A scholar of Buddhism explains why creating a digital afterlife for loved ones may cause us to miss critical moments for ...

In a story in the Buddhist canon, a grief-stricken mother named Kisa Gautami loses her only child and carries the body around ...

Emergent Dharma’ will offer essays from 11 Asian American women writers who confront the whitewashed, patriarchal and ...

Buddhism scholar Joanna Macy, who died this month, leaves behind a blueprint for overcoming climate despair and anxiety.

Venerable Drime will lead participants in a discussion about the Buddhist philosophy, followed by memorial manager and prayer wheel sponsorship coordinator, Angela Hemley, who will speak about the ...

An official probe into the jet-setting abbot of China’s Shaolin Temple has fueled cynicism about capitalism and religion.

I found the Mailbag from J Cook (‘Buddhism ignored’, July) somewhat perplexing as it does not fit with my experiences of ...

Pure Land Buddhism reimagines the spiritual path through celestial realms and transcendent Buddhas, offering salvation not ...

(For previous articles in this series, see here and here .) ...

The real geopolitical frontier between India and China lies not in the oceans but in the Himalayas and at its heart is not ...

Many researchers have explored this subject of what happens to your consciousness after you die, and some have found some ...

And one of the Dalai Lama’s quieter but more enduring legacies is the transformation of women’s education over the last ...