Hong Kong-based artist and columnist Helen Law expresses creativity as a way of life during and after chronic illness
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Buddhist Priorities in a World Scarred by COVID
From the 11th International Conference on Asian Studies (ACAS ICAS 11) on 17-18 November 2022, Ateneo Center for Asian Studies (ACAS)
Ven. Rong Ling (1924-2022), Luminary of Hong Kong Buddhism, Passes Away at 98
A tribute to a luminary of Hong Kong Buddhism
The Han Li in 2022: Authentic Ways of Buddhist Business
Catching up with Cynthia Hui, founder of one of Hong Kong’s prominent Buddhist businesses and procurers of Buddhist paraphernialia
Present, Everywhere and Always: Plum Village Takes Thich Nhat Hanh’s Message to Hong Kong’s Buses
On the move: an intiative by Plum Village in Hong Kong to commemorate Thich Nhat Hanh’s legacy
On Not Taking Sides
It has been heartbreaking to watch my adopted city tearing itself apart and becoming awash with anger and hatred. The events that have led to this are well known both in Hong Kong and around the world and I am not going to rehearse them here. I did in fact sketch my own narrative of […]
Eco-Life Release: The Karmapa’s Conservationist Take on a Popular Tradition
Photo by Tim Liu A classic critique of environmental activism is that it is the preserve of middle-class people from industrialized economies preaching to others to radically change their lifestyles. While this perception is not entirely true (and is promoted often by those who conveniently argue against the need for industry reform in the face […]
Exemplary Buddhists: Hong Kong’s Sri Lankan Community
I was unfortunately out of Hong Kong and missed my chance to attend the Sri Lankan community’s 71st celebration of Independence Day. 4 February, like the equivalent commemorations of so many postcolonial societies, is critical to modern Sri Lankan identity, and in many ways the opinion makers and influencers of Hong Kong—scholars, journalists, writers—have not […]
Let the Lotus Bloom Forth: Buddhism in India
2019 marked the 70th anniversary of the promulgation of India’s constitution: itself a complex and multilayered story in which Buddhism is interwoven. This year’s reception bid farewell to Mr. Puneet Agrawal as India’s consul-general in Hong Kong and Macau. Buddhistdoor Global first began collaborating on Buddhist projects with his predecessor. Under Shri Puneet Agrawal’s consulship, […]
Hong Kong’s Buddhists Plug into the Belt and Road Initiative
By Arun Kumar Yadav Over the past few years, several major Buddhist institutions in Hong Kong, including the famous Chan monastery of Po Lin, have expressed their interest in participating in China’s monumental Belt and Road Initiative. Another such group is the Institute of Maitreya Studies, a non-governmental organization based in Hong Kong. On its […]