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The Ryukyu Connection: The Okinawan Inheritance of Catarina Gushiken

Posted on April 11, 2025April 9, 2025by Teahouse

Brazilian artist Catarina Gushiken explores her bond with the proud island of Okinawa

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  • Raymond Lam

Chengde, Mandala of Chinese Emperors

Posted on September 17, 2024September 18, 2024by Teahouse

Exploring the esoteric power of the Chengde Mountain Resort and its Eight Outer Temples with Laurence Brahm

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  • Raymond Lam

Taking Refuge in the Three Treasures: Buddhist dynamism and vibrancy in China

Posted on September 5, 2024September 4, 2024by Teahouse

China’s Buddhist culture is nuanced and subtle, with formal laypeople and non-Buddhists alike making the sangha vibrant and dynamic

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  • Raymond Lam

Museum of Nepali Art Hosts Nepal’s First Art Biennale in Kathmandu

Posted on January 19, 2024January 19, 2024by Teahouse

A milestone art event in Kathmandu brings to renewed prominence a rich tapestry of contemporary and traditional artists

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Buddhists and their Values and Practices in Spanish-speaking Countries: A Sociological Exploration, Part Four

Posted on January 19, 2024January 11, 2024by Teahouse

Dr. José Antonio Rodríguez Díaz of the University of Barcelona discusses the very first survey of Buddhists in the Hispanophone world

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Feminine & Spiritual: Buddhist Women in Hong Kong

Posted on April 11, 2023April 11, 2023by Teahouse

Join BDG and The University of the Hong Kong’s Centre of Buddhist Studies for a forum on laywomen in Buddhism on the 17th

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  • Dogo

Two Bells: How Boxing led Me to the Buddha-dharma

Posted on November 10, 2022November 11, 2022by Teahouse

When the spirit of Zen enters the boxer’s ring, and how the thrill of the fight led to the stillness of overcoming ego and suffering

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  • Dogo

Two Years of Pandemic, Two Years of Practice

Posted on May 10, 2022September 9, 2022by Teahouse

The content of this post first appeared in the newsletter published by the author’s sangha, City Cave Zen.  When the pandemic took hold, my sangha, City Cave Zen, decided to try holding meetings online, to meditate, chant and discuss the Dharma in a way that would be as similar to physical meetings as we could make […]

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  • Vincent Lim

Developing a Sense of Similarity

Posted on May 6, 2022May 6, 2022by Teahouse

Several years ago, when I was eating lunch alone in the dining area of a university food court, a smiling student recruiter from a major international religious organization asked whether he could speak with me for a moment. I obliged, and he sat down in the chair directly across from me at my table. After […]

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  • Dogo

Robes: An Invitation to Connect

Posted on September 28, 2021September 28, 2021by Teahouse

Most Zen monks in the west only wear their robes for ceremonial purposes. But I’ve found that when I’m on my way to or from the zendo and wearing my robes, strangers in the street will approach me, wanting to talk. It’s not usually that they’re interested in Buddhism, it’s that they’re lonely and feel […]

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