David Guterson was introduced to Tibetan Buddhism at a young age via childhood neighbors. “By the time I was 17 or so, I was ...

The monks in their saffron robes have become fixtures on social media, along with their rescue dog Aloka. After spending ...

A group of Buddhist monks walked from Fort Worth, Texas, to Washington, D.C., in the name of peace. The 108-day pilgrimage captivated Americans.

The 19 Buddhist monks embarked on the Walk for Peace, a long-distance pilgrimage to promote peace, compassion, loving kindness, and nonviolence.

In some cultures, menstruation and childbirth are treated as polluting, not life-giving. One Buddhist text’s interpretation ...

Buddhism originated in the life, teaching, and personality of a remarkable Indian sage, Siddhartha Gautama, the son of a petty king whose capital was at Kapilavasta in northern India. The life span of ...

In a recent article by Jarni Blakkarly, he generously featured my thoughts on the ethical role of faith, our capacity to relate to others with trust or "good faith," in supporting Buddhist practice.

An author owns a snappy title, and then the snappy title owns the author. Robert Wright, having titled his new book “Why Buddhism Is True,” has to offer a throat-clearing preface and later an ...

Buddhism was attractive in this context as a diplomatic tool way to indicate that Japan had joined the Sinosphere. By becoming a Buddhist country like China, the country’s leaders believed, Japan ...

Buddhism in Japan today is made up of many different sects or schools, each with its own set of teachings, normally drawing on traditions and doctrines associated with a particular set of sutras. Most ...