Buddhistdoor and The Centre of Buddhist Studies at The University of Hong Kong co-hosted a film screening of the film “Saving Mes Aynak” on 23 April, Saturday evening. The evening was an enjoyable mix of documentary, a Skype Q&A with the director, Brent Huffman, and lively discussion about the problems of conservation of Buddhist sites […]
Month: April 2016
Ani Choying Drolma’s Arya Tara School of Dancing Nuns
LiAnne Hunt In 1998, on my first pilgrimage to Nepal, I met Ani Choying Drolma. She had just come out with the Cho CD with Steve Tibbetts. I was a long-time fan of Tibbetts’s music, owning several of his eclectic Jazz fusion albums on vinyl. As a Vajrayana practitioner, the blending of Steve’s music and […]
Venice of the East: The Beautiful Ruins of Ayutthaya
Raymond Lam Ayutthaya is a city situated at the heart of Thailand’s maritime and overland history. Its main attraction, Ayutthaya Historical Park, boasts a period of spiritual piety and medieval might dating back to 1351. It has seen Hindu-Buddhist interaction, Chinese and Japanese trade, economic and political cooperation with the Portuguese, French, English, and Dutch […]
Compassion and Wisdom
Sherri Maxwell I’ve been lucky to experience moments in life that I learn from every time I revisit them. One moment in particular keeps me learning still and helps me understand compassion and its relationship with wisdom. It started off with the intention of giving someone a bottle of water because I thought they might […]