Sutras

Sutta Study: The Ship

“Letting go” is not so easy. It takes work and time, the Nava Sutta teaches.

By Peter Doobinin

Aug 31, 2018

Sutta Study: Yokes

The Yoga Sutta explains how we burden ourselves with our own attachments.

By Peter Doobinin

May 19, 2018

Sutta Study: Course of Action

The Thana Sutta looks at how to cultivate skillful action that leads us away from suffering.

By Peter Doobinin

Apr 07, 2018

The Buddha’s Original Teachings on Mindfulness

The Satipatthana Sutta, from the Pali canon, outlines some of the Buddha’s first instructions in establishing mindful awareness.

Translation and introduction by Thanissaro Bhikkhu

Mar 05, 2018

Direct and Gradual

The Platform Sutra tells the story of how, after a split in the sangha, the Northern school sends a spy to steal teachings from its southern counterpart.

By Master Huineng

Aug 31, 2014

Returning to the Buddhist Past Through the Tale of Genji

On Tuesday, I posted an announcement about a new translation of the Lotus Sutra. I thought it would be interesting to take a moment to peer back into the past and see how this.

By Tricycle

Dec 19, 2008

An Important New Translation of the Complete Lotus Sutra

Buddhism’s history in America began in 1844, when Unitarian Elizabeth Palmer Peabody translated a section of the Lotus Sutra into English for the Transcendentalist journal The Dial. Since then there have been a number.

By Tricycle

Dec 17, 2008

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Don’t Drown in Doubt

During the Japanese Buddhist holiday Ohigan, a Jodo Shinshu reverend explains the importance of trusting the Buddha’s path to liberation.

By Rev. Earl Ikeda

Sep 21, 2018

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The Buddhist Review

History & Philosophy

You Are What You Read

As the dharma is made relatable to modern Western culture, do Buddhism’s foundational texts risk becoming obsolete?

By Gabriel Lefferts

Fall 2018

Dharma Talks

Video teachings and discussions with contemporary Buddhist teachers

Waking Up by Breaking Down Barriers

Meditation can be painful. Especially if it’s practiced for long hours in a Zen retreat. But that’s not why Rinzai Zen teacher Genki Roshi once described meditation to his student Kurt Spellmeyer as “dying on the cushion.” In this series, Spellmeyer, now a Zen priest, takes a closer look at what exactly “dies” on the cushion—our sense of self, the death of which allows us to exist in perpetual harmony with the surrounding world. When meditative insight rids the self of barriers, what remains is an open gate of awareness and communication.

Kurt Spellmeyer

Sep 2018

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Sutras

Trike Daily Teachings

Sutta Study: The Ship

Trike Daily Teachings

Sutta Study: Yokes

Trike Daily Teachings

Sutta Study: Course of Action

Trike Daily

The Buddha’s Original Teachings on Mindfulness

Trike DailyTeachings

Direct and Gradual

Trike Daily

Returning to the Buddhist Past Through the Tale of Genji

Trike Daily

An Important New Translation of the Complete Lotus Sutra