(This was written and published in Studies in Comparative Philosophy as a summary of a presentation given at the 2012 Tokyo ...

“One is a Buddhist if he or she accepts the following four truths: All compounded things are impermanent. All emotions are pain. All things have no inherent existence. Nirvana is beyond concepts.” ...

What is the Mahayana New Year? The Mahayana New Year represents a significant occasion within the Mahayana Buddhist tradition. While many around the globe celebrate the new year according to the ...

(The Conversation) — The Mahāyāna branch of Buddhism likely emerged around the first centuries A.D. and was most readily carried through the Silk Road and maritime trade routes. (The Conversation) — ...

The Mahayana New Year in 2026 will be observed on Saturday, January 3, coinciding with the first full moon of the year, making the day spiritually and astronomically significant for followers across ...

I love practical advice that you can immediately apply to your life. And Zen, a school of Mahayana Buddhism, is full of practical wisdom. When I tell my friends, colleagues, and people I work with ...

THE readiness of South Viet Nam’s Buddhist monks and nuns to burn themselves to death as a means of protest against the government both moves and repels the West. On the surface, it seems an odd ...

The following list includes brief descriptions of some religious groups and other terms used in the survey report that may be unfamiliar to readers. Jodo Shinshu Meaning “True Pure Land School,” Jodo ...