Buddhism versus the market economy

A brief history of the work of Faith and Fire

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

Editor's note: Ven. Dr. Beligalle Dhammajoti is Senior Lecturer at the Department of Pali & Buddhist Studies, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka.   The problems of the 21st century are at once differ

Like committing oneself to a vow, the pāramitā-s (Pāli: pāramī) are another most important aspect constituting the bodhisattva path in the Mahāyāna tradition. A bodhisattva begins his journey by takin

Materialists claim that the physical world, which can be touched and measured, is the only reality that exists. But Buddhism sees the physical world as merely illusions arisen from creations of the mi

The first time that I met the most Venerable Professor Kākkāpalliye Anuruddha was at the 2010 Master of Buddhist Studies (MBS) orientation day at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) (1). It was also the

Vajrayana is associated in Buddhist history and legend with the locale of Uddiyana, ruled by wise kings who first practiced tantra after being introduced to it by Shakyamuni Buddha.

Editor's note: This feature was first published in the now-retired Bodhi Journal, Issue 14, December 2009. Āsava(s) together with latent tendencies (anusaya), fetters (saṃyojana) and hindrances (

Introduction   Theravᾱda Buddhism is widely recognized as a religion emphasizing personal salvation without any regard for social welfare. Therefore, it is named as the Hinayᾱna, which means a self-

  “Two Buddhisms?”, the interviewer asked me.   “No”, I said, “there are as many Buddhisms as there are Buddhists”, I said. What I meant, of course, was that one’s PRACTICE of Bud

 Editor's note: This article was first published in the now-retired Bodhi Journal, Issue 10, December 2008.   Prologue The term ecology dates back to 19th century, introd

Introduction   There are some satisfactory definitions of ‘crime’ and ‘criminal'. But the question of ‘what is a crime ?’ has baffled thinkers on ethics for centur

Editor's note: This article was first published in the now-retired Bodhi Journal, Issue 9, September 2008.   01. Prologue Indicating the vedāntic tone in the śataka