Birth, aging, sickness, and death are part of the natural order. From an ordinary scientific viewpoint, once life …
buddhism
-
-
Mind & SpiritEditor's Pick
How Pure Land Buddhism Explains the Tragic Death of a Devout Practitioner
by Mikel DavisIn one exchange preserved between Master Yinguang, the 13th Patriarch of Pure Land Buddhism, and lay practitioner Zhou …
-
In 1734, during the 12th year of the Yongzheng Emperor’s reign in the Qing Dynasty, a remarkable story …
-
If you have ever stepped inside a Buddhist temple during a chanting ceremony, you have heard a sound …
-
In the fall of 1987, some of China’s most celebrated writers gathered in Shanxi for the Yellow River …
-
We live in an age that prizes intellect, clarity, and knowing. Yet the story of Jia Luoyue — …
-
WisdomEditor's Pick
Heaven’s Warnings: The Meaning and Symbolism of Natural Disasters
by Mikel DavisTraditional Chinese thought treated natural disasters as moral signals rather than accidents of nature. Seen as Heaven’s warnings, …
-
Mind & SpiritEditor's Pick
Elderly Monk’s Clairvoyance Sees the Light of Awakening Rising in the East
by Helen LondonNepal, the birthplace of Buddha, has recently undergone a remarkable political upheaval. News broke out of large protests in …
-
Once upon a time, there was a man named Wang; he was kind-hearted, eager to help others, and …
-
When news broke in Hong Kong that wealthy heir Ho Po-Sang had lost the equivalent of US$13 million …