Insights into one of Tibetan Buddhism's most captivating rituals

Uncovering the rare in distant lands

Charting changing attitudes towards animal rights in a Buddhist nation

The origins and meanings of the Eight Auspicious Symbols

A new series on the basics of Vajrayana

Master Empty Cloud, or Xu Yun (虚雲), was born in Fujian Province in southern China during the Qing dynasty (1644–1911), on 26 August 1840. This was the time of the first Opium War, when Hong Kong

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Editor’s note: Jnan Nanda completed his BA Hons from the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, and his MA from the University of Hong Kong where he presently teaches Reading in Buddhist Sanskrit

Editor's note: This feature was first published in the now-retired Bodhi Journal, Issue 3, April 2007. In this paper, my goal is to examine the relationship between university students and Buddhism in