The Merit Economy
What happens to Buddhist institutions when the traditional model of support—merit-based giving—changes?
Jeff Wilson
Jeff Wilson is a Tricycle contributing editor, an author, a Shin Buddhist priest, and a professor of religious studies and East Asian studies at Renison University College, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
Pro-Life, Endless Births: Buddhist Views on Abortion
Scholar Jeff Wilson discusses his research on the history of pro-life movements in North America and Japan amid a renewed push for restrictions on abortion in the US.
Born Together With All Beings
Pure Land Buddhism’s emphasis on universal support is experienced personally as the feeling of “inner togetherness.”
On Mindfulness
Two new perspectives
A Big Gay History of Same-sex Marriage in the Sangha
Without fanfare, American Buddhists have been performing same-sex marriages for over 40 years.
From Monastery to Marketplace
Mindfulness is no longer just a form of meditation—it’s a lifestyle that can be bought and sold. Is there an upside?
Painting the West Saffron
A new map published by the Washington Post misrepresents Buddhist populations in Western states.
Over the Wall
The Journal of the Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies brings Buddhist studies out of the academy
Personal ReflectionsMagazine | Interview
The Great Compassion
An interview with Reverend Patricia Kanaya Usuki
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