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Samurai and Monks: Lessons in Impermanence
Examining the Tale of Heike
Uploaded 24 Mar 2017
Master Shandao’s Exegesis of the Sincere Mind, Part Three
How can practitioners receive Amitabha Buddha's real merits and virtues?
Uploaded 13 Jan 2017
Harnessing Knowledge Technologies to Overcome Ignorance
Our new columnist seeks a more enlightened view of technology
Uploaded 11 Nov 2016
Sage Advice for Your Child: The <i>Now I Know</i> Storybooks by Sally Devorsine
Buddhist teachings for younger readers
Uploaded 28 Oct 2016
The Gift of Sight, the Gift of Dhamma
Changing lives through compassion
Uploaded 29 Jul 2016
Pema Namdol Thaye: A Maker of Mandalas
Insights of one of the world’s foremost contemporary makers of mandalas
Uploaded 2 Oct 2015
<i>Buddhistdoor View</i>: Can’t Buy Me Love
Thoughts on maintaining spiritual equilibrium in a material world
Uploaded 18 Sep 2015
Leading with Wisdom in the Digital Age
Wisdom 2.0 in Singapore
Uploaded 26 Jun 2015
Is Merit-dedication Allowed in Pristine Pure Land Buddhism?
Addressing the question of merit-dedication
Uploaded 26 Jun 2015
The Importance of the Five Precepts: An Interview with Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche
At the age of 63, the Tibetan Vajrayana master Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche travels the globe sharing the timeless teachings of the Buddha. When at his home monastery in Kathmandu, he tirelessly gives i
Uploaded 26 Sep 2014
The Bodhisattva Career in Shantideva: Part 2
Wisdom and Means, Emptiness and Compassion: Philosophical Problems   In this column’s first segment, we explored how Shantideva’s idea of compassion, noble as it was, led to some very interesting q
Uploaded 10 Jun 2013
Inter-relation between self-cultivation and social Service in Theravada Buddhism
Introduction   Theravᾱda Buddhism is widely recognized as a religion emphasizing personal salvation without any regard for social welfare. Therefore, it is named as the Hinayᾱna, which means a self-
Uploaded 11 May 2013
Victimless Crimes – A Buddhist Response
Editor's note: This article was first published in the now-retired Bodhi Journal, Issue 12, June 2009.A crime is usually understood as the infringement of an established system of law of a commun
Uploaded 26 Apr 2013
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