The first episode of a milestone series based on the Buddha’s life and land, released by Dharma Drum Mountain
Chinese Buddhism
Master Hsing Yun, 1927-2023
Fo Guang Shan founder Master Hsing Yun was a seminal figure of modern Buddhism for both mainland China and Taiwan
Painting and Patriotism: A Celebration of Chinese Calligraphy and Chan for Hong Kong’s 25th Handover Anniversary
A Buddhist calligraphic and art exhibition to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Britain’s handover of Hong Kong to China
Elder Rong Ling’s final farewell
Reflecting on today’s funeral for a great Hong Kong Buddhist master
Ven. Rong Ling (1924-2022), Luminary of Hong Kong Buddhism, Passes Away at 98
A tribute to a luminary of Hong Kong Buddhism
Ven. Chuan Deng and the Calling of Vulnerability
Speaking to one of Hong Kong’s prominent Buddhist carers of the dying and terminally ill
In Review: “Xuanzang” and “Monks in Motion”
Here are some books I’m reviewing or have recently reviewed.
A Boy Wielding a Sword. The Strong Connection with Nianfo, Part One
A message from the pristine Pure Land School
Blazing a Bodhisattva Trail in Cuba, with Ven. Zhihan
The reinvigoration of the Chinese Mahayana tradition in Cuba has largely been thanks to a single Buddhist monk, Taiwan-born Ven. Zhihan. Ven. Zhihan was already an established name in Vancouver, where he had founded the Bodhiyana Foundation, an educational non-profit devoted to spreading the Buddhist teachings. Ven. Zhihan is a charismatic and thoughtful religious leader, […]
Mahayana in Cuba: Chinese Forebears
Lined by small restaurants, shops, laundromats, cultural societies, medicinal establishments, and leisure and education clubs, Barrío Chino in Havana is perhaps the largest “Chinatown” in the Latin American world, with a history dating to the 19th Century. This is the locus where the earliest recorded presence of people practicing Buddhist customs in Cuba can be […]