Dragon Wisdom
The Life of Ruth Fuller Sasaki
Ancestors
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Alan Watts Reconsidered
Alan Watts' remarkable journey from the young student who contacted the Buddhist Lodge to the independent scholar who helped introduce the East and Buddhism to a whole generation of Americans
A Successful Encounter
A magazine that bridged world views
Still Speaking
Dwight Goddard wrote the first English-language anthology of Buddhist teachings in 1932.
Stirring the Victorian Imagination
Edwin Arnold's poem The Light of Asia helped 19th century Americans think favorably of the Buddha.
Anonymous Was a Woman—Again
In the Winter 1992 issue of Tricycle, I reaffirmed one of the most cherished claims of American Buddhism. The first known translation from a Buddhist sutra into English, I wrote, was “The Preaching of Buddha,” an…
Soyen Shaku: One Hundred Years Ago
The accessible and far-reaching speech by Soyen Shaku at the Parliament of World Religions in 1893
The Mushroom Monk: Nyogen Senzaki
Purity of heart was his special legacy; with time, it has grown more important.
The Rain of Law
Thoreau's translation of the Lotus Sutra
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