Reuters carried a beautiful photo essay on an illegal female Buddhist novice monk ordination ceremony held at the Songdhammakalyani Monastery in Nakhon Pathom province, Thailand on December 5, 2018. Since 1928 it has...
It is illegal for women to take full ordination as a Bhikkhuni (Buddhist nun) in Thailand due to a 1928 law. Monks who have tried to ordain women have been ejected from the Thai sangha and even imprisoned. There does...
Female Buddhist monks at a temple in Thailand suspect the burning down of one of their dormitories shown above on April 3, 2016 was an attack by arsonists disgruntled with the role of women in the clergy. The fire...
Today we have several articles on euthanasia for pets: A popular Buddhist Magazine suggests that it is showing compassion to put a pet out of its suffering, but a Buddhist tells his story about how he learned that was...
No matter what dharma you practice, you must still practice the six paramitas of charity, abiding by precepts, effort, patience, meditation, and wisdom.” H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III The Supreme and...
In November, Lion’s Roar published the following article on euthanizing pets as an act of compassion. In that magazine, previously known as the Shambhala Sun, James Ishmael Ford, the senior teacher for the Empty...
Instead of euthanasia for her aging dog, Ana Homayoun tried a palliative and hospice care approach to ease his pain and give him more time to enjoy life. In the December 12, 2018 edition of the New York Times she told...
If you continue to follow a master with evil and erroneous views, you will not experience any beneficial effects from your practice no matter what Buddha-dharma you practice.” H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III, Supreme...
You should not consider the size of the temple in determining who might be an eminent monastic who would be a worthy teacher. Earlier this month we discussed who is a worthy master and realize that a good master must...
No matter how enlightened one may think he or she is, one must not be disrespectful to representations of holy beings no matter what form they may take. I have noticed that some people have a tendency to be more...