An interview with Douglas Woodring, founder and managing director of the Ocean Recovery Alliance, about a new festival to celebrate and protect the world’s largest lake
Raymond Lam
A New Organization for Buddhist Development in Russia
The Foundation for the Promotion of Buddhist Education and Research is a Russian non-profit that aims to promote and support Buddhist organizations in education, science, and culture
Eye on Southeast Asia: How Buddhism Wields Influence in Thailand’s Political Life
How Buddhist ideas of negotiation, power, and patronage influenced this year’s general election in Thailand
Potential Pitfalls for Humanity and Buddhism Amidst AI’s Ascent
The rapid ascent of AI will pose many philosophical and ethical questions that need urgent answers before humanity can confidently hurl headlong beyond the point of no return
An Indispensable Cultural Export: The International Day of Yoga in Hong Kong, 17 June 2023
The International Day of Yoga in Hong Kong will be held on 17 June at the picturesque Sun Yat Sen Memorial Park
“Tree & Serpent: Early Buddhist Art in India, 200 BCE–400 CE”
An landmark exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum in New York will tell the story of Buddhist art’s origins
Visions of Vesak at Sheung Shui
The Ceylon Farm Village in Sheung Shui is a unique Dhamma community of practice established by Hong Kong’s Sri Lankan Buddhists
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