The Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre: Forging an “Australian Buddhism” near Sydney
Tara Frances
21 December 2015
Tara Frances takes us to the Blue Mountains Insight…
Communal Equilibrium in Sri Lanka: The Legacy of Venerable M. Sobitha Thera
BD Dipananda
18 December 2015
Venerable Maduluwawe Sobitha Thera (1942–2015) was a Sri Lankan Buddhist monk and a nonviolent revolutionary who became one of the most inspiring and influential social
Pavarana: Marking the End of the Rains Retreat
BD Dipananda
6 November 2015
Pavarana marks the end of the three-month Vassavasa, the rainy season retreat observed by Theravada monastic communities. Commonly falling on the full moon of the
Buddhistdoor View: Monasticism for the Young—A Considered Choice?
Buddhistdoor Global
30 October 2015
Children should always have an opportunity to enjoy the diversity and profundity of religious experience. Yet the actual acceptance of the Buddha-Dharma and a life of practice
Exploring the Shared Buddhist Roots of Sri Lanka and Thailand
Sean Mós
25 September 2015
The relationship between Sri Lanka and Thailand spans nearly ten centuries and has a history of mutually beneficial exchanges of ideas, architectural styles, and culture
Sayadaw Ashin Nanujjotabhivamsa: “Meditation is the cool water that extinguishes the fire of suffering”
Raymond Lam
28 August 2015
A reserved and quiet monastic from Myanmar, Sayadaw Ashin Nanujjotabhivamsa is most at home talking about the principles and practice of the Dhamma rather than
The Journey of Women Going Forth into the Bhikkhuni Order in Bangladesh: An Interview with Samaneri Gautami, Part 1
John Cannon
21 August 2015
This article forms part of the “Buddhist Voices from the Land of Rivers” series, which is based on visits by the authors to Buddhist sites
The Buddhist Tradition of Sri Lanka: the Dhamma and the Sangha – a Historical Survey
Professor Y. Karunadasa
17 April 2013
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