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The Potential of Propagating Pure Land Buddhism in the West
Sharing pristine Pure Land with Western cultures
Uploaded 28 Dec 2016
Seeking Faith in Religion
Seeking truth, finding faith
Uploaded 29 Apr 2016
A Buddhist Conspiracy Theory: The Struggle for Succession after the Buddha’s Death
Do incongruences in Buddhist scriptures imply unspoken subterfuge?
Uploaded 4 Dec 2015
Religious Identity in Schools: Curiosity Over Coercion
What does it mean to be religious in an educational environment?
Uploaded 31 Oct 2014
Did the Buddha go to Myanmar? On the Trail of Old Folk Tales
Weaving the Buddha into the Burmese identity Legends are what fill the uncertain space between history and fiction. Some of the most popular legends tell where historical figures might have gone: did
Uploaded 8 May 2014
The Bodhgaya Bombings, July 2013: Save Ahimsa-marga
I got the upsetting news on July 7, 2013 at around 8.30 a.m. — Terror struck Mahabodhi Temple at Bodh Gaya: a series of blasts had left two monks injured.   The first thought in my mind
Uploaded 24 Jul 2013
Comparative Religion: A Buddhist perspective
Editor's note: This article was first published in the now-retired Bodhi Journal, Issue 9, September 2008. In the West, comparative religious studies is a way of widening a person’s intelle
Uploaded 22 Apr 2013
Vesak: That time of the year again for sentient beings
I had a shock after reading this news piece. Not at the fact that the minister shaved his head (people shave their heads all the time, be it to leave the household or cover a bald patch), but at the f
Uploaded 10 May 2011
The Way of a Saint: John Paul II's Dialogue with Buddhism
Last Sunday, Karol Wojtyla, subsequently the previous head of the Catholic Church John Paul  II, was beatified by his successor, the present Pope Benedict XVI. Beatification is the necessary stage in
Uploaded 2 May 2011
Merton’s Wisdom: The Common Ground of Buddhist-Christian Interfaith Dialogue (1)
This article is a Buddhist response to Thomas Merton’s essay  ‘Nhat Hanh is my Brother’ and Raymond’s article on ‘ Mindfulness and Love (2010.10.18). These two articles should be contemplated often i
Uploaded 6 Dec 2010
Buddha on the Thames: Buddhist Studies in Europe and the UK
Buddhism is still very much a minority religion in London. Interest in Buddhism began with Wesleyan missionaries and preachers of other denominations, who sought to expand their knowledge of the Dharm
Uploaded 4 Oct 2010
Our Buddhist Lands: The Heritage of Central Asia
Few realms have captured the romantic imagination of both East and West than Central Asia. Central Asia is home to an invaluable chapter of Buddhism’s heritage and pilgrimage. And as muted as it is to
Uploaded 1 Jun 2010
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