Continuing the Legacy of Chan Master Sheng Yen
Chan Meditation Center
29 December 2016
The story of the founder of Dharma Drum Mountain
Tradition and Innovation: Chinese Buddhism Beyond Asia
buddhistdoor
29 December 2016
This year’s special issue discusses how Chinese Buddhism, one of the oldest and most influential East Asian expressions of the universal Dharma
Anukampa Bhikkhuni Project: Nuns’ Monastery Set to Become Reality
Venerable Candā
9 December 2016
Following Ajahn Brahm’s much-anticipated visit to the UK, the team at Anukampa Bhikkhuni Project are moving nearer to their aim of establishing a bhikkhuni monastery
The Special Friendship of Vaclav Havel and the Dalai Lama, Born from the Emergence of Freedom in Post-Communist Czechoslovakia
Zuzi Griffiths Cernakova
9 December 2016
In November 1989, as an 11-year-old, I watched a puzzling scene unfold on our black-and-white TV: huge crowds of people had gathered in central Prague
Russia’s Golden Triangle of Buddhism
Lyudmila Klasanova
2 December 2016
Buddhism first came to Russia in the 17th century and became firmly established mainly in three Russian republics, Buryatia, Kalmykia, and Tuva, where it had
Improving the Lives of People with ALS through Mindfulness
Anna Marconi
7 October 2016
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)* is a serious neurodegenerative disease characterized by a progressive weakness and a huge psychological impact on both patients and their carers.
Who was Alexandra David-Neel? A Brief Story of a Buddhist Anarchist
Marion Dapsance
30 September 2016
Alexandra David-Neel (1868–1969), a French traveler and a prolific writer, is variously celebrated for being “the first Buddhist in France,” “a fearless explorer,” “the first
The 2,600th Anniversary of the Global Bhikkhuni Sangha and Fourfold Sangha of the Buddha
Ayya Tathaloka
9 September 2016
Between the full moon of September 2016 and the full moon of September 2017 there will be worldwide commemorations of the 2600th anniversary of the
Buddhistdoor View: The Burkini, Secular Liberalism, and a Buddhist Hoodie
Buddhistdoor Global
2 September 2016
After two Islamist gunmen stormed the offices of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo on 7 January 2015, killing 12 people and wounding 11, many in France resolved
Freda Bedi: The Making of a Buddhist Nun
Andrew Whitehead
12 August 2016
Fifty years ago, an English woman, Freda Bedi, became one of the first Westerners to be ordained as a Tibetan Buddhist nun some time after
Anukampa Bhikkhuni Project: The First Buddhist Nunnery in the UK
Paul Michael Burton
5 August 2016
The run-up to October this year will see exciting steps being taken towards establishing the UK’s first ever monastery for bhikkhunis (Pali; fully ordained Buddhist
Buddhism and Ireland: From the Celts to the Counter-Culture and Beyond – Book Review
Raymond Lam
15 July 2016
From Imperialism and Conquest to Identification and Allegiance Anglophone literature about the historical contact between Buddhism and the West focuses overwhelmingly on the Anglo-American experience,