The Ceylon Farm Village in Sheung Shui is a unique Dhamma community of practice established by Hong Kong’s Sri Lankan Buddhists
Author: Teahouse
The Meaning of Vesak in Our Time
Adapted from a speech given at the invitation of the Consulate of India, Hong Kong on 25 May, the eve of Vesak 2023
The World Council of Churches and Pope Francis on Vesak 2023: Muddled Messaging or Mission?
The World Council of Churches’ Vesak 2023 message might clash with the Catholic Church’s sense of mission beyond interfaith dialogue
Encore Dunhuang: A Contemporary Silk Road Show of Olympian Ambition
Reviewing China’s largest-scale mixed media performance of Silk Road history and characters
Communicating the Dharma to All: A Conference on “Vernacular Buddhism in Asia and Europe”
A conference held at the University of Tartu in Estonia covers the rich diversity of Buddhism from multiple perspectives
Embodied: “Sensitive Calligraphy” as Physical Painting, with Catarina Gushiken
Brazilian artist Catarina Gushiken reveals how her artistic and cultural connection to Japan and Asia and mixed ethnic heritage inform her unique “sensitive calligraphy”
Pioneering Preservation: The Digital Heritage Centre’s Heritage Photography Workshop
A workshop on “Heritage Photography” brought together two collaborative institutions to train specialists in high-tech photography for heritage sites and locations
Art and Culture Brought to Life: Speaking with Lucy Guan of the Dunhuang Research Academy
Lucy Guan’s leadership of the “Mogao xueyuan” is bringing the digital and educational brand of the Dunhuang Research Academy to new heights
The Buddhist Film Channel: The First Buddhist-themed Streaming Platform, with Gaetano Kazuo Maida
The executive director of the Buddhist Film Foundation discusses this year’s selection of great Buddhist films and the first Buddhist streaming platform
A Tale of Two Mascots: Lele the Mogao Guardian and the Cats at Yulin
The difference between the Mogao Grottoes and the Yulin Grottoes, seen through Lele the Guardian of Mogao and two lonely felines at Yulin