CultureMagazine | Sacred Sites
Buddha Park
A Laotian “spirit city” with more than 200 residents
History
The Monk Who Walked Away
The scholar Robert Buswell on Jinul, the 12th-century Korean monk who rejected wealth and prestige and shaped a tradition
Magazine | Book Reviews, Reviews
Out of Tibet’s Shadow
A new study reveals Mongolian Buddhism as a tradition of intellectual and artistic originality.
An Audience with Kundun
An excerpt from an epic work of historical fiction about the life and loves of the Sixth Dalai Lama, Tsangyang Gyatso
Bringing World Peace through the ‘Lotus Sutra’
Through decades of anti-war activism, Nichidatsu Fujii aspired to carry the teachings of Nichiren into the 20th century and realize a pure land on Earth.
CultureMagazine | Sacred Sites
The Kargah Buddha
A Pakistani carving and a unique local legend
Beyond the Glass Tunnel
Buddhist teachings find unexpected resonance in the work of British philosopher Derek Parfit.
A Drunken Bee
The life and times of Sunthorn Phu, Thailand’s national poet
Three Teachings by Buddhadasa
The radical conservatism of an influential 20th-century Thai monk
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