Annual Geshema Examinations Held in Dharamsala
Craig C Lewis
3 May 2016
The fourth Geshema examination began on Sunday at Gaden Choeling Nunnery in Dharamsala, in the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh.
Art, Ecology, and Religion: Intersecting Landscapes on the 21st Century Silk Road
Raymond Lam
22 April 2016
The themes of the Silk Road, spirituality, and the environment rarely come together in contemporary art, so I feel fortunate to have recently met an
“We Have All Made Mistakes” – Teaching Mindfulness in Prisons: A Different Kind of Rehabilitation
Buddhistdoor Global
22 April 2016
Born in Hong Kong and based in Chilliwack, British Columbia, since 1994, Venerable Yin Kit Sik (also known as Sister Jessie) ordained as a Buddhist
From Manga to Monks, Anime to Arhats: Recent Buddhist Themes in the Art of Takashi Murakami
Meher McArthur
15 April 2016
Japanese artist Takashi Murakami has become renowned internationally for his colorful, smiling flowers, his anime-inspired paintings and sculptures that range in style from erotic to
Mithuru Mithuro – A Compassionate Friend to Drug Addicts in Sri Lanka
Shuyin
8 April 2016
Nimal takes a deep breath to calm the swirling emotions welling inside of him as he walks up the dirt road that leads to the
Emperors, Lamas, and Silk: the Origin of Fabric Thangkas
Dakini As Art
8 April 2016
Thangka paintings are Tibet’s most plentiful and portable form of sacred art. Less known and rarely seen are the highly prized appliqué thangkas. In fact, when I
Bringing Ancient Thai Buddhist Manuscripts to the World
BD Dipananda
8 April 2016
The University of Pennsylvania and the National Library of Laos have jointly launched the Digital Library of Northern Thai Manuscripts (DLNTM), an ambitious project to
Beauty and Memory
Joseph Houseal
1 April 2016
It is a choice to remember life in beautiful ways. Dance is an art made of life itself. The human body as medium contains within
“Mind the Gap Between Appearance and Reality”—Barry Kerzin Offers a More Nuanced View of Happiness
Raymond Lam
24 March 2016
Barry Kerzin is a very busy monk with such a demanding schedule that we were lucky to even have time to meet. He is currently
Khamba Lama Gabju, Supreme Head of Mongolian Buddhists, on the Buddhist Revival in Mongolia
Raymond Lam
11 March 2016
The highest-ranking Buddhist leader of Mongolia, who turns 60 this year, is worried. He is particularly worried about the growing materialism and intensifying activities of
The Reopening of the Kanjing Royal Cave Temple at China’s Longmen Grottoes
BD Dipananda
11 March 2016
The Longmen Grottoes, whose name translates into English as “Dragon’s Gate Grottoes,” are located along a one-kilometer stretch of cliffs on either side of the
In Kumarajiva’s Shadow: The Chinese Buddhist Monk Dao’an
Richard Story
11 March 2016
The story of early Chinese Buddhism is often considered as beginning with the arrival of the monk Kumarajiva (334–413), whose translation of Buddhist scriptures from