By Pema Khandro — 2019
More than two-and-a-half millennia ago, Mahapajapati Gotami, the Buddha’s aunt, set a precedent for women’s rights.
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Meditation isn't very hard. In fact: if you can breathe, you can meditate. Learn how to meditate, as taught by the Buddha, with our easy-to-follow guide.
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Jeff Wilson reviews Sexuality in Classical South Asian Buddhism by José Ignacio Cabezón. From the Winter 2017 issue of Buddhadharma: The Practitioner’s Quarterly.
There are many different schools of Buddhism with a huge diversity of teachings and practices. How do you know which one is right for you? Here is a very basic guide to the major sectarian distinctions in Buddhism This article provides advice about how to find your path within all this diversity.
The different Buddhist schools of thought, still operating in the present day, developed after the death of the Buddha in an effort to perpetuate his teachings and honor his example.
Modern life takes its toll on Buddhist practice, especially the higher practices that might have come with daily practice commitments. Once the momentum is lost, its easy to self-justify just letting practice go “for now.
The ancient Eastern religion is helping Westerners with very modern mental-health problems.
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New to Buddhism or meditation? Then you probably have a lot of questions — and here you’ll find helpful answers, by way of articles from Lion’s Roar and Buddhadharma.
You may be perfectly content to study and practice the dharma on your own, without a Buddhist teacher or community. But the time may come when you feel that isn’t enough, and you decide you want to seek one out.
The first step in finding a Buddhist teacher is clarifying why you need one.
Zen is a branch of Mahayana Buddhism that originated in China, when Buddhists were introduced to Taoists.