Anam Thubten Rinpoche On Non-attachment, Being a Buddhist Gypsy, and Impermanence
Raymond Lam
10 February 2017
Dharmic insights for urban Buddhists
Tam Po Shek and Wing Chi Ip: Refreshing the Soul and the Senses by Playing the Flute and Drinking Tea
Grace Ko
10 February 2017
While our senses may have become dulled by city life, two masters, Tam Po Shek and Wing Chi Ip, teach us that we can find
Is Time Running Out for the 5,000-year-old Mes Aynak Archeological Site in Afghanistan?
Craig C Lewis
9 February 2017
In a barren region of Afghanistan’s Logar Province, some 40 kilometers from Kabul, lies one of the world’s most significant archeological excavations—the remains of the
Singapore Exhibition Sheds Light on Ancient Treasures from Myanmar
Heidi Tan
3 February 2017
Cities and Kings: Ancient Treasures from Myanmar is the latest in a series of special exhibitions on Southeast Asia curated by the Asian Civilisations Museum (ACM)
Self-reflection in Kashmir
Joseph Houseal
3 February 2017
The world is beset by what are often called “intractable problems.” Agitation and response seem to run in circles of escalating violence, with little apparent
A Buddhist Perspective on Organ Donation
BD Dipananda
3 February 2017
Our organs are the most intimate parts of our bodies. We almost never notice them functioning but without them we could not survive. Giving them
The Making of Buddhist Wood Sculptures in China
Guoying Stacy Zhang
27 January 2017
According to the Ekottara Agama Sutra (增一阿含經), the first Buddha image was made of wood. It is said that when the Buddha was teaching his deceased mother in
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