Addressing animal poaching and trafficking in South Africa

The act of storytelling as a performance of interbeing

Understanding the transformative approaches to meditation in Japanese Buddhism

Dōgen's take on the enlightened nature within us all

Can creative writing be considered part of our Dharma practice

An examination of wisdom, the fourth of the ten paramis

Understanding happiness and practicing sila

Interview with Gaetano Maida of Buddhist Film Foundation

Visiting the mountain-hewn Ajanta Caves of India

A look at Master Kukai's influence on Japanese pilgrimage

Dogen’s (1200–53) Soto Zen is known for its emphasis on shikantaza—“sitting only.” In his popular Once Born Zen – Twice Born Zen: The Soto and Rinzai Schools of Japanese Zen, M. Conrad Hyers highlight

This is the first of a series of articles on Japanese Buddhism written by Gereon Kopf for Buddhistdoor.   When I was teaching at the University of Hong Kong from 2008–9, I was routinely asked about

Editor’s note: David Brazier is a Buddhist teacher, writer, and psychotherapist. He is President at Instituto Terapia Zen Internacional in Spain and the head of the Amida Order in the United Kingdom.

Dr. Lisa Kemmerer is a philosopher-activist dedicated to working against oppression, whether on behalf of the environment, nonhuman animals, or disempowered human beings. Her books include In Search o