Buddhism

Learn about Living Buddha, Living Christ: Interfaith Compassion in Review, including overview and central themes, relevance for readers.

A guide to books on Buddhist teachings about death and rebirth, with key themes, traditions, strengths, and limits for modern readers.

Learn what distinguishes Buddhism, including meaning and significance, textual background, practice in religious and historical context.

Mindfulness with technology means using it with intention, awareness, and balance, staying present in a digital world for Buddhist practice.

The Dhammapada distills the Buddha’s wisdom into poetic verses, offering clear, timeless guidance for anyone seeking freedom from suffering.

Learn who can become a Buddhist, what taking refuge means, how conversion differs by tradition, and whether ethnicity or background matters.

Explore five common Buddhist rituals—refuge, precepts, meditation, chanting and offerings—and learn why practices vary across traditions.

Begin living mindfully today by grounding in the present moment, cultivating awareness, and acting with calm, clarity, and compassion.

Learn whether Buddhists can eat meat, how early texts address it, and why Theravada, Mahayana and modern Buddhists differ on vegetarianism.

The Laughing Buddha, also known as Budai or Hotei in Japanese, is a popular figurine in Chinese and Japanese culture in Buddhist tradition.

Learn about the book Zen Training by Katsuki Sekida, including overview and central themes, relevance for readers in Buddhist tradition.

Akshobhya Buddha is the Buddha of Unshakable Resolve, a central figure in Mahayana Buddhism, and particularly in the Vajrayana tradition.