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Discover the different types of Buddhism, from Theravada and Mahayana to Vajrayana, and explore how each tradition addresses suffering, compassion, and mindfulness practices. Buddhism is one of the ...

You’ve probably heard this famous gong’an (Jpn., koan), based on an exchange between a monk and Chan master Zhaozhou: The monk asked, “Does a dog have buddhanature?” Zhaozhou responded, “Wu [No]!” ...

Pure Land, one of the oldest branches of Mahayana, is one of the most widely practiced forms of Buddhism, especially in East Asia. Pure Land Buddhism is one of the most widely practiced forms of ...

Rinpoche is an honorific used for important teachers in the Tibetan tradition. It literally means “Precious Jewel.” When a teacher is called “Rinpoche” it usually means they are a tulku, who has been ...

Sometimes, Buddhists think they have all the answers. Scholar Evan Thompson calls that attitude “Buddhist exceptionalism.” In his new book, Why I Am Not a Buddhist, Thompson offers a truly compelling ...

In the northeastern reaches of Bhutan, situated in the center of a cup-shaped formation of mountains surrounding a valley, located in Rawabi Village, Lhuentse District, sits a settlement called Druk ...

At the heart of Shakyamuni Buddha’s spiritual revolution was the doctrine of anātman, meaning “no-soul” or “selflessness.” This was not just a refinement of existing spiritual thought — it was a ...

As a Black woman born and raised in these United States, I have spent much of my life not just angry, but rageful. It’s the kind of rage that finds me gritting my teeth until my jaw aches even as ...

The news is not good these days, and I suspect it never has been. Our hearts break as we witness the suffering of the world. We notice that all human beings appear to be blinded by oppositional ...

Chinese style painting on temple wall in Thailand. Photo by Saitt_Srihin / Adobe Stock. Mindfulness is the fulcrum of the seven factors of awakening, says Dawn Mauricio. It helps you balance the other ...

In traditional Buddhist (as well as Hindu) cosmology, kalpas are unfathomably long periods of time. Though they come in different sizes, even a “regular” kalpa is beyond huge: 16,000,000 years. A ...