"Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense."—The Buddha Buddhism is most widely known ...

Dozens of people went along to listen to a Buddhist Tibetan monk when he stopped off in Teesside as part of a European tour. And his audience were so inspired by his words that they now hope to form a ...

How does meditation generate psychological benefits, and can deep meditative experiences open new philosophical insight? In this episode, Associate Professor Bronwyn Finnigan (ANU) and Dr Leesa Davis ...

TEN years ago, Michael Roach and Christie McNally, Buddhist teachers with a growing following in the United States and abroad, took vows never to separate, night or day. By “never part,” they did not ...

For this study, Grayson’s conceptualization of high syncretism, or reverse syncretism, is most relevant as it encompasses the accommodation of an indigenous religion—here the Vietnamese folk belief—to ...

China's human rights stories are unfolding in a new era of comprehensive deepening reform and historic changes. It is a great practice of China's poverty alleviation and whole-process people's ...

According to scholars of religious studies Western observers see Buddhism too much through “rose-coloured glasses”. “Whereas it was perceived as pessimistic and nihilistic before and to a certain ...

JAMYANG Coventry Buddhist Group is organising a course in Buddhism for those who want to know more about the religion. The introductory course, Buddhism in a Nutshell, will provide a general overview ...