The path of mental development toward final awakening

On the sixth practice of the Noble Eightfold Path

A superlative examination of a fierce philosophical debate

Meditations on the final milestone of our life

US presidential race highlights extent of political decay

Buddhist monasteries take the lead in augmenting Myanmar's patchwork healthcare system

On a mission to preserve the Buddhist heritage of Matho Monastery

A seminal study on Chinese hagiographic literature

A Buddhist wonder in the mountains of South Korea

Visiting the mountain-hewn Ajanta Caves of India

The Buddhist secrets and poetry of the Tocharian mummies

The world of dew Is the world of dew And yet, and yet . . .   — Issa (1763–1828)   All sentient beings fear death. Many of us have wondered what it might be like to extend

A Brief History of the Formation of the Land of Bliss   According to the Infinite Life Sutra, in the era of Lokeshvararaja Tathagata, there was once a king who left his royal family and became

Come September 2014, the Chinese government will allow tour groups to visit only selected caves at the Mogao Grottoes near Dunhuang in northwest China, a rich repository of Buddhist murals and sculptu