The Just King’s Vision of Rule by Dharma
Raymond Lam
28 July 2017
A narrative of Buddhism’s political wisdom in early…
Lessons of the Principle of Dependent Arising for Politics and Investing
Dr. Ernest Chi-Hin Ng
23 June 2017
The true nature of interdependence and the true…
Buddhistdoor View: Politics as Public Mindfulness—Engaging with Dissatisfaction and Non-attachment
Buddhistdoor Global
26 May 2017
Politics has always been a part of people’s lives, but today the relevance of politics feels more pronounced when compared with the relatively quiet late
Interactive Dialogue on Theravada Meditation and Carmelite Mystic Prayer in Avila
John Cannon
26 May 2017
“Hatred is never appeased by hatred in this world; by non-hatred alone is hatred appeased. This is an eternal law.” Dhammapada v.5 “Put love where there is
Marginalized and Ignored: The Corrosion of Bangladeshi Minority-Government Relations
BD Dipananda
19 May 2017
Bangladesh was founded in 1971 as a multiethnic and multicultural nation, with a constitution that grants freedom of peaceful religious practice. Unfortunately, Islamic fundamentalism remains a
A Path to Peace: The Engaged Buddhism of Venerable Tajay Bongsa
Harsha Menon, MA, MFA
21 April 2017
During the Education and Buddhist Ministry Conference at Harvard Divinity School (HDS) in April 2015, Professor Charles Hallisey, Yehan Numata Senior Lecturer on Buddhist Literatures,
The Xuanzang Memorial: Evoking China and India’s Buddhist Past and Future
Raymond Lam
7 April 2017
For several years now, I have observed the diplomatic force of Buddhism in the relationship between China and India. The event that first drew my
The US Election and the Vajjians
Vanessa Sasson
2 December 2016
I know I am not alone in feeling overwhelmed by the results of the presidential election in the United States. The whole world, it seems,
Buddhistdoor View: Rooting Out the Rot—Removing Corruption and Complacency in the Sangha
Buddhistdoor Global
18 November 2016
Institutional corruption has been a hot topic in the news of late. The seismic election of brash political outsider and controversial tycoon Donald Trump as
Disharmony Brews Between India and Nepal Over International Buddhist Conference
BD Dipananda
3 June 2016
Preceding the 2560th Buddha Jayanti celebration held on 21 May in Lumbini, Nepal, which was attended by more than 1,200 delegates from Nepal and overseas,
Buddhistdoor View: Words Matter—How Harmful Speech is Poisoning Society
Buddhistdoor Global
4 March 2016
Idiocracy (2006) is a movie rife with stupidity, but it is precisely its comedic inanity that made it a cult hit and an incisive commentary about
A History of Buddhism in Russia: The Sangha and the Soviets
Dr. Andrey Terentyev
24 November 2013
Dr. Terentyev’s third article in this series builds on the historical tensions between successive Russian administrations and the country’s Buddhist communities, which climaxed in the