Raymond Lam is senior writer at Buddhistdoor Global and also plans, writes, and edits its Tea House sub-site. He spent his childhood between Hong Kong and Australia and graduated from Brisbane Grammar School. He then read religion at The University of Queensland, before earning an MA in Buddhist Studies at SOAS University of London. He also studied Christianity and Interreligious Relations. Apart from interviewing and covering Buddhist figures and scholars, his core foci in religion journalism include the major trends in Buddhist Studies, religion’s influence on society and diplomacy, and the interplay between religion and culture.