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Third Karmapa's footprints, buddhism islam

IdeasMagazine | Feature

When the Monks Met the Muslims

In the popular imagination, Buddhism is synonymous with introspective peace, Islam with violent blind faith. But both conceptions are nothing more than Western fantasy. Revisiting the centuries of Buddhist-Muslim cooperative interaction forces us to rethink our…

By Johan Elverskog

Spring 2018

Consider the Source

Consider the Source: Origins of the Wild Goose Pagoda

Tourist groups that visit the Terra Cotta Warriors inevitably visit Xian’s other famous landmark, the Wild Goose Pagoda, an icon central to the development of Chinese Buddhism. In this post I will explore why the Wild…

By Andy Ferguson

Jul 24, 2013

Beautiful Buddhist Silk Road Cave Art (via National Geographic)

via National Geographic: Emerging from the wind-sculptured dunes some 12 miles southeast of Dunhuang is an arc of cliffs that drop more than a hundred feet to a riverbed lined with poplar trees. By the mid-seventh century,…

May 24, 2010

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Memories in Exile

Mixing spiritual iconography and surreal visuals, Tenzin Gyurmey celebrates the complexity of the Tibetan diaspora in India.

By Adele Tomlin

Fall 2023

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Practicing Mindfulness of Death

Nikki Mirghafori discusses practicing mindfulness of death and leads a guided meditation inspired by the Buddha’s discourse in the Maranassati Sutta.

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Oct 2023

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