On the challenge of creating peace in our ever-more-connected and technological world

Forthcoming conference offers opportunity for interfaith insight

The Bhikkhuni order is re-established in Bangladesh

Samaneri Gautami on her path towards becoming a bhikkhuni

Samaneri Gautami on her path to becoming a bhikkhuni

This is the fifth article in our series “Buddhist Voices from the Land of Rivers.” Here, John Cannon explores an appropriate response to the damage caused by communal clashes in Bangladesh.   On 16

In the second article in this series, I share my personal reflections on my journey to Bangladesh from 25 May–4 June. I have written this as a diary. 26–27 May After an overnight bus ride from Dhaka

This is the fourth article in our series “Buddhist Voices from the Land of Rivers.” Here, John Cannon is in conversation with Ashok Kumar Chakma, executive director of Moanoghar, an educat

Christopher Beckwith robustly argues in Warriors of the Cloisters that modern science, or as he calls it, a “full scientific culture,” which took root in the Scientific Revolution of the Enlightenment

This is the third article in our series “Buddhist Voices from the Land of Rivers.” Here, John Cannon describes his visit to Moanoghar, an educational institution for indigenous children in the Chittag

“I am so happy to be working in my home village. Here, I can be a role model and will help the children and families here to value education and stay in school as long as they can.” - Chan

In this series, I share my personal reflections on my journey to Bangladesh from 25 May–4 June. I have written this as a diary.   25 May   The white clouds billow in the strong su

This is the second article in our series “Buddhist Voices from the Land of Rivers.” Here, John Cannon converses with Venerable Buddhadatta from Wonmyung Meditation Center about the Buddhis

From 25 May to 4 June, John Cannon and Jnan Nanda traveled to Bangladesh to visit friends and Buddhist temples, including ancient archaeological sites in different parts of the country. They criss-cro