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Being Buddhist in India Today: Seizing Mount Sumeru in the Latter Day of the Law
India’s Buddhist revival since the 1950s and the mass conversions of Dalits
Uploaded 7 Jul 2017
Finding Excellence, Part 2: A Tradition of Transmission
Where do Cham dances find sanctuary?
Uploaded 19 Aug 2016
<i>Buddhism and Ireland: From the Celts to the Counter-Culture and Beyond</i> – Book Review
Laurence Cox charts the involvement of Irishmen and women in Buddhism
Uploaded 15 Jul 2016
Bringing Ancient Thai Buddhist Manuscripts to the World
Digitizing Thailand's ancient Buddhist heritage
Uploaded 8 Apr 2016
Emperors, Lamas, and Silk: the Origin of Fabric <i>Thangkas</i>
Tracing the roots of a sacred Buddhist art form
Uploaded 8 Apr 2016
<i>Patrons and Patriarchs</i> – Book Review
Tracing the emergence of Chan Buddhism in China
Uploaded 20 Nov 2015
<i>The Immortals: Faces of the Incredible in Buddhist Burma</i> – Book Review
Guillaume Rozenberg investigates the intriguing cult of weikza
Uploaded 23 Oct 2015
Following Ancient Traces
Ladakh-Zanskar maintains a cultural ecology of Cham that exists nowhere else
Uploaded 16 Oct 2015
A Thoughtful Life: Professor Karunadasa Looks Back on His Career, Teaching, and Buddhist Studies
Exclusive interview with Yakupitiyage Karunadas
Uploaded 19 Jun 2015
Being in the Moment
“Being in the moment” has become a cliché since Zen was introduced to the West in the 1950s and 1960s. It has a wide spectrum of meaning these days, ranging from enjoying what one does, to being mindf
Uploaded 3 Oct 2013
Sangharakshita's "The Religion of Art": Reconciling Buddhism with aesthetics
Jeffrey Martin reviews Sangharakshita's The Religion of ArtIf the goal of Buddhism is nirvana, or at least to live a life based on Buddhist principles, how does the creation or consumption of art lead
Uploaded 18 May 2013
A Retreat at Zhen Ru Chan Monastery
Zhen Ru Chan Monastery Cloud Abode Mountain Jiangsi Province China 2012 Thursday, 8th November I woke up in a cold, simple but clean room to the sound of heavy rain at 3.45 as my alarm clock went o
Uploaded 30 Apr 2013
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