Arts & Culture

Shimmering Zen

Las Vegas signs are transformed into mandalas.

By Eliza Rockefeller, photography by James Stanford

Feb 26, 2019

One Mani

Two brothers reap the fruit of their karma in this humorous short story from Tibet.

By Tsering Döndrup, Translated by Christopher Peacock

Feb 21, 2019

Tolerably Black

A Nichiren Buddhist artist invites us to reckon with the painful legacy of American slavery with openness and compassion.

By Emma Varvaloucas

Spring 2019

Entrance to the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic, built in the early 1800s, in Kandy, Sri Lanka

The Jeweled Isle

Long overdue, a new exhibition spanning centuries showcases the richness and diversity of Sri Lankan art and chronicles Buddhism's introduction to the country.

By Albert Johns

Spring 2019

A Martial Arts Ballet

Shaolin monks kick, flip, and dance in a performance both timeless and contemporary.

Choreographed by Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui

Spring 2019

Rumination

"In this world of dreams don’t let the clock cut up your life in pieces."

By Jim Harrison

Spring 2019

What We’re Reading

The latest in Buddhist publishing plus a book worth rereading

By Wendy Joan Biddlecombe Agsar and James Shaheen

Spring 2019

The Buddhist Traveler in Berlin

You know about Checkpoint Charlie and the Berlin Wall. But what about Europe’s first Theravada Buddhist center?

By Wendy Joan Biddlecombe Agsar

Spring 2019

Erotic Love Poems Finds Wisdom in Sensuality

The delicate poetry of 7th-century Indian lets us take a peek at a time when the erotic and the spiritual went hand-in-hand.

Interview with Andrew Schelling by Marie Scarles

Jan 31, 2019

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How to Create a Mini-Retreat at Home

Setting aside a few hours once a month to practice for a longer period can help us reset and recover—plus it’s free.

By Chris McKenna

Mar 19, 2019

Magazine

The Buddhist Review

Detained Japanese Americans arrive at an assembly center in Santa Anita, California.

Thus Have I Heard: An American Sutra

With the outbreak of World War II, Japanese Americans were incarcerated by the thousands. Out of the crucible of the camps, a uniquely American Buddhism was born.

By Duncan Ryuken Williams

Spring 2019

Dharma Talks

Video teachings and discussions with contemporary Buddhist teachers

Compassion in Polarizing Times

Today’s divisive political culture can bring out our worst impulses, but with Tibetan Buddhist methods of fostering compassion, we can clear the mind of negativity and connect with our intrinsic qualities of clarity and warmth. Dungse Jampal Norbu, a teacher in the Mangala Shri Bhuti sangha and the son of Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche and Elizabeth Mattis Namgyel, guides us through practices to cool off anger and take a walk in other’s shoes.

Dungse Jampal Norbu

Mar 2019

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