The funeral ceremony recounted in this article was held for the author’s beloved mother Juti Bala Barua, who passed away on 12 August 2016 and
Some 25 kilometres west of Jakarta lies the megacity of Tangerang—the 8th most populated suburb in the world, with a population of 1.4 million.* In
Venture into remote places and you will find a joyful purity. During our recent summer fieldwork in Himachal Pradesh, northern India, we distributed copies of
Hema Hema: Sing Me A Song While I Wait is the fourth film by Bhutanese lama and director Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche. Set in the forests
Between the full moon of September 2016 and the full moon of September 2017 there will be worldwide commemorations of the 2600th anniversary of the
In this article, I would like to reflect on how to read Japanese Buddhist texts. To explain my strategies for approaching texts distant in time,
Japan’s esoteric Buddhist traditions boast a rich and diverse array of imagery, ranging from figures of individual deities to elaborate mandalas depicting specific deity families
Imagine sitting on the floor among some of the most educated khenpos—holders of doctoral degrees in divinity—of the Karma Kagyu lineage. It’s 2010 in Dharamsala,
When Chan Buddhist practices were first transmitted to China, they were the same as those practiced in India. Over time, however, the contemplative practices (禪觀)
For many Singaporeans aged 60 and above, 1969 is perhaps most memorable as a year of race riots and widespread floods.* Indeed, it was a
Our initial motive for documenting the lives of Tibetan Buddhist nuns through our photography stemmed from the fact that for many years, the Western world
One needs to take a long view—one that spans vast distances and many centuries—to appreciate the context of the Cham dance traditions that were preserved
