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A Light in the Darkness of the Slums of India
Fighting to improve the lives of Dalit women and children in Nagpur
Uploaded 13 Apr 2017
Threads of Generosity — The Work of Artist Lee Mingwei
Buddhist expression in sound and beauty
Uploaded 17 Mar 2017
Knowledge Technologies and Openness
The potential of the world at our fingertips
Uploaded 10 Feb 2017
Harnessing Knowledge Technologies to Overcome Ignorance
Our new columnist seeks a more enlightened view of technology
Uploaded 11 Nov 2016
Seeking Faith in Religion
Seeking truth, finding faith
Uploaded 29 Apr 2016
<i>Buddhistdoor View</i>: Subtle Spiritual Materialism – A Hidden Trap
Avoiding attachment to illusory gains of spiritual achievement
Uploaded 11 Dec 2015
<i>Buddhistdoor View</i>: Communicating Buddhism to Young People
Ideas for communicating Buddhism to youth
Uploaded 24 Jul 2015
Zhang Huan: Sculpting a Name in Art
Whether it is his unconventional performance art, his photography, or his sculpture, Chinese artist Zhang Huan’s remarkable repertoire is rebellious, eccentric, controversial—and spiritual, particular
Uploaded 30 Jan 2015
My First Encounter with Pure Land Buddhism in the Shandao Tradition
Shakyamuni’s “Secret Message” for Ultimate Liberation   Many people have the general impression that Buddhism is very difficult to understand. Just as in many other subjects, there are specific terms,
Uploaded 21 Nov 2014
Is Pure Land Buddhism “Religious”?
Wisdom and Faith: Two Sides of the Same Coin   For years, I have been searching for the meaning of life, the absolute truth, the ultimate reality . . . However, although I studied in a Catholic
Uploaded 3 Oct 2014
Spiritual Crossroads (Part I): Difficulties in Bringing Amida Buddha to Europe
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.
Uploaded 13 Feb 2014
Spiritual Crossroads (Part II): The Movement of Amida-shu in the West
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.
Uploaded 13 Feb 2014
Service and Selflessness in Hong Kong University's Buddhist Student Society
As a student-led Buddhist society with a history of more than three decades, the HKUSU Buddhist Studies Society (BSS) has experienced what one of its members called a ‘full life-cycle of its own’, whi
Uploaded 2 Dec 2013
The Purpose of Life and the Great Vow of Amitabha Buddha
It is a very common and reasonable question for those coming to Pure Land Buddhism for the first time to ask: “Who is Amida Buddha?” The Infinite Life Sutra tells us that Amida Buddha had
Uploaded 3 Sep 2013
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