Kathmandu has a special place in Choje Lama Wangchuk Topden’s heart. He was born there on 20 November, 1983 and … Read More “A Conversation with Choje Lama Wangchuk Topden on Spiritual Leadership and the COVID-19 Era”
Statue of Mahaprajapati Gautami at Upaya Zen Center, USA. From womeninbuddhismtour-india.blogspot.com Mahaprajapati Gautami was the aunt and foster mother of … Read More “Mahaprajapati Gautami: The First Buddhist Nun”
What does it mean to be a follower of the Buddha’s path? The Enlightened One was, after all, the Prime … Read More “Buddhist Media: Jesco Puluj’s Search for Paths Less Travelled”
In July I read the account of a philosopher spending time at the famous Trappist monastery called the Abbey of … Read More “In Praise of the Monastic Experience, a Taste of Chinese Buddhism”
In Bangladesh, a short term monastic experience is highly regarded by every male Buddhist. Some join the monastic order permanently … Read More “My Journey to Become a Monk”
