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Exploring Buddhism’s Tensions With Modernity: An Interview with Prof. David McMahan
Is the secularization of Buddhism missing the point?
Uploaded 28 Oct 2016
<i>How to Enjoy Death - Preparing for Life’s Final Challenge without Fear</i> - Book Review
A Gelug approach to dying from Lama Zopa Rinpoche
Uploaded 22 Apr 2016
A Reluctant Buddhist: How it Took Me Eight Years to Start Practicing in This Life
Sally Ember recounts her long path to Buddhism
Uploaded 4 Sep 2015
Is Pure Land Buddhism “Religious”?
Wisdom and Faith: Two Sides of the Same Coin   For years, I have been searching for the meaning of life, the absolute truth, the ultimate reality . . . However, although I studied in a Catholic
Uploaded 3 Oct 2014
Vodka With My Tantra: Life in Buddhist Russia, 2014
The great Buddhist heritage of Russia
Uploaded 22 Aug 2014
Jewel in the Crown: Bengal's Buddhist Revival in the 19th and 20th Centuries
In Buddhist Studies, a narrative I believe to be erroneous dominates the sub-discipline of Indo-Tibetan research. The story goes that Buddhism disappeared from the Indian subcontinent completely after
Uploaded 2 May 2014
Reflections on Buddhist Sites in Malaysia
Travel, in the younger sort, is a part of education; in the elder, a part of experience.   --- Francis Bacon (1561-1626)   The Mahindarama Buddhist Temple is located in the beautiful city of Penang
Uploaded 26 Mar 2014
Buddhist Prison Chaplain: An Interview with Andrew Williams
Andrew Williams who has studied and received training in the three major Buddhist traditions (Theravada, Mahayana, and Vajrayana) discusses with BDI about his Buddhist chaplaincy and dharma work in pr
Uploaded 13 Dec 2013
A History of Buddhism in Russia: Return to Saint Petersburg
The story of Russian Buddhism continues into the 21st century
Uploaded 23 Nov 2013
Synergy or Collision: University students encountering Buddhism in China
Editor's note: This feature was first published in the now-retired Bodhi Journal, Issue 3, April 2007. In this paper, my goal is to examine the relationship between university students and Buddhism in
Uploaded 17 Apr 2013
Buddhist Books in Hong Kong
  Buddhism entered into the Western zeitgeist a long time ago.  People speak of trying to “be Zen” or maintaining “good karma” to various degrees of seriousness, with many only having
Uploaded 1 Feb 2013
"It was the first and last time we had any physical contact" - True Love and the Spiritual Life
Who better to teach us about love than a modern master who once found himself in the same turbulent situation? There are many who might wonder what a “non-attached” monk like Thich Nhat Hanh has to sa
Uploaded 1 Oct 2012
A Holy One for All: A Tribute to the Most Venerable Sheng Yi
Today on the 3rd of August, the Most Venerable Sheng Yi (聖一老和尚) passed away peacefully at 2:46am, aged 88 (according to the Western calendar. Tradition adds three years, including the additional year
Uploaded 3 Aug 2010
Perspectives: The Buddha's Law Among the Birds
Author: Unknown Translation and Commentary by Edward Conze, 2002 edition   Teaching the Dharma to Those that Fly   No matter how frustrating or hopeless certain points in life may feel, two state
Uploaded 1 Sep 2008
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