Sentience and Buddha-Mind: How Do We Recognize Them?
Gereon Kopf
6 August 2024
Before we assign sentience or personhood to AI, we must understand better what these terms mean in the context of Buddhist philosophy
How Buddhist Principles Can Help Shape a More Ethical AI
Soraj Hongladarom
31 July 2024
This feature is part of a series from presenters at the Woodenfish Foundation’s recent conference on “Buddhism, Consciousness, and AI” held on 21–23 June in
Colleagues and Friends Pay Tribute after the Passing of Buddhist Scholar Jeffrey Hopkins (1940–2024)
Justin Whitaker
4 July 2024
Jeffrey Hopkins was one of the 20th century’s greatest scholars of Tibetan Buddhism, leaving behind an admirable body of work and countless appreciative students and colleagues
Young Voices: What One Word Can Do
Rhine Peng
27 June 2024
A high school student in the US reflects on community, the unexpected, and what it means to take an experiential approach to learning religion and philosophy.
Upcoming Conference to Explore “Buddhism, Consciousness, and AI”
Justin Whitaker
11 June 2024
The conference will host leading scholars, practitioners, and experts from around the world to bring a Buddhist perspective to bear on Artificial Intelligence, a new technology that is rapidly changing everything around us
Consciousness, Attention, and Intelligent Technology: A Karmic Turning Point?
Peter Hershock
11 June 2024
Buddhism teaches us that the mind is foremost, so understanding what Artificial Intelligence will do to our minds will be essential to navigating this new technology skillfully
Spatial Samsara: The Apple in the Garden
Dexter Cohen Bohn
28 March 2024
Exploring what Apple’s Vision Pro means for the future of illusion through the lens of dependent origination and retro sci-fi
Buddhistdoor View: Dharma as a Moral Order for International Relations
Buddhistdoor Global
3 February 2024
From Nehru to Modi, India’s Buddhist diplomacy invokes Ashoka’s ideal of conquest by Dharma and morality in international relations
Karma Kagyu Female Monastics’ 8th Arya Kshema Held in Bodh Gaya
Raymond Lam
1 February 2024
His Eminence Tai Situ Rinpoche inaugurated the annual winter gathering for female monastics, which was begun by His Holiness the Karmapa
Book Review: The Buddhist and the Ethicist: Conversations on Effective Altruism, Engaged Buddhism, and How to Build a Better World
Nachaya Campbell-Allen
1 February 2024
A thoughtful and heartfelt dialogue between one of our time’s great ethicists and a pioneering Taiwanese Buddhist nun
Stewarding the American Academy of Religion: An Interview with Prof. Jin Y. Park
Raymond Lam
8 January 2024
The new president of the American Academy of Religion discusses her plans for the West’s largest religious studies organization
An Interview with Ven. K. L. Dhammajoti: The Landscape of Buddhist Studies in Sri Lanka and Southeast Asian Concerns
Raymond Lam
6 December 2023
The veteran professor of Buddhist studies reveals an intellectual map for understanding non-sectarian Buddhism today