Mechanical bodhisattva sculpture by Wang Zi-Won.

Awakening the Bodhisattva

Venerable Pannavati, Anne Klein, and Ejo McMullen on the possibilities and challenges of the bodhisattva path. Introduction by Taigen Dan Leighton.

Andrea touching a deer in Nara.

Deer to the Heart

Even if you don't think much about them, they're always present. Andrea Miller reexamines something we all might have missed in the meaning of the quiet, watchful deer.

Blanche Hartman, Living, Dying, Zen, Buddhism, Lion's Roar, Shambhala Sun

Good Evening, Bodhisattvas

Zenkei Blanche Hartman reflects on “The Great Matter” that has driven and sustained her.

Review: “The Day The Buddha Woke Up”

We review "The Day The Buddha Woke Up," by Andrea Miller. From the July 2018 issue of Lion's Roar magazine.

Sculpture of a Buddha head.

Gautama vs the Buddha

Buddhist scholar Glenn Wallis argues that we should look to the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama―an ordinary person like us.

Breaking the Silence on Sexual Misconduct

Willa Blythe Baker offers both her painful firsthand account of sexual misconduct by a guru and insight for fellow survivors and communities.

Photo of shoes by Jessica May Rita Kohut.

The Case for Rebirth

Guy Armstrong reviews "Rebirth in Early Buddhism and Current Research," by Bhikkhu Analayo. From the Summer 2018 issue of Buddhadharma.

About the art in the Summer 2018 issue of Buddhadharma

We take a closer look at the art featured in the Summer 2018 issue of Buddhadharma: The Practitioner’s Quarterly.

Lineage Is About More Than Preservation

In this commentary from the Summer 2018 issue of Buddhadharma: The Practitioner's Quarterly, Justin von Bujdoss reflects on changing the way we think about lineage.

Inside the Summer 2018 issue of Buddhadharma: The Practitioner’s Quarterly

The Summer 2018 issue of Buddhadharma is available now. Preview the magazine contents and sample articles below.