Should Children Take Refuge?
Noa Jones
15 August 2024
Noa Jones examines the potential benefits and risks of encouraging children to take refuge at an early age
No Rest, but Refuge
Margaret Meloni, PhD
25 June 2024
Margaret Meloni explores the meaning of taking refuge in the Triple Gem in a world of uncertainty and impermanence
In the Footsteps of the Buddha: Ven. Pomnyun Sunim Leads 1,250 Jungto Practitioners on a Pilgrimage to India
Craig C Lewis
6 April 2023
Generosity and compassion on the path: embodying the legacy of an ancient spiritual heritage
Buddhistdoor View: Seeking Refuge in a Post-COVID World
Buddhistdoor Global
5 December 2020
Revisiting the true meaning of refuge
Protected on All Four Sides: The Propagation of Guardian King Iconography
Michael Van Hartingsveldt
18 January 2019
Guardians of the four cardinal directions
Ten Thousand Dalits Reportedly Embrace Buddhism During Dussehra Festival
Dipen Barua
26 October 2018
Dalits follow Dr. Ambedkar who took refuge during…
Buddhistdoor View: Reflecting on 2016
Buddhistdoor Global
30 December 2016
What a year it’s been—brimming with economic and political upheavals that historians will be debating furiously for decades to come! Many joke (with a hint
The Meaning and Significance of Taking Refuge in the Triple Gems
Ven. Nyanabodhi
17 November 2009
In the Therav?da Buddhist Tradition the followers before performing any rites and rituals, chanting, recitation of suttas etc. Usually take refuge in the triple gems (tiratana), namely: