How one of the first American Shin Buddhist priests served interned Japanese during WWII

The symbolism behind the patchwork robes of Japanese Buddhist priests

Manifesting the illusory nature of reality

Buddhist expression in color and form

The changing face of Japanese Buddhism

Consoling those who have lost a loved one and memorializing those who have passed

Bringing the Buddhist dancing heritage to life

In the main hall of an elegant Pure Land Buddhist temple called Joruri-ji near the city of Nara in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, a row of nine gilded wood figures of the Buddha Amida (Skt. Amitabha) have s

Dr. Bill. M. Mak graduated from Peking University and is currently based in the Department of Indological Studies at Kyoto University.   My Journey as a Buddhist, from Diamond Sutra to Diamond Sutra