In a working academic paper on Mahayana ethics, Dr. Song Chong Lee argues that the bodhisattva precepts opens up new possibilities for optimism about cyberspace
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Eye on Southeast Asia: The Soul of Borobudur and the Mandala of Chakravartin, with Hendrick Tanuwidjaja
Hendrick Tanuwidjaja, mindfulness teacher, fitness coach, and Shingon lay priest discusses the ideal of the wheel-turning monarch in an Indonesian context
Communicating the Dharma to All: A Conference on “Vernacular Buddhism in Asia and Europe”
A conference held at the University of Tartu in Estonia covers the rich diversity of Buddhism from multiple perspectives
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
From Nepal to Hong Kong: Global Networks of Mudra Zen Dance
An center in Hong Kong localizes international painting and dance arts, connecting traditions to local practitioners
A Buddhist Prayer for Peace in Kyiv
Shortly before the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a small group of Buddhists, affiliated with the Nipponzan-Myōhōji-Daisanga, gathered in Kyiv’s majestic Mikhailovska Square to pray for peace, chant the Lotus Sutra in the Nichiren tradition of “Namo myoho-renge-kyo,” and call for an end to Russo-Ukrainian hostilities. The Nipponzan-Myōhōji-Daisanga is a Nichiren-aligned movement founded in 1917, consisting […]
Kumarajiva Project: A 60-year Tibetan-Chinese Translation Initiative from Khyentse Foundation
Statue of Kumarajiva outside the Kizil Caves. From China Discovery There are two “buzzwords” in the Buddhist world today. One is obviously mindfulness and has dominated contemporary discourse for decades. The other is translation, and despite being overshadowed by mindfulness to some extent actually remains one of the most important activities of the global Buddhist […]
The Shuilu Fahui at Tung Lin Kok Yuen Canada Society
The 25th anniversary of Tung Lin Kok Yuen Canada Society (TLKY CS) in Vancouver was marked by the shuilu fahui ritual last month. It is so grand and taxing that not every temple can host it. Those that do, commit considerable time and resources of both a financial and human nature to ensure this ritual’s […]
United State of Buddhist Minds
Buddhistdoor Global is presently in New York, accompanying representatives from Woodenfish Foundation and Amitofo Care Centre officers from both Hong Kong and elsewhere for the sixty-third session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW63), which begins today on the 11th and finishes on the 22nd of March at the UN headquarters in Manhattan.