Why organ donations are no longer taboo in Buddhist South Asia

Nurturing the garden of Buddhist compassion

On the responsibilities of privilege

Hasta Colman recalls her childhood adventures growing up in a Buddhist community in Nova Scotia, and the teachings of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche.

A fascinating glimpse into the ancient roots of Buddhism

Review of an art exhibit at the Asian Civilisations Museum

Learning Buddhist chaplaincy at Harvard Divinity School

Visiting the mountain-hewn Ajanta Caves of India

“If music be the food of love, play on. So Shakespeare gloriously states in Twelfth Night.” Music can also play an important role in religious expression, allowing devotees to have an immediate emotio

To the uninitiated, Vajrayana’s ritualistic and esoteric appearance can make some observances seem heavy and difficult to comprehend. Tantric texts are laden with difficult religious vocabulary and in

The dire condition of Earth’s environment and our relationship with nature may often be drowned out by the daily debate of politics, economics, or celebrity gossip and vanity media. But this din shoul

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

Who doesn’t recognize the Buddha?  His image appears these days on watches, tennis shoes, t-shirts – nearly any kind of manufactured product you might think of.  There’s ev

Andrey Terentyev discusses what symbolism means for Buddhist art