Why Master Shandao believes that no one can ever attain the Sincere Mind

Remarkable Buddhist artistic heritage from the Silk Road

The logic of Vajrayana view and practice

Alan Kwan discusses the Contemplation Sutra

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

Zhen Ru Chan Monastery Cloud Abode Mountain Jiangsi Province China 2012 Thursday, 8th November I woke up in a cold, simple but clean room to the sound of heavy rain at 3.45 as my alarm clock went o

Editor's note: Eric Johns (Dharma name: Hin Lic) is a lay Buddhist who chronicled his retreats and visits to masters in China throughout the latter months of 2012. His story continues with his meditat

  Original Chinese text: Dr. Thomas Lau Translation: Isabelle Tsang  English editing: Dr. Thomas Lau      This summer, the Anatolia Cultural & Dialog Centre of Tur

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

Bringing Mother Nature on the Great Vehicle

The Heart Sutra is heart of Buddhist spirituality. Understanding Heart Sutra makes the issue of ecology or environmentalism crystal clear to a penetrative Buddhist. In fact, many Buddhists and non-Bud

Mainland Chinese artist, Mr. Sun Guangyi, exhibits almost annually at the Sin Sin Fine Art Gallery in Hong Kong. Over the years, a very special relationship has developed between the artist

Brotherhood   After recognizing the Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh as his spiritual brother, Thomas Merton wrote in an essay:   “I have said Nhat Hanh is my brother, and it is true… We are both poets

Andrey Terentyev discusses what symbolism means for Buddhist art