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<i>Buddhistdoor View</i>: Buddhist Hopes for China’s Silk Road Initiative
One Belt, One Road summit to take place on 14–15 May in China
Uploaded 12 May 2017
<i>Buddhistdoor View</i>—One Belt, One Road: Ideas for Buddhist Dialogue across Eurasia
Reviving Buddhist exchange along the Silk Road
Uploaded 24 Jun 2016
Art, Ecology, and Religion: Intersecting Landscapes on the 21st Century Silk Road
Raising awareness through art and spirituality
Uploaded 22 Apr 2016
Faith is an Essential Root of Virtue in Pure Land Buddhism
The central role of faith in Pure Land Buddhism
Uploaded 18 Mar 2016
<i>Buddhistdoor View</i>: Communicating Buddhism to Young People
Ideas for communicating Buddhism to youth
Uploaded 24 Jul 2015
<i>Buddhistdoor View</i>: Rethinking Retirement
A new perspective on finding meaning in retirement
Uploaded 2 Apr 2015
A Buddhist Tale of Comfort and Closure
Glimpses of living history often surprise us with their suddenness, their whimsical appearance in the hands of an unsuspecting discoverer. And it often requires many decades (or even centuries) before
Uploaded 18 May 2013
The Buddhist Tradition of Sri Lanka: the Dhamma and the Sangha - a Historical Survey
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
Uploaded 17 Apr 2013
Nothing lasts forever: not even the universe
The discovery of a particle most likely to be the Higgs boson (simplistically called the ‘God particle’ for the popular media) has recently led to new speculation that the most likely dest
Uploaded 21 Feb 2013
The Purpose of Life according to the Scriptures
Introduction   On the January 15, 2011, I was invited to participate as one of the panel speakers in an Interfaith Forum themed ‘The Purpose of Life according to the Scriptures’ at the Lecture Hall
Uploaded 28 Feb 2011
What’s Your Aesthetic? Celebrating Buddhist Culture and Beauty
Perhaps in theory, Buddhists have no concern for or have transcended aesthetic beauty. But on the ground, there is nothing more inspiring and nothing more moving than well-made Buddhist art and the be
Uploaded 25 Feb 2011
‘The Importance of Reliable Authority and Guidance’: A Buddhist Response (1)
Introduction   Mariusz Popieluch wrote a second unveiling article on the philosophy of life pertaining to ‘Authority and Guidance’. His philosophical thought resonates with what I have been presen
Uploaded 7 Feb 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
Merton’s Wisdom: The Common Ground of Buddhist-Christian Interfaith Dialogue (2)
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
Uploaded 6 Dec 2010
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