Monastics in White: The Medical Monks and Nuns of Vietnam
Shuyin
8 January 2018
A tradition of engaged Buddhism
An Olive Branch: Reaching Out to Those Affected by Abuse in Buddhist Sanghas
Justin Whitaker
23 October 2017
Sexual misconduct and abuse by clergy is a widespread problem, as news reports and newspaper headlines all-too-often remind us, and American Buddhist sanghas are just
A Buddhist Garden of Peace in Rural Montana
Justin Whitaker
25 August 2017
The hills of rural Montana are not the first place one might go to find a sprawling Buddhist peace garden. But that is exactly what
The Daily Practice of a Modern Chinese Buddhist Nun: Meeting Master Sheng-Yen and Taking the Bodhisattva Vows
Ven. Chang-Hwa, Ph.D.
18 August 2017
I was introduced to the Chan Meditation Center in New York in 1997, when I came to work as a volunteer for almost a month.
Jungmyungsa Buddhist Temple: A Haven of Korean Buddhism in Queens
Harsha Menon, MA, MFA
28 July 2017
Sharing the Dharma and bringing communities together
The Dogma of the Buddhist Master’s Infallibility: A Reappraisal of “Buddhist Modernism”
Marion Dapsance
7 July 2017
The examples of Chögyam Trungpa and Sogyal Rinpoche
Meritorious Gifts at Tibetan Buddhist Centers in France: Some Paradoxes
Cécile Campergue
21 April 2017
Buddhism has become an established part of the Western religious landscape, although as recently as the 20th century it was difficult for many people to imagine
The Lotus is a Form of Dance: Reverend Teijo Munnich
Caitlin Dwyer
15 April 2016
“When I was young, I either wanted to be a nun or a dancer,” says Reverend Teijo Munnich, who, now 69 and a Zen Buddhist
Buddhism in the UK Fire and Rescue Services
Bodhicarini Upasika Jayasili Jacquetta Gomes
4 March 2016
Working to increase faith awareness among FRS personnel and volunteers and to nurture mutual respect among all faiths
Beauty and the Feminine Buddhist Spirit in Spiti
Dominique Butet
29 January 2016
The journey from the touristic bustle of the northern Indian town of Manali into the remote valleys of the Himalayan mountains in northeastern Himachal Pradesh—especially
The Shakya Clan in India: A Rediscovered Heritage
Jennifer Yo
21 December 2015
The Shakya clan, to which the historical Buddha…