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<i>Buddhistdoor View</i>: Buddhist Hopes for China’s Silk Road Initiative
One Belt, One Road summit to take place on 14–15 May in China
Uploaded 12 May 2017
An Afternoon with Ajahn Sujato: Personal Courage and Restoring the Sangha’s Moral Purpose
A voice of engaged Buddhism for the contemporary world
Uploaded 9 Dec 2016
Can Mindfulness be Practiced Independently of Buddhism?
In February this year, Time magazine included a feature called “The Mindful Revolution” as its cover story, illustrated with an image of a girl meditating peacefully. With the great efforts to researc
Uploaded 14 Nov 2014
The Buddha Image: Branding, Commercialization, Denigration?
There is a lounge bistro bar in downtown Brisbane called Jade Buddha. I was studying theology at university when I first went there. We were in sneakers and jeans, stalking the streets for a cheap pin
Uploaded 19 May 2014
Ven. Hin Hung Interview: “Buddhism confronts an uncertain but exciting future”
Our conversation with Ven. Hin Hung on the future of Buddhism.
Uploaded 1 Apr 2014
Protecting the Heritage of Tibetan and Mongolian Buddhism
Among the Buddhist cultures that are in dire need of preservation, two names stand out amongst the snows and deserts of Eurasia: snow-capped Tibet and sandswept Mongolia. The National Library of Mongo
Uploaded 23 Feb 2013
A Monk for Our Times: Ajahn Brahm in Hong Kong 2013
Ajahn Brahm will be remembered as the Theravāda master who brought the human touch to what some once thought a forbidding and austere religion. His British sense of wry jest (who can forget about his
Uploaded 1 Feb 2013
Applied Buddhism and Globalization
  Globalization is the latest expression of a long-standing strategy of development based on economic growth and liberalization of trade and finance. Globalization leads to the globalization of eco
Uploaded 15 Dec 2012
Adaptation and Caution: A response to Oscar Tang’s “Spiritual Autarky”
The Buddha once decreed that the Dharma be spoken in one’s own language. The doctrine of skilful means (upāya) indicates that “language” does not literally mean one’s native tongue alone: the Dharma m
Uploaded 1 May 2010
Buddhism and Secularism: The Wedding of Old and New
  The increasingly globalized world denotes more than just the spread of Western media and brands. It denotes the secularization of society, with the exception of wild cards such as the United S
Uploaded 5 Mar 2010
The lover’s calling and the Four Divine Abodes: Dynamics of relationships and the Buddhist vocation
This week’s column is dedicated to Jo.   The coming Sunday is Valentine’s Day, the day on which couples take a special time-out for each other and exchange gifts as tokens of their devotion. It mi
Uploaded 12 Feb 2010
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