Modern Buddhists believe that they should develop harmlessness and compassion, and the first of the Five Moral Precepts suggests that Buddhists should avoid taking life. This might mean that a ...

"At our center, humanistic Buddhism is our guiding principle," said the master. This modern Buddhist philosophy combines the meditative practice of Zen with a deliberate closeness to people.

In the late colonial era, the struggle to produce an appropriate Buddhism for a nation-in-the-making reveals a secret history foundational to modern India. Thinkers, activists, reformers, pilgrims, ...

27:41 The attempts to find ways to disseminate and preserve Buddhism in tune with the times breathes new life into the ancient teachings.

Historically, Koreans lived under the influences of shamanism, Buddhism, Daoism or Confucianism and in modern times, the Christian faith has made strong in roads into the country, bringing forth yet ...

However, many modern Buddhists would see the duties described as applicable to both partners in a marriage, regardless of their sex. The Buddha also taught the importance of friendships and that ...

(The Conversation) — Dec. 8 marks the celebration of Bodhi Day in Japanese Buddhism. Bodhi means enlightenment or awakening in Sanskrit. It commemorates the enlightenment of Siddhartha Gautama ...

a complex arrangement in which Buddhism and Game Boys can live side by side? If optimists like Dendup are right, Bhutan’s emergence is invigorating local culture. As modern communications spread ...

Can ancient views about the mind be reconciled with modern neuroscience? Buddhist monk Gelong Thubten and neuroscientist Ash Ranpura discuss Receive a weekly dose of discovery in your inbox!

Check if you have access via personal or institutional login The study of historical Buddhism in premodern and early modern Southeast Asia stands at an exciting and transformative juncture.