Collections of beloved tales of the Buddha's past lives

A comprehensive study of a spectacular excavation of Buddhist history

An ambitious study of Buddhist art and archaeology in India

Buddhist Studies in the academy is going through a gradual and understated trend. Yet, this trend is one of the most important stages in its intellectual evolution. Since the 1990s, Buddhist Studies h

The vision of Buddhism as a faith for the young and the living (rather than one needed only at death) has spread throughout the Sinophone world, radiating primarily from Taiwanese hubs like Fo Guang S

The great Buddhist heritage of Russia

Several years ago, at the end of one of Professor Richard Gombrich’s seminars in Hong Kong, he was asked a question from several members of the public. They were curious to know how someone could devo

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)

Editor's note: This article was first published in the now-retired Bodhi Journal, Issue 8, June 2008. Introduction According to Edward Conze, the Prajñāpāramitā literature e

Introduction   Koan is a Chan case study that is to be intuitively contemplated to awaken Gnosis. It may be formatted in the forms of story, dialogue, question and statement. Gnosis is self-discover

A long time ago, monks in India debated about the importance of “study” and “practice,” trying to sort out whether their loyalties lay as “monks of the scriptures” or as “monks of meditation.” The com