Young South Koreans are increasingly drawn to Buddhism via social media-savvy influencers

SEOUL--A South Korean deejay dressed as a Buddhist monk bounced up and down on stage while playing electronic music and ...

Life, Death and Rebirth in the Land of the Buddha

Starting at the birthplace of Buddhism, a writer traces how its teachings spread across Asia, transforming the continent ...
Publishers Weekly

Secular Buddhism: Imagining the Dharma in an Uncertain World

What if the aim of Buddhism was not nirvana—release from the cycle of rebirth—but thriving in the day-to-day grind of human life within a broader Buddhist ethical framework? In this collection of ...
The Chosun Ilbo on MSN

Buddhism reaches public via modern initiatives

The upcoming 24th marks Buddha’s Birthday in the 2570th year of the Buddhist calendar, 2026. Buddhism has shared the joys and ...
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'Buddhism cannot be understood by acquiring degrees; it can only be understood by the heart'

I am surprised that you could allow an essay as historically flawed as this to be published ("Why is Ram misogynist, but not the Buddha?"). As a scholar working on Buddhist objects and lived histories ...
The Chronicle of Higher Education

Buddhism Without the Hocus-Pocus

You could say that my formal association with Buddhism began when I was invited to participate in a weeklong discussion in Dharamsala, India, with the Dalai Lama and a handful of scientists and ...