Exploring creativity and the teachings as a Serti silk painter and Tibetan language teacher

A milestone for female monasticism in Britain

Seeking truth, finding faith

Artistic expressions of ancient spiritual themes to reflect the human condition

Examining some abuses of a virtuous practice

Korean Buddhist art exhibit at The National Museum of Korea

Praises to the Twenty-One Taras—aspects of the Swift Savioress, the feminine manifestations of enlightenment, who protect living beings from epidemics, wars, famines, bad dreams, insanity, and other m

Buddha-invocation (Ch. nianfo; J. nembutsu) in its various forms is the most common practice in Buddhism. It is a routine daily practice in nearly all schools of Buddhism, particularly Mahayana. Liter

A scholar visits the world of Northern Wei female patrons

Since the parasol tree was believed to be appealing to the phoenix, the Chinese people venerated it as an auspicious symbol. There are records dating as early as the Book of Odes. Zheng Xuanjian of th

A tremendous portion of Chinese Buddhism’s rich inheritance is drawn from two traditions. On the one hand we have the deeply devotional Pure Land, where the Other-Power of Amitābha Buddha is invoked t

Our first Chinese New Year in Vancouver after an absence of many years proved to be both educational and amusing.  Educational because we had to relearn the “local” Chinese customs here, whi

Why do we talk about dukkha?