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South Korea’s Jogye Order to Host 2026 Seoul International Buddhism Expo in April
6+ day, 15+ hour ago (779+ words) Organized by the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism, Korea's largest Buddhist order, with support from South Korea's Buddhist Newspaper, the expo will be held from 25 April at the COEX convention and exhibition center and neighboring Bongeunsa Temple in Seoul's bustling…...
Symphony Kūkai: The London Philharmonic Orchestra’s Symphonic Tribute to an Esoteric Master
2+ week, 1+ day ago (233+ words) Hate never dispels hate. Only love dispels hate. This is the law, ancient and inexhaustible" (Dhammapada 35). These golden words of Shakyamuni Buddha came to me as I witnessed the London Philharmonic Orchestra's marvelous performance of Symphony K'kai on 30 January 2026. The…...
Scattering Petals, Falling Leaves: Spring in Noh and the Japanese Sense of Transience
2+ week, 5+ day ago (230+ words) A Zen question was once posed to Zeami Motokiyo, the 14th-century founder of Noh, playwright, poet, actor, and theorist: "What is the essence of transience?He answered, "Scattering petals, falling leaves.Then he was asked, "What is the essence of…...
Tsinghua University’s Annual Symposium for Sino-Tibetan Buddhist Studies on the Figures, Teachings, and History of Nyingma-pa
2+ week, 6+ day ago (161+ words) An important trend in Chinese Buddhist studies: Sino-Tibetan Buddhism The 2026 Annual Symposium on Sino-Tibetan Buddhist Studies: Figures, Teachings, and History of the Nyingma School Meanwhile, Prof. Yao Zhihua from The Chinese University of Hong Kong delivered a keynote presentation titled…...
Landmark Exhibit of Artifacts from Sakya Monastery Opens at Palace Museum, Beijing
4+ week, 20+ hour ago (180+ words) According to state-run media China Daily, the artifacts on show at the Palace Museum encompass "statues, porcelain, ancient documents, thangka (a traditional style of Buddhist painting on'silk and cotton), drawn from the monastery itself, the Palace Museum, and institutions across…...
Boulder’s Buddhist Arts and Film Festival Returns with Music, Cinema, and Dharma
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (389+ words) The Buddhist Arts and Film Festival (BAFF) will return to Boulder, Colorado, from 1114 September at the Dairy Arts Center, offering four days of screenings, performances, and workshops under the 2025 theme "Ground." Now in its sixth year, the festival continues its…...
UNESCO Adds Odisha’s “Diamond Triangle” of Buddhist Sites to India’s Tentative World Heritage List
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (476+ words) UNESCO has added an area known as the "Diamond Triangle" of Buddhist sites'Ratnagiri, Udayagiri, and Lalitgiri in Odisha's Jajpur and Cuttack Districts'to India's tentative list for possible inscription as World Heritage Sites, according to Indian officials. The three sites are…...
A Movie Series Stirs to Life: Starting the Search for the Lotus-Born Master
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (675+ words) As the search for the Lotus-Born Master began, it was time to revive the old Shambhala Studio, which I had used to produce a trilogy of films themed around finding a portal to the halcyon realm of Shambhala from 200206. These…...
Buddhist Art Exhibit Coming to New York City’s High Line Park
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (329+ words) The High Line, a 2.3-kilometer public park built on unused elevated railway lines in New York City, will soon feature a new art exhibit titled The Light That Shines Through the Universe: an 8.2-meter tall Buddha sculpture created by Tuan…...
The Universal Message of Art: An Interview with Musée Guimet President Dr. Yannick Lintz
10+ mon, 2+ week ago (170+ words) Buddhistdoor View: Buddhist Art Can Educate the Public about the DharmaThe Guimet Museum in Paris: A Legacy of Asian Art in France Curatorial Highlights of the Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Galleries at the V&A, London Raymond Lam is senior…...