One of the Largest Dunhuang Exhibitions To Date Opens to the Public in Shenzhen
30/01/2018 20:28 (GMT+7)
Shenzhen, a major city in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong, is now the stage for one of the largest Dunhuang exhibitions to date. Making use of reproductions and utilizing cutting-edge technology, the exhibition, titled Mysterious Dunhuang, the event allows visitors to walk among life-size reconstructions of the ancient Mogao Caves.
Japanese Monk Promotes Cleaning as a Path to Well-being
26/01/2018 11:41 (GMT+7)
Japanese Buddhist monk Shoukei Matsumoto takes cleaning very seriously. In fact, he views it as an essential part of a healthy, positive life and Buddhist practice, going so far as to author a book on the subject that has become a bestseller in his native Japan and has recently been translated into English. 

Excavation in Bangladesh Reveals 1,000-year-old Buddhist City
20/01/2018 11:20 (GMT+7)
A team of archaeologists from China and Bangladesh have announced the results of a joint four-year excavation of the Vikrampur Ruins, an archeological dig near the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka. Historians believe the ruins to be the remains of the ancient city of Vikrampur, formerly a major Buddhist center with strong ties to the renowned Bengali Buddhist master Atisha.
Maia Duerr: Zen, Life, and Livelihood
18/01/2018 14:25 (GMT+7)
Maia Duerr has worked as a qualitative researcher, an anthropologist, a writer, and an editor. She served as the research director of the Center for Contemplative Mind in Society (CMIND) from 2002–04 and as the executive director of the Buddhist Peace Fellowship from 2004–07. In 2010, she wrote an introduction to engaged Buddhism for the PBS movie The Buddha, and launched a blog called the Liberated Life Project that same year. This past December she released the book, Work that Matters: Create a Livelihood That Reflects Your Core Intention (Parallax Press, 2017). This month we interviewed Maia about her life and her new book.

Japan’s Historic Todai Temple Offers Relief for Families Living with Serious Illness
16/01/2018 19:38 (GMT+7)
One of Japan's most famous and historically significant Buddhist temples, Todai-ji in the former Japanese capital of Nara, continues to play an active, socially engaged role in the community. The extensive grounds of the temple complex are also home to a unique boardinghouse that reaches out to people living with serious illnesses and disabilities.
Monastics in White: The Medical Monks and Nuns of Vietnam
08/01/2018 13:44 (GMT+7)
For most outsiders, especially those in the West, Vietnamese Buddhism is typically synonymous with Thich Nhat Hanh (who incidentally resides not in Vietnam but in France). Or, going back a few decades, the now-iconic image of Buddhist monk Thich Quang Duc, who set himself on fire at a busy Saigon intersection in 1963 to protest the persecution of Buddhists by the South Vietnamese regime led by Ngo Dinh Diem.

Dalai Lama Offers Prayer for Peace in Bodh Gaya
04/01/2018 15:45 (GMT+7)
His Holiness the Dalai Lama arrived in Bodh Gaya, in the northeastern Indian state of Bihar, late on Monday evening, delayed by several hours after he opted to travel to the Buddhist holy site from Varanasi by road instead of air as a result of poor visibility. One of His Holiness’s first acts yesterday morning was to visit the ancient Mahabodhi Temple complex that marks the location where the historical Buddha is said to have attained enlightenment some 2,500 years ago.
Rare 15th–16th Century Murals and Sculptures Found in Sichuan Province Shed New Light on Tibetan Art
30/12/2017 19:44 (GMT+7)
In March 2017, Buddhistdoor Global interviewed Professor Luo Wenhua, a research fellow at the Palace Museum in Beijing and director of the Research Center for Tibetan Buddhist Heritage.* In the interview, Prof. Luo introduced their project of digitizing artifacts and wall paintings in Tibetan Buddhist regions of China, which started in 2013. In August 2017, just a few months after the interview, Prof. Luo and his team made an important discovery at Badha Monastery (嘛达寺) (32°52.256N, 097°23.462E) in Serxu County, Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, in China’s Sichuan Province. In a small hall attached to the tulku’s residence (gungbar labrang), which had been closed off and forgotten after the Cultural Revolution, Prof. Luo and his team uncovered various wall paintings and clay sculptures. Owing to their relatively good condition and unique artistic style, these artifacts are considered rare examples of Tibetan Buddhist art. This article is intended as the first English-language report on the discovery.

First Buddhist Chaplain in the US Air Force Reflects on His Service
29/12/2017 18:22 (GMT+7)
SEATTLE—After graduating with a Master of Divinity from Naropa University in Colorado in 2013, Brett Campbell now serves as the US Air Force’s first Buddhist chaplain, holding the rank of Reserve Citizen Airman 1st Lieutenant. Campbell broke through this barrier earlier in 2017, the same year that the US Air Force is celebrating its 70th anniversary with the theme Breaking Barriers.
myMe: Hope on Wheels for Myanmar’s “Lost” Generation
26/12/2017 09:47 (GMT+7)
It has been a year since I first met Win Win in the teashop where he works in Myanmar’s former capital, Yangon. Surprised and delighted that I actually kept my promise to visit him again, he muttered shyly in English, “How are you?” as he served me a cup of tea.

The “Buddha of Oakland” Transforms California Neighborhood
25/12/2017 22:05 (GMT+7)
A small, makeshift Buddhist shrine set up and maintained by local residents on a street corner in Oakland, California, has reportedly had a revitalizing effect on the local neighborhood, transforming what was previously an eyesore marred by dumping, vandalism, drug dealing, prostitution, and assaults.
Lama Rod Owens: Challenging Identity through Vulnerability
20/12/2017 18:21 (GMT+7)
The conceit “I am” (Pali: asmi-māna), is said to be one of the final fetters one overcomes on the Buddhist path. Practitioners in the West often work to de-center their sense of self: breaking it down into the five aggregates, seeing all concepts as impermanent or ultimately empty. However, few teachers actively encourage the critical examination of concepts such as whiteness or the male and cis-gendered dominance in our current world.

Dalai Lama Releases Free App for iPhone
19/12/2017 17:54 (GMT+7)
The Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama has announced the launch of a new free app for Apple mobile devices called “Dalai Lama.” Launched just days ago, the app enables users to follow His Holiness’s travel and international public engagement schedule, and provides access to photos, videos, news updates, and live-streamed events.
Happiness Before Profit: Bhutan Seeks to Redefine Business Using Buddhist Values
16/12/2017 15:26 (GMT+7)
Bhutan, a remote Vajrayana Buddhist kingdom perched in the rarified air of the eastern Himalayas, is regularly ranked among the happiest countries in the world. With a population of fewer than 800,000 people, it is also one of the world’s smallest and least industrialized countries, yet it has significant experience in maintaining the delicate balance of managing economic growth in a sustainable manner, famously encapsulated in its conservative “Gross National Happiness” (GNH) approach to economic development.

New Research Shows Healthy Diets are also Healthier for the Environment
07/12/2017 17:22 (GMT+7)
The growing human impact on the environment and the relationship between the incidence of obesity and a healthy diet are two of the most hotly debated topics of our time. A new study from the Netherlands, which draws on data from 37 countries, suggests that healthier eating could also have a positive impact on the environment, leading to lower greenhouse gas emissions, reduced pollution of waterways, and less land devoted to food production.
The Untapped Diplomatic Potential of Bangladesh’s Buddhist Heritage
05/12/2017 10:01 (GMT+7)
Buddhists comprise nearly 0.6 per cent (approximately 1 million people) of Bangladesh’s total population of some 163 million. Muslims are the unquestioned majority at 90.39 per cent. With such a small population of Buddhists, is it even possible, let alone ideal, for Bangladesh to adopt some form of “Buddhist diplomacy” to solve some of its national problems? As a Buddhist monastic born in Bangladesh, I’m confident that my country can draw on its Buddhist heritage to strengthen bilateral relations with Buddhist-majority countries such as Myanmar, Thailand, and Sri Lanka. As a recipient of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar, Bangladesh could possibly even utilize its Buddhist voices to address problems such as the ongoing Rohingya crisis.

International Network of Engaged Buddhists Focuses on Conflict, Compassion, and Interbeing at 18th Biennial Conference in Taiwan
30/11/2017 17:14 (GMT+7)
TAIPEI—The International Network of Engaged Buddhists (INEB) hosted its 18th general conference in Taiwan from 22–29 November, under the theme “A Conference on Interbeing: Transforming Conflict as Compassion,” aiming to provide platform for broad-based dialogue and cooperation to address the challenges facing engaged Buddhism over the next decade.
The Dalai Lama Urges Greater Cooperation Between China and India
28/11/2017 11:45 (GMT+7)
Earlier this week, at an event in Delhi, the Dalai Lama urged for closer cooperation between China and India, observing that the two countries shared not only a common spiritual heritage (Buddhism), but also similar interests in Asia: both nations have large populations, increasingly complex societies, and hungry economies. “I think, a great potential. . . . India and China combined are doing more compassionate work. . . . At a practical level also. Imagine two billion people working together,” he said. Alluding to the standoff on the Doklam plateau in Bhutan from June to August, he warned “Whether you like it or not, you have to live side by side.”

Filling the Emptiness with Love at the Duc Son Orphanage
24/11/2017 17:28 (GMT+7)
The open fields of Thuy Bang village offer a refreshing change from the busy traffic and the crowds of tourists one can find just 7 kilometres north of the village in the city of Hue in Central Vietnam. Up a little side road lined with huge shady trees you can find the Duc Son Pagoda. Inside the compound stands a sprawling Bodhi tree, which provides shade and a cool place for a break in the summer heat. It was at the foot of this tree that head nun Thich Nu Minh Tu found baby Tranh, wrapped in a blanket, cold and hungry. Barely two weeks old, the chances of baby Tranh surviving were low. But Thich Nu Minh Tu did not give up. Today, the sight of Thanh sleeping soundly in her crib warms the heart. Nursed by the nuns’ tender care and love, Thanh is now a healthy 3 month old baby.
Cremated Remains Claimed to Belong to the Buddha Discovered in Chinese Village
22/11/2017 17:35 (GMT+7)
Details of a casket with cremated remains, claimed to belong to the Buddha, found at Gongchi Village in Jingchuan County, China, were revealed to the public on 14 November. The remains were interred on 22 June 1013, as claimed by the inscription on the casket.

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