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Buddhism’s Retreat from India: A History Lesson in the Survival and Decline of the Dharma

Dipen Barua 27 December 2024

Dr. Dipen Barua gives an overview of the diverse factors behind the decline of Buddhism in India, with a prescient warning for the present

Where/What/When is nirvāṇa?

Gereon Kopf 16 October 2023

Most people with even some tangential knowledge of Buddhism have heard about the concept of “nirvāṇa.” But what is its significance for the pilgrims after weeks of solitary hiking ready to rejoin the society?

The Deep and Broad Meaning of Rebirth in the Pure Land

Alan Kwan 14 August 2023

Exploring the unique nature of the Pure Land and the buddhahood-oriented goal of rebirth in Amitabha’s world

A typical Shuramono Noh stage, featuring the ghost warrior on the left and a seated priest on the right. From wikimedia.org

Pure Land Buddhism in Noh: The Shuramono Plays of Zeami

Itsuki Hayashi 28 January 2019

Tales of ghost warriors and salvation

The song Bodhisattva Vow by the Beastie Boys recounts the story of Sadāparibhūta Bodhisattva. From hollywoodreporter.com

“Beauty that Floats on Mud”

Gereon Kopf 12 January 2019

Illuminations of the Lotus Sutra

The Two-stage Assured Rebirth of an Exclusive Amitabha-reciter

Alan Kwan 18 September 2018

The soteriological nature of accepting Amitabha’s…

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Buddhism’s Retreat from India: A History Lesson in the Survival and Decline of the Dharma

Where/What/When is nirvāṇa?

The Deep and Broad Meaning of Rebirth in the Pure Land

Pure Land Buddhism in Noh: The Shuramono Plays of Zeami

“Beauty that Floats on Mud”

The Two-stage Assured Rebirth of an Exclusive Amitabha-reciter