Japanese American Buddhist Reaches 110 Years Old
Sensei Alex Kakuyo
23 May 2024
After a difficult childhood, Yoshiko Miwa found refuge in the care of Rev. and Mrs. Issei Matsuura of the Buddhist Churches of America
Tendai Buddhist Priest Accused of Abuse in Japan
Justin Whitaker
30 April 2024
After more than a decade of alleged abuse, a Japanese nun has come forward in hopes of stopping her abuser and supporting other victims
Matsukaze: Wind in the Pines
Joseph Houseal
13 April 2024
A self-reflective exploration of love and loss, grief and impermanence in Japanese Noh theater
Jingtu Zhenzong: Jodo Shinshu among Ethnic Chinese, Part One
Johan Nilsson
1 March 2024
A conversation with Singaporean Clement Tan launches this series of interviews with international leaders of Shin Buddhist sanghas
Santa Fe County Declares 21 February “Serene Mountain Day at the Upaya Zen Center”
Justin Whitaker
20 February 2024
Celebration honoring the work of Roshi Joan Halifax and Upaya Zen Center will be livestreamed on their YouTube page
What Is Truth? A Creative Misreading of Zen Kōans
Gereon Kopf
15 February 2024
A meditation on the way that Zen koans point out our discursive mind’s inability to get at certain truths
“Homeless” Kodo Sawaki: From Brothel Worker to Buddhist Monk
Victor M. Parachin
31 January 2024
Exploring the life, teachings, and sayings of one of the important and insightful 20th century Zen masters in Japan
The Real Meaning of Recovery: Fukushima Citizens Raise Voices about Their Ongoing Pain While Building Their Own New Society
Jonathan Watts
18 January 2024
Engaged Buddhists lead a study tour of Fukushima with international journalists
Rev. Dr. Seigen Yamaoka, Former Bishop of BCA, has Died
Sensei Alex Kakuyo
16 January 2024
Former bishop of the Buddhist Churches of America is remembered for his contributions to Buddhist practice as well as his visionary work at the Institute of Buddhist Studies
From Nichiren to Ikeda: The Soka Gakkai’s Socially Engaged Buddhism
Dipen Barua
27 December 2023
From Nichiren to Daisaku Ikeda, this is the story of one of the largest and most influential lay Buddhist organizations in the world
A Pure Land on the Rhine: Rev. Marc Nottellmann and the Eko House
Pearl Delores Smith Farmer
22 December 2023
Rev. Marc Nottellmann of Eko House in Düsseldorf speaks with BDG at the 20th European Shin Buddhist Conference
Engaged Buddhism: The Soka Gakkai International Calls for Youth Engagement in Climate Policy at COP28
Craig C Lewis
15 December 2023
The Soka Gakkai International, which participated in COP28 in Dubai, has called for the inclusion of global youth in climate crisis policy processes.