Meditations on samsara

A remarkable legacy of the living Dharma

“A Pad Yatra is not only a physical journey, but also an inner journey of transformation.” - Pad Yatra website   An age-old tradition that is similar to a pilgrimage, the Pad Yatra is said to have ori

Lillian Sum is the founding director of Sacred Earth Trust and is based in India.I first arrived in Bodhgaya in 2006. My first feelings about Buddhism’s holiest location were mixed. They ranged from a

The fact that thousands of dalits are embracing Buddhism is great news for any lover of non-violence, and for the Buddhist community in particular. It reaffirms the idea that Buddhism is the last refu

  Want to test your knowledge of Buddhism? Try this new introductory QUIZ to help you discover more…Each month we will offer new material assembled by monastic friends in

  From the Life of the Buddha QUIZ:      1. Kapilavatthu/Kapilavasthu is a. An ancient kingdom in India   2. When and where was Prince Siddhattha born? a. On the ful

I remember watching a friend perform once in a play. My friend played an ordinary pedestrian on the street, was in a scene where he handed over some money to a grateful beggar, played by ano

The Buddhist faith, despite coming from the Indic heartland is often seen as a ‘traditional’ faith in China. This has both negative and positive connotations. The worst of perceptions (mis)construe Bu

Abstract   Buddhism is the only world religion which does not recognize nor non-recognize the presence of any soul or self-entity. Whether a soul or a self-entity is present or absent was never an

Deer Park is the name of a park in Varanasi, India, the site of present-day Sarnath.  The Deer Park was also called Rishi-patana or ‘the place where hermits gather’.  This is the place where Śākyamuni