Conference in Seattle is the third in a series and the first to be held outside of China

Building dialogues and connections with science

  The end of 2012 marked an important milestone in academic Buddhism.  During the PNC conference held at Berkeley University on 7-9 December Venerable Vello Vaartnou, a Buddhist mo

Interview with Prof. Lee Chack-fan

In some Buddhist communities, increasing prestige is accorded to those who earn a degree in Buddhist Studies. Monks and nuns who obtain a PhD in their field of research (and their numbers are growing)

Beauty can serve a spiritual purpose. Presented in the right way, beautiful art can induce in its viewers faith and reverence in the Buddha and his teaching. To present a Buddha image or Buddhist art

Lopez (2008) and McMahan (2008) once made excellent points concerning the compatibility of science and Buddhism. These points largely centred on the tendency to conflate traditional expressions and tr

The Buddha once decreed that the Dharma be spoken in one’s own language. The doctrine of skilful means (upāya) indicates that “language” does not literally mean one’s native tongue alone: the Dharma m