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,
What are Right Action and Right Livelihood according to the teachings of the Buddha? First, comes the consideration of Right Action: having learned to discipline
In South and Southeast Asia, important Buddhist festivals are often celebrated on the day of the full moon (Purnima). For instance, the Buddha’s birth, enlightenment,
Staring blankly into space, Pat Sorm sits on the steps of her house, hugging a photo of her son who died just a week earlier.
The path to providing wisdom, healing division, and creating…
Predominantly Islamic Pakistan is not the first country that comes to mind when one mentions Buddhism. Many archaeologists, historians, and Buddhists are aware of the fact that
I visited Venerable Nyanaponika Thera at the Forest Hermitage, in Kandy, Sri Lanka, in the mid-1980s, when Bhikkhu Bodhi was still staying there with him,
Over the course of his life, Venerable Dhammajoti has devoted himself to a path of Buddhist study (not just in the academic Buddhist Studies sense,
Cities and Kings: Ancient Treasures from Myanmar is the latest in a series of special exhibitions on Southeast Asia curated by the Asian Civilisations Museum (ACM)
It is a cold winter’s day in early December, and a Buddhist monk is being showered with flower petals. The location is the Elks Lodge
Like his teacher Ajahm Brahm, Norwegian-born Ajahn Brahmali is unafraid to speak his mind, not only with students and fellow Buddhists, but also at the
It is the day before a full moon and the temple at the village of Hson Kae in Hsipaw Township in eastern Myanmar’s Shan State
