A history of Nichiren Buddhism in India since 1931

The profound effect of the Kagyu Monlam Chenmo on its participants and the world

Fighting to improve the lives of Dalit women and children in Nagpur

The Buddhist equivalent of Hindu Holi

Few of us undergo a truly religious experience. Many who do, pass a new milestone in their lives and emerge with a transformed vision of how they should live and act in the world. I can confidently wr

Sex and Zen - the Japanese monk-poet Ikkyu on women, love, and prose

To the uninitiated, Vajrayana’s ritualistic and esoteric appearance can make some observances seem heavy and difficult to comprehend. Tantric texts are laden with difficult religious vocabulary and in

Lillian Sum is the founding director of Sacred Earth Trust and is based in India.I first arrived in Bodhgaya in 2006. My first feelings about Buddhism’s holiest location were mixed. They ranged from a

Interview with Mrs. Meiyin Lee on China's endangered cultures

  The saffron robe of a Theravada Buddhist monastic is instantly recognizable to Buddhists and non-Buddhists alike. But what is the origin, function and meaning of the design? In ancie

Travel, in the younger sort, is a part of education; in the elder, a part of experience.   --- Francis Bacon (1561-1626)   The Mahindarama Buddhist Temple is located in the beautiful city of Penang

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

“Being in the moment” has become a cliché since Zen was introduced to the West in the 1950s and 1960s. It has a wide spectrum of meaning these days, ranging from enjoying what one does, to being mindf

Pure Land is not a Buddhist heaven where we go when we die. It is a present conscious reality available to every person. It was Wednesday morning and I had travelled by bus to the town of Yu Qian Chin