BDG contributor Dr. Sanjoy Barua Chowdhury recently attended one of China’s most important Buddhist events of the past few years, the Sixth World Buddhist Forum
The sixth iteration of China’s largest international Buddhist symposium marks a renewed emphasis on compassionate action and enlightened joy
Stephanie Balkwill’s new book shines a light on the women-led system of monastic influence on medieval Chinese royal affairs
Young students display exemplary wisdom when confronted by a chocolate “Laughing Buddha” in their elementary school classroom.
A meditation on the way that Zen koans point out our discursive mind’s inability to get at certain truths
China’s first and only female emperor, Wu Zetian, left behind a remarkable legacy of esoteric and Huayan Buddhism and beyond
The stunning Cave 275 is a visual repository of many ancient Buddhist stories inspiring virtue, beloved throughout Asia
A tribute to the remarkable legacy of one of Buddhism’s most accomplished spiritual leaders
The historic symbol of a living Buddhist heritage
Meditations on bringing benefit to all beings, past, present, and future
Image was created last fall but recently found international…
Finding reflections of transcendence in our own…
