Hiroshima: Fire Sermon
Visiting ground zero, an American Zen minister confronts the incomprehensible destruction of the atomic bombs and reflects on his father’s own experience there
History
The Lost Buddhist Kingdom of Khotan
History has largely forgotten how important this jewel of a country and cradle of the dharma once was.
Cambodia’s Wat Phum Thmei Palm Leaf Library and the Resilience of Buddhist Texts
No other library emerged from the Khmer Rouge regime as unscathed.
A Buddhist Book of Spells
Scholar Sam van Schaik discusses Buddhist Magic and the disappearing act around the dharma’s supernatural history. (Plus, six Buddhist enchantments for curious practitioners.)
How a Historic Buddhist Site Has Eluded Destruction—for Now
Plans to open-pit mine the ancient city of Mes Aynak in Afghanistan have been put on hold, but the site is still far from safe.
Did the Buddha Really Have a Wife and Son?
Reconsidering the familiar tale we know about the Buddha’s family
Do Buddhists Have Fellow Travelers in the Stoics?
What an ancient group of ethicists can teach us about overcoming self-caused suffering
Now What Do We Do?
Buddhist history to consider on Inauguration Day
Talking Buddha, Talking Christ
In his address to Congress, Pope Francis drew attention to an unlikely American: the Trappist monk Thomas Merton, who played no small role in popularizing Buddhism in the West.
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