3+ week, 6+ day ago  (1168+ words) Updated April 27, 2026 | Reviewed by Margaret Foley This piece is Part 1 of a mini-series on the Varieties of Goodness. During the COVID-19 pandemic, my family and I stumbled on a deal too good to ignore: Cruise ship prices had plunged, so…...

2+ hour, 5+ min ago  (790+ words) 1. The Dharmachakra (Wheel of Dharma) in Buddhism has how many spokes, and what do they represent? 6 spokes representing the Six Paramitas 8 spokes representing the Noble Eightfold Path 12 spokes representing the Twelve Nidanas 4 spokes representing the Four Noble Truths The Dharmachakra,…...

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4+ day, 16+ hour ago  (832+ words) May 16, 2024 at 11: 35 JST SEOUL--A South Korean deejay dressed as a Buddhist monk bounced up and down on stage while playing electronic music and shouting: "This too shall pass!" The performance brought cheers from a crowd of thousands at an…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (794+ words) A teenage Buddhist lama recently blessed thousands at a monastery in the Himalayan foothills. Just six months earlier and half a world away, he was pulling all-nighters to play Madden NFL on his Xbox at his home in a Minneapolis…...

18+ hour, 15+ min ago  (625+ words) Chola Copper Plates of Leiden (also known as the Anaimangalam Copper Plates) and Their Connections to Buddhism What is written by this emperor is important to Buddhists around the world. What is especially interesting is that this vihara was built…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago  (1082+ words) We are all here with a definite mission. Nature has designed, God has designed for everyone to play a role, and we just put our 100 per cent and play our role, that's it. No role is big, and no role…...

20+ hour, 16+ min ago  (312+ words) Best Indian American Magazine | San Jose CA | India Currents Following several years of contemplation and asceticism, Dorje hopes to return to the United States to teach in Minnesota's Buddhist community. Careful curation > endless scrolling: Real voices, unfiltered experiences, curated and…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (543+ words) The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance." Alan Watts Plato told a version of the same story 2, 400years ago, though he set it in a cave rather…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (626+ words) Christianity can often seem to fall short of its promises. Christ promises a "peace beyond understanding," but we have stress beyond imagining. Paul says, "Rejoice in the Lord always," but daily prayer feels like a daily cross. St. Augustine says,…...