CultureMagazine | Sacred Sites
The Kargah Buddha
A Pakistani carving and a unique local legend
History
Beyond the Glass Tunnel
Buddhist teachings find unexpected resonance in the work of British philosopher Derek Parfit.
A Drunken Bee
The life and times of Sunthorn Phu, Thailand’s national poet
Three Teachings by Buddhadasa
The radical conservatism of an influential 20th-century Thai monk
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.
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.
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