Overtures from Bangladesh’s foreign minister seeks to re-establish a new circuit between Bangladesh and India
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The Buddha, India, and Shanghai Cooperation Organization countries: Sharing knowledge, culture and civilizational links
India’s presidency of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization brings Buddhist heritage into the fold of the body’s multilateral dialogue
Maintaining a peaceful mind in a troubled world
Sajib Barua looks at how the Buddha advised on the global crises of today, from economic crises to military conflict
How Prince Siddhattha became the perfect human being
How the Buddha came to be foremost among human beings, discovering the enlightened path of liberated tracelessness
Is Buddhism Now A Canadian Religion? Part Two
Part Two of Durgesh Kasbekar’s analysis of the present situation of Buddhism in Canada
Is Buddhism Now a Canadian Religion?
Part One of Durgesh Kasbekar’s analysis of the present situation of Buddhism in Canada
A Letter to Thich Nhat Hanh (Thay)
“We will meet at the source of each moment, and we will meet again in different forms of life.” Dear Thay, In deep gratitude for meeting Thay and the Plum Village Sangha. Thay, it has been some time since you passed away. Still, your memory remains more alive than ever. I still remember the morning […]
What Is Life?
Translated by the Pure Land Translation Team; edited by Householder Fojin. From purelandbuddhism.org By Master Huijing In the Buddhist Parable Sutra, Shakyamuni Buddha explained to us “What exactly is life?” with a famous metaphor. The metaphor is like this. On a lonely autumn evening, in the endless wilderness, a traveler hobbled on his way. Suddenly, […]
All Worldly Things Are Impermanent. When You Are Sad, Think of These Four Points
By Ping Seng Ye Cheng (Translated by the Pure Land School Translation Team; edited by Eddie Cao) We always hope that reciting Amitabha’s name enables us to live peacefully for the rest of our lives, embraced by his light, without mood swings. Once this life is over, our lotus flower in the Land of Bliss […]
Vesak in Seoul: Celebrating the Buddha’s Life
By Petya Todorova Petya Todorova is a graduate student of the Department of Global Hospitality and Tourism in Kyung Hee University, South Korea. She was granted the Global Korea Scholarship in 2019 and has been living in South Korea since August 2019. All images are courtesy of the author. I learned about Buddhism when I […]