Here are some books I’m reviewing or have recently reviewed.
Raymond Lam
India Celebrates Ashadha Purnima 2022 in Sarnath
Ashadha Purnima 2022 being held at Mulagandha Kuti Vihara, with Anandiben Patel and Meenakashi Lekhi as distinguished speakers
Shinzo Abe (1954–2022) – Japanese Buddhist diplomacy is now an open question
The assassination of the former Japanese PM is a blow to Japanese Buddhist diplomacy
In Review: “Threads of Awakening,” “Rebirth”
Here are some books I’m reviewing or have recently reviewed.
In Review: “Poetry and Zen,” “In the Present Moment”
Here are some books I’m reviewing or have recently reviewed.
The Cosmos Inside a Buddha’s Body – The Iconography and Presence of Cosmological or Dharmadhatu Buddhas
A talk on a unique Buddhist art motif by Macau-based Buddhist Studies Tianshu Zhu
Summer Solstice Milestone: Bhutanese Nuns receive the Gelongma Vows
A milestone mass ordination of women in Bhutan brings greater gender equality to women in Buddhism
Indica et Mongolica: Four Relics of the Buddha in Ulaanbaatar
Today, the 14th, marks Buddha Purnima in Mongolia and a symbolic milestone in Buddhist-influenced Indo-Mongolian relations. Two days ago, Minister of Law and Justice Kiren Rijiju led a 25-member delegation to Ulaanbaatar, meeting Khamba Lama Gabju Choijamts Demberel, the most senior Buddhist leader in the country. Accompanying the delegation was a quartet of relics of the […]
Where the Lights of Chang’an Never Go Out: the Age of Confidence from Tang Mausoleum Murals
Exhibit curator Davis Leung with Dr. Isabelle Frank, consulting curator, outside the Indra and Harry Banga Gallery “A Glimpse of Tang Prosperity from Murals—The Exhibition Tour on Murals of the Tang Dynasty,” will be concluding soon. On display at the Indra and Harry Banga Gallery until 12 June, the exhibit showcases digitally restored mural art […]
Horizons of Sharing: Ayya Soma and Buddhist Insights in Italy
Ayya Soma and Bhante Suddhaso in Cisternino. Image courtesy of Ayya Soma Ayya Soma is a Theravada Buddhist bhikkhuni and co-founder of the non-profit Buddhist Insights. Recently, she, fellow co-founder Bhante Suddhaso, and members of her organization arrived in Italy to share the richness of the Theravada life, aspects of which would be commonplace in Southeast Asia. […]