History
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
Serving the Dharma
Rev. Jikai Tyler Dehn on the history of Tendai Buddhism and its founder
Discovering Jayamuni
A 17th-century Newar scholar’s outsized influence on European Buddhist scholarship
Rivers of Dharma: Buddhism on the Khorat Plateau
Scholar Stephen A. Murphy’s latest book shines a light on the archaeology of Buddhism in northeast Thailand from the 7th to 11th centuries.
Dry Bed of the River of Souls
A poet reckons with the afterlife of the mass incarceration of Japanese Americans during WWII.
Remythologizing the Buddha
Scholar Donald S. Lopez Jr. discusses the dangers of stripping away the supernatural elements of the Buddha’s life.
Revisiting the Story of the Buddha’s Life
Scholar Donald S. Lopez Jr. lays out a “remythologized” account of the story of the Buddha, highlighting the supernatural elements of his life.
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