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Buddhism

‘The blessing is also for animals’: Monks meet pets on the occasion of Buddha Purnima in Singapore

Scroll Staff
· Yesterday · 04:41 pm
In Thai manuscripts, the future Buddha is at the centre of some of the most beautiful illustrations

Jana Igunma
· Apr 11, 2022 · 09:30 pm
How ‘The Tibetan Book of the Dead’ gives a compelling Buddhist perspective on death

Pema Düddul, The Conversation
· Apr 10, 2022 · 05:30 pm
An Ambedkarite is interweaving Buddha’s teachings with dhrupad in a leap of artistic faith

Malini Nair
· Mar 26, 2022 · 11:30 am
The Dalai Lama makes first public appearance in two years

Scroll Staff
· Mar 18, 2022 · 06:14 pm
Illustrations: A puzzling fragment from an 18th-century Thai meditation manual

Jana Igunma
· Feb 20, 2022 · 07:30 pm
Gunavarman: The Kashmiri monk who helped spread Buddhism across Asia

Ajay Kamalakaran
· Feb 12, 2022 · 11:30 am
Buddhist nuns are gaining new leadership roles in a tradition that began with Buddha’s foster mother

Jue Liang, The Conversation
· Dec 13, 2021 · 09:30 pm
Illustrations: In Thai Buddhist cosmology, Indra lives in a celestial stupa with 32 other deities

Jana Igunma
· Nov 08, 2021 · 11:30 pm
In Thai manuscript paintings, chariots are more than just vehicles for transportation

Jana Igunma
· Aug 11, 2021 · 09:30 pm
After decades of restricting religion, the Chinese Communist Party is carefully allowing its revival

Mario Poceski, The Conversation
· Aug 09, 2021 · 11:30 pm
As Covid-19 hits tourism in Thailand, even Buddhist temples are struggling

Brooke Schedneck, The Conversation
· Jun 12, 2021 · 11:30 pm
Why Romila Thapar went to China in 1957: To study the history of Buddhism, not Communism

Romila Thapar
· Dec 17, 2020 · 08:30 am
Watch: Monk takes in pythons, cobras, vipers that would otherwise be sold in the black market

Scroll Staff
· Dec 05, 2020 · 10:13 am
India says UN is selective, fails to acknowledge violence against Buddhism, Hinduism, Sikhism

Scroll Staff
· Dec 03, 2020 · 05:38 pm
The Burmese harp and the tales of the Buddha’s previous lives

Maria Kekki
· Nov 29, 2020 · 07:30 pm
Ancient Indian philosophy offers timely reflections on the interconnectedness of the world

Matthew MacKenzie, The Conversation
· Jun 14, 2020 · 11:30 pm
Beyond meditation: Many Buddhists are putting faith in healing rituals to ward off coronavirus

Pierce Salguero, The Conversation
· May 24, 2020 · 11:30 pm
Illustrations: The many lives of Gautama Buddha in 18th and 19th century manuscripts

Jana Igunma
· May 03, 2020 · 08:30 pm
How Buddhist teachings can quell our anxiety about the coronavirus pandemic

Brooke Schedneck, The Conversation
· Apr 03, 2020 · 11:30 pm