How to balance the needs of the majority with those of minorities

Addressing communal religious violence and the revival of the bhikkhuni order

A Burmese nunnery protecting girls from trafficking and sex work

Identifying the root causes of conflict and ways of resolving it

On the need for an alternative approach to countering extremism

Celebrating intangible dance culture

Pure Land practitioners are puzzled by a moral dilemma. What is it?

In recent years, we have heard much about the importance of mutual tolerance and non-discrimination on the part of religious believers and communities. But somehow, the practical reality of achieving

Unpacking nationalism and gender in Theravada countries

The year was 1993, shortly after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Two years had passed since the heroic city of Leningrad was rechristened Saint Petersburg, its imperial name. Vasily Repin was a stud

I met Mawlavi Faiz, the chief caretaker and Imam of the Red Mosque in Kandy, on his way out after the evening prayers. On being asked his reaction to recent events in the southern towns of Aluthgama a

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

Lore, history, and society at the far reaches of the Buddhist world

When my elders retold to me Bangladesh’s struggle for independence, I was regaled with the fundamental principles that make an independent nation-state worth living in. One of these was religious plur