Right thinking leads to right action, Buddhism teaches. And while Buddhism is best known in the West as a path to inner change, and it has no social justice teachings per se, a number of books show ...

Rooted in the Buddhist teaching of the bardo − states of ‘in-between’ − the text offers a way to understand death, life and ...

Unlike Christianity or Islam, Buddhism does not have one central text that sums up the religion's basic tenets. What people call "Buddhism" today is really a collection of different philosophies and ...

As the Buddhist community in America continues to grow, and readers who are not necessarily Buddhist are drawn to Buddhist ideas and practices, publishers have found success promoting translated ...

Humanities and visual arts scholars have a rich new source to tap into after a 20-volume set of books on Buddhist arts was donated to Massey University. The Auckland-based Fo Guang Shan Buddhist ...

Climate change is one of the biggest challenges that the world faces. A United Nations report has cautioned that greenhouse gas emissions from human activity are at a record high, “with no signs of ...

Rev. Jundo Gregory Gibbs will read from his new book, "Becoming Buddhist, Becoming Buddhas, Liberating All Beings. This will be at the Oregon Buddhist Temple, in the basement, this Sunday 11-20-11, at ...

(RNS) — The author began practicing Buddhism while in prison, meditating daily and keeping a gratitude journal. He now aims to help other convicts as a field minister through the North Carolina Field ...

VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese version Tam An Lac of The Restful Mind by His Eminence Gyalwa Dokhampa, one of the most revered contemporary spiritual masters of the Buddhism's Drukpa Lineage, ...