Why the humanities matter to spiritual and material wellbeing

The Tendai lineages of Japan

Republic of Tuva hosts landmark Buddhist conference

Emphasizing a mindful approach to education

An examination of Tibetan Buddhism's empirical approach to the study of the Dharma

Underscoring the long-term benefits of the humanities as an academic pursuit

Exclusive interview with Yakupitiyage Karunadas

The year was 1993, shortly after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Two years had passed since the heroic city of Leningrad was rechristened Saint Petersburg, its imperial name. Vasily Repin was a stud

About the ACLS   Formed in 1919, the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) is a private, non-profit federation of 72 national learned societies. As representative of American scholarship, the A

Looking as serene in person as he does on stage, Tam Po Shek (譚寶碩) welcomed us to his Chinese interior-style apartment garbed in an exquisite tangzhuang (唐裝). The traditional furniture and aesthetics

Editor’s note: Bakaeva Elza Petrovna has a PhD in History and is Deputy Director of the Kalmyk Institute for Humanities of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Russian Federation, Republic of Kalmykia, El

Offered in partnership with the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS), the grants reflect the Foundation’s belief in Buddhism’s relevance to contemporary issues.     (May 13, 2013 – Hong Ko

Centre of Buddhist Studies   The Centre of Buddhist Studies of The University of Hong Kong, officially inaugurated in 2002, is a self-funded academic centre that relies on the generous support and d

It has been literally years since I watched a documentary and thought it was objectively good (liking it or disliking it is a subjective thing), because too often documentaries about the humanities li