Buddhistdoor View: Refining the Art of Being Human
Buddhistdoor Global
16 March 2019
Why the humanities matter to spiritual and material wellbeing
Hong Kong Exhibition Showcases Ancient Heritage of the Silk Road
Craig C Lewis
31 January 2018
Exhibits focus on cultural exchange along the…
The Secularization of Pagoda Imagery in 18th Century Europe and China
Guoying Stacy Zhang
25 January 2018
How the interaction of different cultural systems shaped…
Regaining Our Simplicity and Humanity: Dilgo Khyentse Yangsi Rinpoche on Practice in Modern Times
Raymond Lam
12 January 2018
A conversation with Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche’s…
Giuseppe Tucci, an Orgiastic Aha! Part One
Joseph Houseal
5 October 2017
Giuseppe Tucci (1894–1984) was an Italian scholar-adventurer who supervised archeological digs in Iran, Persepolis, and the Himalayas.
Found in Translation: Annie Bien
Caitlin Dwyer
26 May 2017
Annie Bien was just 18 months when her family immigrated to the United States via New York. Coming from Hong Kong, the Bien family was
Interactive Dialogue on Theravada Meditation and Carmelite Mystic Prayer in Avila
John Cannon
26 May 2017
“Hatred is never appeased by hatred in this world; by non-hatred alone is hatred appeased. This is an eternal law.” Dhammapada v.5 “Put love where there is
The Buddhism of Forks or Chopsticks
Malcolm Hunt
29 December 2016
Translating Pure Land Buddhism into an…
Buddhistdoor View: Communicating Buddhism to Young People
Buddhistdoor Global
24 July 2015
There is a problem communicating the relevance and essence of Buddhism to young people, a conclusion that can be inferred from a summary of the
A Concern for Beauty
Joseph Houseal
17 July 2015
The earthquakes in Nepal were not merely geological—some of humanity’s oldest symbols got jumbled and tumbled. Mount Everest and the Kathmandu Valley have been wonders
Investing in Sukhavati: An Interview with Senior Financier Andrew Fung on His Pure Land Practice
Raymond Lam
23 January 2015
One of my aspirations as a journalist of religion is to explore how to better recount and share the teachings of Buddhism with more people.
Buddhistdoor View: Fiction and Buddhism
Buddhistdoor Global
29 August 2014
Why should a Buddhist invest emotionally in any fictional character? We are attached enough to our own and others’ identities as it is. Yet a