Can Rebirth in the Pure Land Be Attained by Reciting the Names of Buddhas Other than Amitabha? (Part One)
Alan Kwan
25 June 2019
Can rebirth be attained through the Medicine Buddha?
Mongolia’s Hope: Baasansuren Khadsuren, the Singing Abbot of Erdene Zuu
Raymond Lam
9 February 2019
A reforming monk on a mission of spiritual and…
Sound and Vibration: Building Blocks of the Universe
Tilly Campbell-Allen
5 September 2018
The power of vibrational energy
Latest Buddhist Gadget from Japan: a Fish-shaped Karaoke System for the Heart Sutra
Anne Wisman
10 January 2018
Digital mokugyo aids sutra recitation while drumming
Twelve Years On: The International Tipitaka Chanting Ceremony for World Peace at Bodh Gaya
BD Dipananda
23 December 2016
Twelve years have passed since the International Tipitaka Chanting Ceremony (ITCC) was first held at Bodh Gaya, India. The sacred Bodhi tree under which the
Saying Goodbye to My Mother: How Buddhists Hold Funeral Rites in Bangladesh
BD Dipananda
23 September 2016
The funeral ceremony recounted in this article was held for the author’s beloved mother Juti Bala Barua, who passed away on 12 August 2016 and
Vajrayana in the West and the Role of Tradition: An Interview with Lama Tsering Everest (part 1)
Frances McDonald
28 November 2014
Tsering Everest is the resident lama at Chagdud Gonpa Odsal Ling, a Vajrayana Buddhist center in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Originally from the United States, for 11
A Sharing of Values: Vesak Reflections in Thailand
John Cannon
30 June 2014
As I climbed up the stairs leading towards the summit of Temple of the Golden Mount at Wat Saket on that hot sunny May morning