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By Stuart SmithersWhere is Buddhism now?
By Stuart SmithersThe Mishap Lineage:Transforming Confusion into WisdomChögyam TrungpaEdited by Carolyn Rose Gimian,Shambhala Publications, 200905160 pp., $21.95 paper I almost met Chögyam Trungpa. When I arrived at the steps of the New York Historical Society, just off Central Park, there was a notice posted on the massive wooden doors: Trungpa Rinpoche’s talk had been canceled for health […]
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When did we leave our bodies—and how do we come back?
By Stuart Smithers
‘The Lhasa Atlas’ by Knud Larsen and Amund Sinding-Larsen
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By Stuart SmithersOn the Origins of Buddhist Monasticism
By Stuart SmithersWhat the historical Buddha ate for his last meal has been the subject of much debate. The controversial passage from the Mahaparinibbana Sutta, the sutta that recounts the Buddha’s final days, tells us that on his last night the Buddha rested in the home of Cunda, a metalsmith apparently known to the Buddha. In honor of his […]
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