Raymond Lam is senior writer at Buddhistdoor Global and also plans, writes, and edits its Tea House sub-site. Born in Hong Kong, he graduated from Brisbane Grammar School, studied religion at The University of Queensland, and earned an MA in Buddhist Studies at SOAS University of London. A Buddhist layman since 2008, he is chairman of the Hong Kong Society of Dharma Supporters. He is also a consultant for the Atlas of Maritime Buddhism at Hong Kong Baptist University’s Visualization Research Centre.