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Postcard from Raymond
The White Crane above Lion’s Rock: Esoteric Buddhism in Suzhou?
Spending several days in beautiful Suzhou will lead you to surprising encounters with subtle connections between Chan and esoteric Buddhism
Meditations from the 2nd Karmapa with Charles Manson
Charles Manson is a cataloguer of the Tibetan collections of manuscripts at the Bodleian Library and a scholar of Karma Pakshi, the 2nd Karmapa
Beyond Borders: Tracing the Historical Dynamics and Transmission Models of Buddhism in Asian Contexts
An engaging hybrid conference on Buddhist history with the Department of Asian, African, and Mediterranean Studies (UNIOR) at the University of Naples “L’Orientale”
The Buddhist Digital Resource Center’s 25th Anniversary at the Rubin Museum of Art
After 25 years of preserving and digitizing rare and endangered texts, the BDRC is looking ahead to the next quarter century
Faith and Flamenco
The “3rd World Meeting Teresian Mysticsm and Interreligious Dialogue” concluded over 27 and 28 July with a good-spirited bond of friendship
Beyond mere goodwill: Keeping authenticity in interfaith dialogues in Avila
This week’s Buddhist-Catholic conference in Avila is a unique opportunity to shape a “Buddhist theology of religions”
Namibia and Buddhism’s shared future
The children of Amitofo Care Centre Namibia hold the future of their proud country in their mudra-making hands
Dunhuang Academy’s deputy head Zhang Xiaogang on the mission of the Institute of Archaeology
The “Mona Lisa of the East” at the Mogao Grottoes is one of many priceless inspirations for an ambitious, 30-year-long initiative to save the caves
Rhythm of Liberation: Insights from Pearl Wu, director of Amitofo Care Centre Lesotho
Pearl Wu interfaces regularly with local staff, students, and outside groups like government and donors to make ACC Lesotho part of the community