The Life Story of Ani Zamba Chozom: Part Eight – Brazil
Frances McDonald
3 July 2015
Ani Zamba Chozom was one of the first Westerners to be ordained as a Buddhist nun. Born in England in 1948, a serious illness as
The Life Story of Ani Zamba Chozom: Part Seven – From Korea to the Philippines to Hong Kong
Frances McDonald
26 June 2015
Ani Zamba Chozom was one of the first Westerners to be ordained as a Buddhist nun. Born in England in 1948, a serious illness as
Takht-i-Bahi: The Jewel of Pakistan’s Cultural Heritage
BD Dipananda
19 June 2015
Declared a UNESCO world heritage site in 1980, Takht-i-Bahi offers a glimpse of a Buddhist monastery of great historical importance. Located 80 kilometers from Peshawar
Shinto: The Way of, to, and with the Gods!
Gereon Kopf
19 June 2015
Travelers to Japan notice the impressive gates that mark Shinto shrines, in Japanese, torii, as well as the shimenawa, referring to a type of rope made from
Zen and the Art of Dry Landscape Gardens
Meher McArthur
12 June 2015
One of the most visited sites in Kyoto, by Japanese tourists as well as by foreigners, is the temple Ryoan-ji in the northwestern part of
On Pilgrimage: A Journey through Tibet (part 2)
Dharma Eye
5 June 2015
“Although my view is higher than the sky, My attention to cause and effect is finer than flour.” – Guru Rinpoche (Padmasambhava) As our pilgrimage
The Life Story of Ani Zamba Chozom: Part Three – Ordination, First Retreat, and First Teaching
Frances McDonald
29 May 2015
Ani Zamba Chozom was one of the first Westerners to be ordained as a Buddhist nun. Born in England in 1948, a serious illness as
Buddhistdoor View: Buddhism at the Heart of Sino-Indian Relations
Buddhistdoor Global
28 May 2015
A state visit to China this month by Indian prime minister Narendra Modi included visits to a number of Buddhist sites of historical significance in
Jizo: Japan’s Beloved Savior of Lost Souls
Meher McArthur
15 May 2015
The Buddhist deity Kshitigarbha, or “He who encompasses the Earth,” has a powerful and ubiquitous presence in Japan, where figures of him depicted as a
The Life Story of Ani Zamba Chozom: Part One – Journey to India
Frances McDonald
15 May 2015
Ani Zamba Chozom was one of the first Westerners to be ordained as a Buddhist nun. Born in England in 1948, a serious illness as
“Fertile Minds”– Encounters in the Tibetan Colony of Bir
Dharma Eye
24 April 2015
In September 2014, I traveled to the Tibetan colony of Bir with another photographer, Jagdev Singh. On the one hand, we attended teachings on “The
“Gleanings in Buddha-Fields”: Pure Land Buddhism in Tibet
Georgios T. Halkias
24 April 2015
The origins of “Pure Land Buddhism,” or more precisely, “the Buddhism of Pure Lands,” can be traced to the developmental stages of the Mahayana tradition.