Beauty Saved My Life
How compiling a book on a 19th-century Buddhist nun gave a chronically ill writer the strength to fight to the death
John Stevens
John Stevens is an author and Professor of Buddhist Studies at Tohoku Fukushi in Sendai, Japan.
CultureMagazine | Feature, Portfolio
The Art of Budo
Reading between the brushstrokes of martial arts masters
IdeasMagazine | Special Section
Meat: To Eat It or Not—John Stevens
As a young Indian prince living nearly three millennia ago, Gotama (Buddha’s original name) enjoyed the finest delicacies available to the warrior caste of that ancient era: sali, a high-quality long-grain rice; dairy products such as ghee…
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