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At the annual events, monks perform cham, choreographed rituals that serve as enlightening visualizations and honor the influential guru who danced them.
By Karen Greenspan
In his new book, Bodhipaksa shares his methods for spotting viral online Buddha quotes that the Buddha definitely never said.
With Eliza Rockefeller and Bodhipaksa
The New Kadampa Tradition is controversial—and growing. Why?
By Judith Hertog
During the Japanese Buddhist holiday Ohigan, a Jodo Shinshu reverend explains the importance of trusting the Buddha’s path to liberation.
By Rev. Earl Ikeda
Theravada is “heretical” and Mahayana is for “devils”—at least that’s how they see each other sometimes. In reality, they go hand-in-hand.
By Gil Fronsdal
Civilization may pretend to be separate, but nature will always reassert itself.
By Alan Watts
As the dharma is made relatable to modern Western culture, do Buddhism's foundational texts risk becoming obsolete?
By Gabriel Lefferts
The dharma's true home is neither here nor there.
By Kurt Spellmeyer, Artwork by Bernadette Jiyong Frank
In the esoteric Japanese tradition, subduing the external evils of the world as well as the inner evils of one’s own mind is a central element of practice. A scholar explains why we shouldn’t.
By Eric Swanson
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