Category: Arts & Culture

Uncovering the Buddhist monk at the center of one of the most significant images of the modern age

Rod Meade Sperry discusses the image of the burning monk on Rage Against The Machine's 1992 album.

Here, Laura MacKenzie introduces us to Adrian Fish, a young Buddhist photographer, who explains his artistic project as "a state of tension."

Acharya (senior teacher) Judy Lief continues her reporting from this week's Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark.

A multi-faith delegation has gathered to discuss how the environmental crisis is rooted in a profound moral and spiritual crisis.

A blog post from David Kittelstrom regarding the expulsion of bhikku Ajahn Brahmavamso (a.k.a. Ajahn Brahm) from the Wat Pa Phong Sangha.

The Keats-Shelley prize, an annual award for the best poem on a Romantic theme, has for the first time this year gone to a Buddhist poet.

In his bio, cartoonist David Sipress states that he considers Buddhism to be "an excellent source of jokes." What is so funny about Buddhism?

The video game, "Uncharted 2" is now out. “It is an exclusive PS3 game that is absolutely loaded with Buddhist art and imagery."

Our publisher reports on the ceremony at Grace Cathedral starring kd lang, mandalas, and a whole lot of good people.

Can the playing of violent video games be skillful? Yes, says the Karmapa, the famous as the leader of the Karma Kagyu school of Buddhism.