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Buddhistdoor View: Ego, Brinkmanship, and Violent Rhetoric
No winners in the zero-sum game of Donald Trump vs. Kim Jong-un
Uploaded 8 Sep 2017
<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
<i>Buddhistdoor View</i>: Engaged Buddhism, Donald Trump, and the Way of Compassion
On the question of Buddhist detachment
Uploaded 10 Feb 2017
Why Meditate?
Understanding the transformative approaches to meditation in Japanese Buddhism
Uploaded 27 Jan 2017
The US Election and the Vajjians
On the growing need for mutual respect and harmony
Uploaded 2 Dec 2016
Exploring Buddhism’s Tensions With Modernity: An Interview with Prof. David McMahan
Is the secularization of Buddhism missing the point?
Uploaded 28 Oct 2016
<i>How to Enjoy Death - Preparing for Life’s Final Challenge without Fear</i> - Book Review
A Gelug approach to dying from Lama Zopa Rinpoche
Uploaded 22 Apr 2016
Humility, Faith, and Other-Power: Shinran’s "Tannisho"
The so-called sectarianism of Buddhism in Japan has enabled Pure Land Buddhism to develop as a quasi-independent tradition within Buddhism. One of the central figures of Pure Land Buddhist thought and
Uploaded 20 Mar 2015
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
A General Overview of the 17th IABS Congress in Vienna (18–23 August 2014)
On the way to Vienna for the 17th Congress of the International Association of Buddhist Studies (IABS) in the early morning of 18 August, the good memories of the 16th Congress at Dharma Drum Mountain
Uploaded 17 Oct 2014
Eco-Dharma and the Eight Worldly Winds
A massive and historical mobilization of communities on behalf of the environment took place at People’s Climate rallies worldwide over the weekend of 20–21 September. Students from every tradition of
Uploaded 17 Oct 2014
The Variety of Practice in Soto Zen Buddhism
Dogen’s (1200–53) Soto Zen is known for its emphasis on shikantaza—“sitting only.” In his popular Once Born Zen – Twice Born Zen: The Soto and Rinzai Schools of Japanese Zen, M. Conrad Hyers highlight
Uploaded 10 Oct 2014
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