Approaching Buddhism by Reading the Buddhist Sutras
Alan Kwan
28 October 2024
Meeting Shakyamuni Buddha and being introduced to Amitabha Buddha through delving deep into the Buddhist canon
How Can Buddhas Deliver All Sentient Beings, Including Us, to Buddhahood?
Alan Kwan
14 December 2023
Examining the methods by which enlightened beings make us ordinary delusional creatures into buddhas
The Soka Gakkai Holds Memorial Ceremony in Tokyo for Daisaku Ikeda
Craig C Lewis
29 November 2023
The Soka Gakkai held a memorial service in Tokyo on 23 November for the pioneering Buddhist philosopher, educator, author, and peace activist Daisaku Ikeda.
Understanding Non-duality
Sensei Alex Kakuyo
21 November 2023
Non-duality is both an intellectual topic in Buddhism to be understood and a lived understanding to be found in practice
Socially Engaged Buddhist and Soka Gakkai Leader Daisaku Ikeda Dies Aged 95
Craig C Lewis
20 November 2023
The pioneering Buddhist philosopher, educator, author, and peace activist Daisaku Ikeda died at his home on 15 November. He was 95 years old.
Soka Gakkai President Calls On G7 Leaders for Commitment to “No First Use” of Nuclear Weapons and Resolution to War in Ukraine
Craig C Lewis
28 April 2023
Soka Gakkai International (SGI) president Daisaku Ikeda, has called on G7 leaders to take the lead in talks toward “No First Use” of nuclear weapons.
Legendary Jazz Saxophonist and Nichiren Buddhist Wayne Shorter Dies Aged 89
Craig C Lewis
3 March 2023
The pioneering American jazz musician Wayne Shorter, a longtime practitioner of Nichiren Buddhism, died on Thursday in Los Angeles. He was 89 years old.
International Dunhuang Project to Hold Conference on the Lotus Sutra at the British Library
Raymond Lam
24 November 2022
International Dunhuang Project to host conference at the British Library in December 2022, to mark success of four-year-long inititative to conserve, digitise, and publish 800 manuscripts of the Lotus Sutra
Buddhist Artist Bernice Bing Receives Solo Show at the Asian Art Museum
Sensei Alex Kakuyo
24 October 2022
Asian American artist Bernice Bing, underrecognized during her lifetime, is featured in an exhibit at San Francisco’s Asian Art Museum through May 2, 2023
Soka Gakkai President Urges Nuclear States to Commit to “No First Use” of Nuclear Arms
Craig C Lewis
29 July 2022
The president of the socially engaged Japanese Nichiren Buddhist organization the Soka Gakkai International (SGI), Daisaku Ikeda, on Tuesday issued a statement urging all nuclear
Buddhistdoor View: The Rise of Non-Fungible Tokens
Buddhistdoor Global
20 November 2021
Can a digital form of ownership help artists and others? Or are these distractions that dangerously consume the Earth’s resources?
Meditation Over a Kitten: Transcendence from Where We Are
Guoying Stacy Zhang
17 May 2021
Feline insights into the conditions of existence