Keeping Kammic Balance
Prof. David Dale Holmes
6 May 2024
Prof. David Holmes shares a teaching from the revered Thai monk Ajahn Suchart Abhijato
Thai New Year Holiday Prompts Renewed Appeal to Stop Buddhist Life-Release Practice
Justin Whitaker
16 April 2024
Life-release practices are common in many Buddhist traditions, but rising environmental concerns have led many to abandon or change their merit-making practices.
Santi Asoke Founder Ven. Samana Bhodirak Dies in Thailand Aged 89
Craig C Lewis
12 April 2024
Ven. Samana Bhodirak, founder and spiritual leader of the Santi Asoke Buddhist community in Thailand, has died. He was 89 years old.
The Mind on Fire
Prof. David Dale Holmes
8 April 2024
Prof. David Holmes examines the pitfalls of unchecked attachment and aversion and the Buddhist path to liberation.
Buddhistdoor View: Reawakening Awareness – Commemorating a Supreme Woman Arahant, Ven. Yasodhara (Bhaddakaccana Theri)
Buddhistdoor Global
6 April 2024
It is time that Yasodhara, the Buddha’s wife, is more widely recognized as a great enlightened one with an updated date of her passing
Footsteps of the Buddha: Ven. Pomnyun Sunim and the Transformative Power of Engaged Buddhism
Craig C Lewis
1 April 2024
An interview with Ven. Pomnyun Sunim on his recent pilgrimage to India, engaged Buddhism, and impermanence.
Thailand Takes a Historic Step Closer to Legalizing Same-Sex Marriage
Craig C Lewis
27 March 2024
The lower house of Thailand’s parliament has passed a landmark bill to legalize same-sex marriages, with politicians voting overwhelmingly in favor.
International Women’s Meditation Center Foundation Announces Outstanding Buddhist Women for 2024
Craig C Lewis
11 March 2024
The International Women’s Meditation Center Foundation (IWMCF) has selected 31 recipients for its Outstanding Women in Buddhism Award for 2024.
Former Thai Monk Finds Home as US Army Chaplain
Justin Whitaker
7 March 2024
After years as a Buddhist monk in Thailand and the United States, Songkran Waiyaka has flourished in his new role as a US Army chaplain, serving the spiritual and moral needs of soldiers and their families
Thailand Celebrates Makha Bucha with a Display of Buddhist Relics from India
Dipen Barua
23 February 2024
Thailand will observe Makha Bucha on 24 February, an important Buddhist festivals that extends across many countries in South and Southeast Asia.
Special Report: The Hope of the World – Ven. Pomnyun Sunim Marks the 30th Anniversary of the Sujata Academy Project in India
Craig C Lewis
14 February 2024
Sujata Academy, a remarkable community school and social empowerment project in Dungheswari, in the northeastern Indian state of Bihar, marks its 30th anniversary.
Special Report: Footsteps of the Buddha – Ven. Pomnyun Sunim Leads 500 Practitioners on the 33rd Jungto Pilgrimage across India and Nepal
Craig C Lewis
7 February 2024
Jungto Society, founded by the revered Korean Dharma master Venerable Pomnyun Sunim, has conducted its 33rd annual pilgrimage crossing India and to Nepal.