How One Thai Monk Rebuilt a Temple—and a Tradition
Luang Pho Sot Candasaro transformed Wat Paknam into a major center of meditation and study, leaving a legacy that continues to shape Thai Buddhism.
History
The Birth of a Tradition
A scholar-monk on the origins of the Mahayana school
The Engaged Buddha of Vietnam
How one Tran dynasty emperor combined secular ethics with dharmic practice, ushering in a “Buddhism that enters the world”
The Afterlife of Japanese American Wartime Incarceration
Poet Brandon Shimoda explores the ongoing legacies of the US government’s mass incarceration of Japanese immigrants and Japanese Americans during World War II.
Robert H. N. Ho, Global Buddhist Philanthropist, Has Died at 93
A philanthropist, patron of contemporary Buddhism, and journalist, Ho made pivotal contributions to the fields of Buddhist studies and Chinese cultural education.
The Vanishing Buddhist Pilgrimage of Hajo
A sacred site once central to Bhutanese and Tibetan devotion now survives mostly in memory as borders, routes, and generations change.
A Battle in the Bardo
The legendary life and rebirth of sorcerer-monk Tu Dao Hanh
Wonhyo’s Middle Path
Harmonizing truths across Buddhist traditions
The Attack of Mara
Why the temptation of the Buddha captures our imagination
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