Tung Lin Kok Yuen Canada Society: A Warm and Venerable Buddhist Presence in the Heart of Vancouver
Raymond Lam
29 December 2016
How to bring Chinese Buddhism and culture to…
Founding a Landmark of the Dharma in Canada
Ven. Yin Kit
29 December 2016
Establishing the Po Lam nunnery in Chilliwack
The Potential of Propagating Pure Land Buddhism in the West
Alan Kwan
28 December 2016
Why Pure Land is an ideal school of Buddhism to be…
Solidity and Spirituality in the Works of Miya Ando
Meher McArthur
23 December 2016
Miya Ando’s painting Yugen Gold Blue is a Zen koan of sorts. The nocturnal seascape, lit by the hazy glow of a rising moon, is at once a portrait
“There Is Also Joy”—Mindfulness-based Dementia Care
Caitlin Dwyer
23 December 2016
Imagine a difficult situation that many of us experience: an aging parent is beginning to forget things, to have difficulty speaking, to struggle physically, and
The Light in the Darkness: Opening our Hearts to Hope
Shveitta Sethi Sharma
18 November 2016
Have you ever taken a moment to wonder where your thoughts come from? Are your thoughts really your own? Or are they a product of
Kim Cang Monastery – the Blossoming of an American Temple
Harsha Menon, MA, MFA
18 November 2016
Sitting amid 11 acres of forest just 30 minutes outside of Atlanta, Georgia, Kim Cang Monastery is a gem of American Dharma and growing at
Developing Consideration of Others
Summer Adams
4 November 2016
While dining at a restaurant a few weeks ago, my daughter Amaya saw a child her own age who appeared to have been born with
Exploring Buddhism’s Tensions With Modernity: An Interview with Prof. David McMahan
Raymond Lam
28 October 2016
David McMahan is professor of Religious Studies at Franklin & Marshall College, Pennsylvania. In recent years he has offered the Buddhist Studies community a more
A Vote for Compassion
Harsha Menon, MA, MFA
14 October 2016
With the US election on 8 November less than a month away, Americans are readying to go to the polls to elect the country’s next
Meditations in Light by Echo Lew
Meher McArthur
30 September 2016
In 2006, Taiwanese-American artist Echo Lew (b.1951) was visiting Shanghai from his home near Los Angeles. One night, he found himself standing on a street
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