Of all the caves at the Ajanta complex, I found Cave 26 to be the most intricate, with the unmistakable … Read More “Postcard from Raymond: Preservation at its Finest (Cave 26, Ajanta)”
In March, I saw the book Murals of Tibet at Art Basel Hong Kong, and I was amazed by what … Read More “Murals of Tibet: Making the Invisible Visible”
Good morning! After five years of tests and trials, scientists on Saturday launched a revolutionary new marine waste collection system from … Read More “Dharma Dispatch, 3-14 September 2018: The Great Cleanup, Refuge for Broken Hearts, and Softer Indian Stance on the Karmapa”
Hello! The Khyentse Foundation, founded by the renowned Bhutanese lama, filmmaker, and writer Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche, has announced the … Read More “Dharma Dispatch, 20-31 August 2018: New 84,000 Initiative, 6th International Buddhist Conclave, and Saving Cambodian Forests”
Of the many caves I visited at the Ajanta Caves complex, I felt myself encountering a particularly acute sense of timeless … Read More “Postcard from Raymond: Prayers in the Darkness (Cave 4, Ajanta)”
In July this year, I presented a paper at the 17th World Sanskrit Conference at the University of British Columbia, … Read More “Four Sacred Sites at Tam Bao Son Monastery, Quebec”
As children of the Buddha, we believe that the homeland of this world’s dispensation (sasana) is India. The reason for … Read More “Improving Management at Maha Bodhi Temple”
Guan Yin Temple. From Planet Lantau (see their temple photo gallery here) The first thing a visitor perceptive in Mahayana … Read More “How Huayan Led Me to Pure Land”
by dubh Endins. Beginnins. Nothin iver beginnin or endin. Continuity contains entropy, stasis contains movement. Nae metter how many times ra … Read More “Three Encounters wi ra Bodhisattva ay Compassion in Maryhill, Glasgow, Scotland”
The different faces of the yakshini. Drawing by the author Yakshini are mythical creatures in the Hindu, Jain, and Buddhist … Read More “The Multifaceted Nature of Buddhist Yakshinis”
