Bhikkhuni Sudhamma traces the origins of Buddhist ordination for women to Queen Anula, Sri Lanka’s first Buddhist nun.
What is Satipatthana?
Satipatthana as defined by Thanissaro Bhikkhu, an abbot in the Thai Forest Tradition.
Buddhahood in Three Dimensions
In these teaching on chapters one and twenty of the Lotus Sutra, Thich Nhat Hanh discusses the three dimensions in which all beings and things reside.
Inner Cities
City life offers many opportunities to practice kindness. Dzigar Kongtrül Rinpoche on how urban living can open our hearts.
The Science of Meditation: What We Know and What We Don’t
While people have believed for thousands of years that meditation works, the search for scientific proof is just beginning. The team at Greater Good Science Center assesses the current state of the evidence — what we do, don’t, and might know.
Who Was Sayadaw U Pandita?
Burmese meditation master Sayadaw U Pandita had a defining influence on the Western Insight movement of Theravada Buddhism.
5 Ways to Win the Internet
Zen priest Gesshin Greenwood offers five tips for staying safe and sane online.
Black & Buddhist in America
15 leading African American Buddhist teachers will hold public dialogue in New York City.
Two claimants to “Karmapa” title release joint statement calling for unity
The two claimants to the title of “Karmapa” have released a joint statement seeking to heal a decades-long rift in their community.
On his 92nd birthday, a Thich Nhat Hanh post-stroke update
Thich Nhat Hanh giving a dharma talk in Vietnam in 2007. Photo by Velcrow Ripper.Thich Nhat Hanh’s Plum Village community in France has issued an update on the current state of the Vietnamese Buddhist teacher’s life and health after suffering a stroke in late 2014.









