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.

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Magazine History & Philosophy

The Merit Economy

What happens to Buddhist institutions when the traditional model of support—merit-based giving—changes?

Summer 2020

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Trike Daily Society & Environment

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.

By Karen Jensen with Jeff Wilson

Jun 12, 2019

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Magazine Society & Environment

Born Together With All Beings

Pure Land Buddhism’s emphasis on universal support is experienced personally as the feeling of “inner togetherness.”

Summer 2019

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Magazine

On Mindfulness

Two new perspectives

By Jeff Wilson, Wendy Biddlecombe Agsar

Fall 2016

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Trike Daily Society & Environment

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.

Jun 27, 2015

Trike Daily Society & Environment

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?

Jul 25, 2014

Trike Daily Society & Environment

Painting the West Saffron

A new map published by the Washington Post misrepresents Buddhist populations in Western states.

Jun 10, 2014

Magazine Arts & Culture

Over the Wall

The Journal of the Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies brings Buddhist studies out of the academy

Summer 2013

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Magazine Personal Reflections

The Great Compassion

An interview with Reverend Patricia Kanaya Usuki

Summer 2011

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