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Introducing children to the concept of karma

Brazil's Zu Lai Temple is the first branch of Fo Guang Shan Monastery (Buddha’s Light Mountain Monastery) in South America, and is acknowledged as the largest Buddhist temple on the continent.

Heather Sanche on parenthood and dukkha

Part two of the extraordinary life of Ani Zamba Chozom!

A new series on the basics of Vajrayana

Women On The Path is an upcoming film by The Yogini Project. It will tell the stories of women the world over who are genuinely practicing Buddhism in a variety of contexts, from accomplished teachers

In some Buddhist communities, increasing prestige is accorded to those who earn a degree in Buddhist Studies. Monks and nuns who obtain a PhD in their field of research (and their numbers are growing)

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

Editor's note: Ven. Karma Lekshe Tsomo is the Branch and Chapter Coordinator of Sakyadhita International Association of Buddhist Women. In this series of seven questions we presented to her, she refle

When I first committed myself to the Pure Land method, I too found many concepts challenging, none the least the practice of continually reciting, breathing and meditating on the Buddha’s name.

During the 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China President Hu Jintao emphasized the importance of reviving the Chinese culture for future development. President Hu went on to say that

Editor's note: This feature was first published in the now-retired Bodhi Journal, Issue 6, December 2007.  Although the Dhamma[1] Theory is an Abhidhammic innovation, the antecedent trends that led to