The growing global need for compassion

Using bodhicitta to avert the risks of autonomous AI technologies

Cultivating awareness and action

A Western nun works to establish a monastic community in Portland

Fighting to improve the lives of Dalit women and children in Nagpur

An insightful new column from a distinguished teacher

On the question of Buddhist detachment

A Buddhist nun in Australia takes the road less traveled to a meaningful monastic life

With most things in our daily lives, it's easy to lose sight of why we do what we do. It's so easy to keep up a form while forgetting the meaning or to drop form and meaning only to drift away from wh

Nepal is one of the most sought after destinations whether for pilgrimage or tourism. In February 2012, when I was studying at the University of Pune in India, staff from the Department of Pali arrang

In this two-part column series, we will visit the philosophical nuances and tensions in the thought of Shantideva, an important Indo-Tibetan philosopher (circa 8th century CE). To understand Shantidev

Wisdom and Means, Emptiness and Compassion: Philosophical Problems   In this column’s first segment, we explored how Shantideva’s idea of compassion, noble as it was, led to some very interesting q

Editor's note: This feature was first published in the now-retired Bodhi Journal, Issue 4, June 2007.   IntroductionMany Asian Mahāyānists have adhered to Pure land Buddhism (淨土) and conceive that it

Original Chinese text: Cheng Wan Lan Louisa Translation: Emma Bi Jia