Ghosts, Mummies, and Robots in Buddhism
Gereon Kopf
25 August 2022
Exploring Buddhist philosophy through the varied ways that practitioners in Japan navigate death and conversations with insentient beings
Engaged Buddhism: Buddhist Non-profit FHSM Holds Free Eye Clinic in Chennai
Craig C Lewis
24 August 2022
The Buddhist non-profit organization Foundation of His Sacred Majesty (FHSM) on Saturday conducted a free eye clinic in the Indian city of Chennai for children suffering from
Buddhism in Yakutia: The World’s Northernmost Buddhist Temple
Lyudmila Klasanova
24 August 2022
A short history of a unique center of Buddhism in the Russian Far East
Buddhism Featured in Thai Business School
Justin Whitaker
23 August 2022
Understanding Buddhist culture is essential for thriving business in Southeast Asia, argues Sasin School of Management director Ian Fenwick
Climate Change: Ancient Buddhist Statues Emerge from China’s Drought-Stricken Yangtze River
Craig C Lewis
22 August 2022
As water levels along the Yangtze River retreat amid China’s driest summer in six decades, historic evidence of an ancient wisdom tradition has emerged from
Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche on Biodiversity Conservation and the Illegal Wildlife Trade
Sonam Dema
22 August 2022
A conversation on the Buddhist view on biodiversity, respect for wildlife, and ecological conservation
30 Stolen Antiquities Repatriated to Cambodia from US
Dipen Barua
19 August 2022
The United States returned nearly 30 looted antiquities and works of art to Cambodia at a formal ceremony in New York on 8 August. The artifacts include
Michigan Professor Earns Fulbright Funding to Study Buddhist Migration and Identity
Justin Whitaker
18 August 2022
Dr. Keune’s project will focus on Dalit or Ambedkarite Buddhists as they travel beyond India’s borders for education, work, and more
Dalai Lama Shares a Message of Interfaith Harmony with Ladakh’s Muslim Community
Craig C Lewis
17 August 2022
Continuing a series of public and spiritual engagements during his landmark visit to the far northern Indian territory of Ladakh,* His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Can Those Who Commit the Five Gravest Transgressions and Slander the Right Dharma be Reborn in the Pure Land?
Alan Kwan
17 August 2022
Resolving a seeming contradiction in two Pure Land scriptures of whether committers of two grave offences can be reborn in the Pure Land
From Courtesan to Won Buddhist Teacher: One Woman’s Response to Modernity in Korea
Grace Song
16 August 2022
On the life of an extraordinary Buddhist woman in Korea in the early years of the 20th century
UPDATE: Indian High Court Rules that Hindu Temple Houses an Ancient Buddha Statue
Craig C Lewis
15 August 2022
UPDATE: Adds quote from Buddhist community leader in Tamil Nadu. In an unusual ruling that could set a potential legal precedent for the original nature