Rejoicing in Faith Comes from Amitabha’s Name
Alan Kwan
25 September 2020
Why faith in rebirth in the Pure Land is drawn from the Name
Floodwaters Threaten China’s Leshan Giant Buddha
Justin Whitaker
20 August 2020
1,200-year-old UNESCO World Heritage Site is still…
New Maitreya Statue Consecrated in Kalmykia
Lyudmila Klasanova
23 September 2019
Largest image of the future Buddha in Russia and in…
Leshan Buddha Undergoes “Physical” Examination and Repairs
Anne Wisman
20 December 2018
The 71-meter high statue has a large crack on its…
Ritualized Landscapes: Performative Iconography
Joseph Houseal
8 December 2018
A Look at large Buddhist rituals in Tibetan China
Traversing China for the Forgotten Pure Land of Maitreya Buddha
Jingjing Li
10 August 2018
Tracing the popular Chinese belief in the…
Shanghai Authorities Keen to Protect Traditional Culture of Famed Longhua Buddhist Temple
Craig C Lewis
11 May 2018
Chan cultural heritage seen challenged by rapid…
The Hanging Sculptures of the Little Western Paradise
Guoying Stacy Zhang
14 October 2016
Qianfo’an (千佛庵), the Temple of One Thousand Buddhas, better known as Xiaoxitian (小西天) or the Little Western Paradise, is located in present-day Xi County, Linfen
Patience is Power
Sister Ocean
12 August 2016
Water falling, drop by drop, will fill even a large pot.Likewise, the wise (one), accumulating good, little by littleBecomes goodness itself. The Dhammapada (Maitreya 1995, 34)
The Spread of Buddhism over Asia
Dr. Andrey Terentyev
28 October 2010
Editor’s Note: Dr. Andrey Anatolyevich Terentyev studied Sanskrit, Tibetan and Indian Philosophies and Religions. He obtained his Ph.D. in the field of Oriental Studies (Russia).