 1966) once wrote about why he would not want to be born anywhere else except in China: “For all
The Sutra of the Great Siddhartha Festival
Aspi Mistry
6 January 2017
Thus have I heard: At one time, many centuries after the Buddha attained enlightenment, a multitude of leading monks, nuns, laypersons, and bystanders from the
Dances of the Luminous Bardo
Joseph Houseal
6 January 2017
A most amazing mural is painted on a six-meter-high cylinder on the second floor of Dungtse Lhakhang in Paro, Bhutan. The temple was designed by
Continuing the Legacy of Chan Master Sheng Yen
Chan Meditation Center
29 December 2016
The story of the founder of Dharma Drum Mountain
The Buddhism of Forks or Chopsticks
Malcolm Hunt
29 December 2016
Translating Pure Land Buddhism into an…
Tradition and Innovation: Chinese Buddhism Beyond Asia
buddhistdoor
29 December 2016
This year’s special issue discusses how Chinese Buddhism, one of the oldest and most influential East Asian expressions of the universal Dharma
Dalai Lama Awards Historic Geshema Degrees to 20 Nuns
Craig C Lewis
28 December 2016
Twenty women made history at Drepung Loseling Monastery in Mundgod on 22 December, becoming the first Tibetan Buddhist nuns to be awarded the title Geshema .