Daughters of the Buddha: Unmun-sa, a Wellspring of Bhikshuni Ordination in South Korea, Part One
Craig C Lewis
31 August 2023
Exploring a unique manifestation of the sacred feminine in contemporary Korean Buddhism
Vienna in the Silicon Pure Land, Part 1: Feeling into the Dharma of Emerging Technology
Dexter Cohen Bohn
30 August 2023
Cornered by riot police at both ends of an underpass in central Kuala Lumpur, Vienna Rae smelled tear gas begin to fill the enclosed space.
Buddhist Leaders to Take Part in Interfaith Dialogue with Pope Francis in His First Trip to Mongolia
Justin Whitaker
29 August 2023
The trip extends the Pope’s many travels to Buddhist countries and is his first to a predominantly Vajrayana Buddhist country
Ven. Prof. K. L. Dhammajoti Receives Honorary Doctorate from the University of Kelaniya in Sri Lanka
Dipen Barua
25 August 2023
The University of Kelaniya in Sri Lanka awarded Venerable Professor Emeritus Kuala Lumpur Dhammajoti an honorary Doctor of Literature degree on 18 August.
Through the Eye of a Needle to Dance with the Dakini: Journey to Druk Zangri Khamar
Karen Greenspan
25 August 2023
A group of Western practitioners make a pilgrimage to a remote region of Bhutan to manifest and sustain an ancient and sacred Buddhist dance
Anagarika Dharmapala: Buddhist Revivalist, Global Missionary, Sinhalese Nationalist
Dipen Barua
23 August 2023
Revivalist, the earliest engaged Buddhist, a nationalist in religious garb, a Buddhist modernist . . Dharmapala was all these and much more
Engaged Buddhism: Buddhist Non-profit FHSM Holds Free Eye Clinics for Underprivileged Communities in Chennai, India
Craig C Lewis
23 August 2023
The Buddhist non-profit Foundation of His Sacred Majesty has conducted three free eye clinics for underprivileged communities in the Indian city of Chennai.
Adamantine Gaze: VisionSpring’s New Eye Care for Dharamsala
Raymond Lam
22 August 2023
VisionSpring India’s managing director, Anshu Taneja, reveals how his organization is bringing eyecare to Dharamsala’s monks and workers
Engaged Buddhism: INEB to Host Three-Day Chaplaincy Workshop for Buddhist Caregivers
Craig C Lewis
21 August 2023
The International Network of Engaged Buddhists is sponsoring a training workshop for Buddhists caregivers to be hosted in Thailand from 29 Sep.–1 Oct.
Daughters of the Buddha: From Banking to Buddhism – A Conversation with Gelongma Pema Deki
Craig C Lewis
18 August 2023
Sakyadhita and the fourfold sangha—the path to female monasticism
MIMC Consecrates 14-Meter Buddha Statue in Ladakh Dedicated to World Peace
Craig C Lewis
14 August 2023
More than 500 monastics from around the world gathered at the Mahabodhi International Meditation Centre to consecrate a 14-meter statue of the Buddha.
The Deep and Broad Meaning of Rebirth in the Pure Land
Alan Kwan
14 August 2023
Exploring the unique nature of the Pure Land and the buddhahood-oriented goal of rebirth in Amitabha’s world