Ven. Pomnyun Sunim Delivers his keynote address at the 21st Biennial Conference of the International Network of Engaged Buddhists (INEB), in Chennai
The 21st Conference of the International Network of Engaged Buddhists, hosted by Foundation of His Sacred Majesty, concluded on Tuesday in Tamil Nadu.
A meditation on the way that Zen koans point out our discursive mind’s inability to get at certain truths
An imaginary audience with two early pioneers of Buddhist culture in the West
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
A bold take on Chan thought’s “pre-Buddhist” antecedents and influence on formal Chinese Buddhism
Encounters in a fully lived Zen-Christian dialogue
The evolution of Buddhist practices from the Buddha to..
When Chan Buddhist practices were first transmitted to China, they were the same as those practiced in India. Over time, however, the contemplative practices (禪觀)
A fuzzy-furred gibbon seated on a rugged boulder reaches an arm out over a rushing river and tries to scoop up the reflection of the
Japanese artist Takashi Murakami has become renowned internationally for his colorful, smiling flowers, his anime-inspired paintings and sculptures that range in style from erotic to
The 5th/6th century Buddhist monk Bodhidharma is considered the founder and patriarch of meditational Buddhism, known as dhyana in Sanskrit, Chan in Chinese, and Zen in Japanese. Although he was revered
