Collections of beloved tales of the Buddha's past lives

Brazil's Zu Lai Temple is the first branch of Fo Guang Shan Monastery (Buddha’s Light Mountain Monastery) in South America, and is acknowledged as the largest Buddhist temple on the continent.

Enhancing communal harmony at the end of the annual rains retreat

Cultural and religious ties between Sri Lanka and Thailand span nearly ten centuries

Alan Kwan discusses the Contemplation Sutra

One of the best studies on Buddhist-Islamic history

Beauty can serve a spiritual purpose. Presented in the right way, beautiful art can induce in its viewers faith and reverence in the Buddha and his teaching. To present a Buddha image or Buddhist art

The practice of rains-retreat

Editor's note: This article was first published in the now-retired Bodhi Journal, Issue 8, June 2008.  When examining the influence of Mahayana Buddhism in Sri Lanka it would be appropriate to approac

Editor's note: This feature was first published in the now-retired Bodhi Journal, Issue 1, October 2006. In which sense can we speak of a characteristically Sri Lankan Buddhist tradition? In answering