A new art book and exhibition from the Pure Land Assembly

Appreciating one of the most intimate tools of Buddhist practice

A look at why India-Nepal relations have deteriorated over Buddhist interests

Acquiring real and pure merit and virtue for rebirth in Amitabha’s Pure Land

Meher McArthur presents Ken Shimizu's Jizo images

Alan Kwan discusses the Contemplation Sutra

Printed multiple images of Jizo. Japan, Muromachi period (1333–1574), ink on paper. Image courtesy of Sam Fogg, London.   The Buddhist deity Kshitigarbha, or “He who encompasses the

Visitors to Japan’s shrines and temples cannot miss the hundreds of wooden votive plaques hanging on stands in a reserved area outside on the shrine grounds. On one side of the plaques are prayers ins

Throughout the life and ministry of Thich Nhat Hanh, one mission has remained more consistent in his thinking than even mindfulness: compassion. Long before he was travelling the world with his Order