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By Donald S. Lopez Jr., Illustration by Ryan GarciaWhy the Buddha invented baseball
By Donald S. Lopez Jr., Illustration by Ryan GarciaThe Lotus Sutra is one of the foremost Buddhist texts, but to the uninitiated reader, it can make little or no sense.
Interview with Jacqueline Stone and Donald S. Lopez Jr. by James ShaheenThe four noble truths are not true for everyone.
By Robert E. Buswell, Jr., Donald S. Lopez Jr.Contrary to popular belief, most Buddhists throughout history have not meditated.
By Robert E. Buswell, Jr., Donald S. Lopez Jr.Two Buddhist scholars expand on popular misconceptions about Buddhism.
By Robert E. Buswell, Jr. and Donald S. Lopez Jr.The “unconstrained conduct” of Zen is more literary trope than pervasive practice.
By Robert E. Buswell, Jr., Donald S. Lopez Jr.While Buddhism has a place for gods, the Buddha wasn’t exactly one of them.
Robert E. Buswell, Jr. and Donald S. Lopez Jr.An interview with Donald S. Lopez Jr. on the biography of one of Buddhism’s most influential texts
By Donald S. Lopez Jr.Of Buddhism’s six alternately wretched and blissful realms, only ours offers a shot at complete liberation.
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