Last week, we celebrated Buddha Purnima. Buddhism is seen, today, as a separate distinct religion from Hinduism, or Sanatana Dharma. It wasn't always so in Buddha's time. Buddha was looked upon as one ...

This is excerpted from a talk, The Politics of Ultimate Identity in Vajrayana Meditation, by Dr. Reggie Ray, Spiritual Director of the Dharma Ocean Foundation, March 23, 2021, given at the Blazing ...

Ven. Pomnyun, a prominent figure in South Korea, transcends religious boundaries with his insightful and spontaneous Dharma ...

Reporting from San DiegoReporting from San Diego — A Buddhist fraternity that started at San Diego State University in 2015 is getting national attention from other schools and might open a chapter at ...

What if the aim of Buddhism was not nirvana—release from the cycle of rebirth—but thriving in the day-to-day grind of human life within a broader Buddhist ethical framework? In this collection of ...

Evans is a writer and recent graduate from San Diego State University who is working as an executive assistant at the Dharma Bum Temple in University Heights, and lives in the College Area. The ...

"In this beautifully illustrated book, eminent art historian John Rosenfield explores the life and art of the Japanese Buddhist monk Hozan Tankai (1629-1716). Through a close examination of sculptures ...

LIMITLESS LIGHT: Through Phowa training, one learns to use a special technique for dying without fear or regrets, explains Dr. Hun Lye (pictured). Photo courtesy Taylor Johnson Take one look at the ...

Dharma was never meant to divide people. It was created to dissolve the boundaries of self and to bring human beings closer ...

Addiction is one of the most bedeviling and ruinous torments of the human experience. And for millions of those trapped in addiction”s cycle of suffering, the famed 12-step program established by ...