Abstract Meditations and Artistic Contemplation, with Françoise Issaly
Grace Ko
9 September 2022
From Canada to China, French-born artist Francoise Issaly explores spirituality and Buddhist ideas in her art
Beginner’s Mind: Where I Am Now
Tiffany Wu
6 September 2022
A college student shares her reflections on gender, sexuality, and equality from a Buddhist perspective
Buddhistdoor View: Hope, Now and in the Future: A Buddhist Look at Doomerism and Longtermism
Buddhistdoor Global
3 September 2022
The implications of the increasingly popular philosophy of longtermism, and a tentative Buddhist reflection
Climate Change: Ancient Buddhist Statues Emerge from China’s Drought-Stricken Yangtze River
Craig C Lewis
22 August 2022
As water levels along the Yangtze River retreat amid China’s driest summer in six decades, historic evidence of an ancient wisdom tradition has emerged from
Pure Land Master Chin Kung Dies in Taipei Aged 95
Craig C Lewis
26 July 2022
Venerable Chi Gung, a venerated master of the Pure Land tradition of Mahayana Buddhism died in the early hours of Tuesday in Taipei at the age of 95.
16th Century “Magic Mirror” Reveals a Hidden Buddha Image
Craig C Lewis
25 July 2022
A centuries-old bronze mirror at the Cincinnati Art Museum has revealed an illuminating secret, reflecting a diaphanous Buddha image
Chinese Court Upholds Ruling Ordering Return of Zhang Gong Patriarch Buddhist Statue
Justin Whitaker
21 July 2022
This is the latest step in a long battle to return the revered Buddhist statue to its home in China
Famed Author and Translator of Chinese Buddhism, Red Pine, Partners with Non-profit Press and Filmmaker for Book and Movie
Justin Whitaker
24 May 2022
Bill Porter, known widely by his pen name Red Pine, will be the subject of a forthcoming documentary spanning seven decades and two continents
UPDATE: A Glimmer of Hope for Afghanistan’s 5,000-year-old Mes Aynak Archaeological Site?
Craig C Lewis
28 March 2022
Recent reports offer a possible ray of hope on the outlook for one of the world’s most significant archeological excavations at Mes Aynak, the future
Afghanistan’s Mes Aynak Archaeological Site Threatened as Mining Talks Resume
Craig C Lewis
16 March 2022
Negotiations between Afghanistan’s new Taliban government and China’s state-owned China Metallurgical Group Corp. (MCC) and its publicly listed subsidiary Metallurgical Corp. of China are underway
Pilgrimage: Visiting the Buddhist Mountain of Wutaishan
Roseanne Freese
10 March 2022
The history, attractions, and heritage of Manjushri’s mountain, one of China’s “Four Great Sacred Peaks”
Pilgrimage: Mount Jiuhua, Kshitigarbha’s Geopark
Samantha Li
22 February 2022
The landscape, temples, and conservation of Kshitigarbha’s mountain, one of China’s “Four Great Sacred Peaks”