The Precept-bestowing Assembly at Eihei-ji
Gereon Kopf
29 August 2014
This is the first of a series of articles on Japanese Buddhism written by Gereon Kopf for Buddhistdoor. When I was teaching at the University
Learning from Venerable (Pangjang) Kusan Sunim
Martine Batchelor
22 August 2014
I arrived in Songgwangsa (one of the oldest Seon, or Zen, temples in South Korea) in 1975 on the first day of the biggest ceremony of
“Buddhist Voices from the Land of Rivers:” In Conversation with Venerable Buddhadatta
John Cannon
22 August 2014
This is the second article in our series “Buddhist Voices from the Land of Rivers.” Here, John Cannon converses with Venerable Buddhadatta from Wonmyung Meditation
Secrets of the Esoteric Empire: The Tangut Script
Raymond Lam
15 August 2014
Has there ever been a civilization that invented a script, only to deliberately conceal its contents and meaning? This is precisely the mystery of the
“Buddhist Voices from the Land of Rivers:” Villagers Observing “Uposatha” in Rangamati
John Cannon
8 August 2014
From 25 May to 4 June, John Cannon and Jnan Nanda traveled to Bangladesh to visit friends and Buddhist temples, including ancient archaeological sites in
Wendy Yeo on Art and Religion: “The world is full of movement and cycles”
Raymond Lam
8 August 2014
Do religious ideas inspire art, or does the yearning to express art kindle faith? Wendy Yeo R.W.S.W. (Royal Watercolour Society of Wales) has enjoyed a
The Buddhist Publication Society of Sri Lanka
Sean Mós
9 July 2014
The city of Kandy is the cultural stronghold of Sri Lanka. It preserves its identity and the cultural aspects of Theravada Buddhism that have influenced
Lee Mei-yin holds the keys to a renaissance in appreciating Dunhuang and Buddhist art
Raymond Lam
5 July 2014
Few of us undergo a truly religious experience. Many who do, pass a new milestone in their lives and emerge with a transformed vision of
Buddhistdoor View: Climate Change is a Profound Moral Concern for Buddhists
Buddhistdoor Global
3 July 2014
Confronting the most significant environmental alteration in human memory demands two responses: adaptation (adjusting to the risks and consequences) and mitigation (how we lessen and
The Future of Buddhism in India: An Interview with Dr. Ravindra Panth
Raymond Lam
3 June 2014
“Buddhism never went extinct in India,” declares the Director of Nava Nalanda Mahavihara a Pali institute in Bihar. Dr. R. Panth is referring to one
Consul General Prashant Agrawal is bringing a Buddhist dimension to Sino-Indian relations
Raymond Lam
1 June 2014
(First published on May 23) A gentleman of culture is ideally one well travelled. But a government official who facilitates friendship between two countries has
Banning Ajahn Brahm’s speech on nuns was a spectacular own-goal
Raymond Lam
30 May 2014
All religious traditions claim to exert moral and spiritual authority. Most of the great world faiths also like to believe they are aligned with the