
Is Buddhism a “Teaching of Images”?
Lama Hun Lye explores the power of images and how we can take inspiration from the different ways the awakened state has been represented across Buddhist traditions.
With each new issue of Buddhadharma, readers will gain access to digital exclusives, including excerpts of the books reviewed in “Buddhadharma on Books,” plus further reading on each issue’s theme, and more. This page will collect links to all the materials published during the Summer 2023 (“Power & The Practitioner”) issue cycle; so check back to find more as it’s added.
Lama Hun Lye explores the power of images and how we can take inspiration from the different ways the awakened state has been represented across Buddhist traditions.
Thanissaro Bhikkhu, featured author in the Summer 2023 “Power & The Practitioner” issue of Buddhadharma, explores the Buddha’s teachings on how a sense of self is formed, how we use the five aggregates to define the self, and how to deconstruct the process.
In this excerpt from “Dakini Journey in the Contemporary World; The Heart of Cho Vol.II,” Choying Khandro explores how Dakini energy, expressed as the Five Dakinis, becomes the embodiment and expression of the Five Elements in an awakened form.
Jill Shepherd explores the relationship between the perfection of energy and wisdom, and how applying our energy and effort wisely leads to less harm to ourselves and others.
An excerpt from Chapter 4 of The Making of American Buddhism by Scott A. Mitchell. Copyright © 2023 by Scott A. Mitchell provided courtesy of Oxford University Press.
There are healing practices and rituals found across Buddhist traditions that reinforce the notion of the healing power of dharma. Dr. C. Pierce Salguero asks, what’s behind the Buddhist approach to healing and medicine? Is the healing power of dharma simply placebo or something more?
We’ve hand-picked this selection of further reading for the Buddhadharma Summer 2023 issue from our archives, all examining the idea of “Power & The Practitioner.”
An excerpt from Jeff Wilson’s new book, “Living Nembutsu: Applying Shinran’s Radically Engaged Buddhism in Life and Society” — reviewed in the Summer 2023 issue of Buddhadharma.
An excerpt of chapter 7 of Aaron P. Proffitt’s new book, “Esoteric Pure Land Buddhism” — reviewed in the Summer 2023 issue of Buddhadharma.
An excerpt of chapter 16 of Andy Karr’s new book, “Into the Mirror” — reviewed in the Summer 2023 issue of Buddhadharma.
An excerpt from Anne Carolyn Klein’s new book, “Being Human and a Buddha Too” — reviewed in the Summer 2023 issue of Buddhadharma.
An excerpt from chapter 14 of Laura Burges’ new book, “The Zen Way of Recovery” — reviewed in the Summer 2023 issue of Buddhadharma.
An excerpt from “Science and Philosophy in the Indian Buddhist Classics, Vol. 4: Philosophical Topics” — reviewed in the Summer 2023 issue of Buddhadharma.
An excerpt from “Dancing With the Dead: The Essential Red Pine Translations” — reviewed in the Summer 2023 issue of Buddhadharma.
Lama Hun Lye explores the power of images and how we can take inspiration from the different ways the awakened state has been represented across Buddhist traditions.
Thanissaro Bhikkhu, featured author in the Summer 2023 “Power & The Practitioner” issue of Buddhadharma, explores the Buddha’s teachings on how a sense of self is formed, how we use the five aggregates to define the self, and how to deconstruct the process.
In this excerpt from “Dakini Journey in the Contemporary World; The Heart of Cho Vol.II,” Choying Khandro explores how Dakini energy, expressed as the Five Dakinis, becomes the embodiment and expression of the Five Elements in an awakened form.
Jill Shepherd explores the relationship between the perfection of energy and wisdom, and how applying our energy and effort wisely leads to less harm to ourselves and others.
An excerpt from Chapter 4 of The Making of American Buddhism by Scott A. Mitchell. Copyright © 2023 by Scott A. Mitchell provided courtesy of Oxford University Press.
There are healing practices and rituals found across Buddhist traditions that reinforce the notion of the healing power of dharma. Dr. C. Pierce Salguero asks, what’s behind the Buddhist approach to healing and medicine? Is the healing power of dharma simply placebo or something more?
We’ve hand-picked this selection of further reading for the Buddhadharma Summer 2023 issue from our archives, all examining the idea of “Power & The Practitioner.”
An excerpt from Jeff Wilson’s new book, “Living Nembutsu: Applying Shinran’s Radically Engaged Buddhism in Life and Society” — reviewed in the Summer 2023 issue of Buddhadharma.
An excerpt of chapter 7 of Aaron P. Proffitt’s new book, “Esoteric Pure Land Buddhism” — reviewed in the Summer 2023 issue of Buddhadharma.
An excerpt of chapter 16 of Andy Karr’s new book, “Into the Mirror” — reviewed in the Summer 2023 issue of Buddhadharma.
An excerpt from Anne Carolyn Klein’s new book, “Being Human and a Buddha Too” — reviewed in the Summer 2023 issue of Buddhadharma.
An excerpt from chapter 14 of Laura Burges’ new book, “The Zen Way of Recovery” — reviewed in the Summer 2023 issue of Buddhadharma.
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