New developments in the initiative to establish a bhikkhuni monastery in the UK

Nurturing the garden of Buddhist compassion

A one-man army who aims to reform Buddhist education in Asia

BD Dipananda on the origin of the Honey-offering Festival

Exclusive interview with Yakupitiyage Karunadas

How Buddhist values can contribute to poverty alleviation

Generosity is a fundamental trait that is celebrated by all of the world’s religions. December means Christmas for my family, so I’ve been thinking about generosity and giving, especially in light of

Exploring masculinity and womanhood with scholar John Powers

As I climbed up the stairs leading towards the summit of Temple of the Golden Mount at Wat Saket on that hot sunny May morning of Vesak in Bangkok, my mind drifted back over what had brought me here.

In my search for people to help me with my research, it has been my lucky destiny to have come across one such influential person in my life. Hoh Foo Kong, a retired school teacher from Malaysia, intr

An American Buddhist friend of mine recounted a conversation she had with another practitioner, one who comes from a clear, unwavering cultural confidence in the teachings of rebirth. He marveled that

John Wm. Cannon recently retired as a lecturer and General Education Course Co-ordinator from Caritas Institute of Higher Education. Religion and Life was one of the courses he taught. He recently gra

Pᾱmojjabahulo bhikku  pasanno Buddhasᾱsane Adhigacche padaṃ santaṃ saṇkhᾱrupasamaṃ sukhaṃ.   Full of joy, full of faith in the teaching of the Buddha, the monk attains the peaceful state

The first time that I met the most Venerable Professor Kākkāpalliye Anuruddha was at the 2010 Master of Buddhist Studies (MBS) orientation day at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) (1). It was also the