Pure Land (Shin)
A murder in the Grand Canyon led outdoors writer Annette McGivney down the Buddhist path and to discover her own “land of bliss” on the trails.
Finding Meaning in Mortality
Accepting death is the key to a meaningful life. But doing so isn’t easy. Buddhist teachings can help us transcend a dualistic view of life and death, helping us to treasure each day we have. Shin…
To the Pure Land and Back
Like the oxherding pictures used in Zen, Shin Buddhism's seven phases of the drowning sailor illustrate the path to enlightenment.
MeditationMagazine | Special Section
Pure and Simple Practice
Though this chant to foster gratitude and connection is the main practice of one of Buddhism's major schools, many are surprisingly unfamiliar with it.
The Original Buddhist Rebel
Shinran, the founder of Shin Buddhism, broke with Japanese tradition to start a religion of radical egalitarianism that opened the benefits of Buddhism to everyone.
Dive Into the Buddhist Cosmos at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Kurt Behrendt, art historian and associate curator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, breaks down the complex world of Himalayan Buddhist art and introduces us to the devotional deities in the center of it.
Shin Buddhist Scholar Alfred Bloom Has Died
Bloom, 91, an authority on Pure Land, died in Hawaii.
CultureMagazine | This Buddhist Life
This Buddhist Life: Kodo Nishimura
Q&A with Kodo Nishimura, makeup artist and Buddhist monk
Confronting the Heart of Darkness
It is only when we confront and accept the heart of darkness within ourselves that we can shatter the walls of ego that divides us from others.
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