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Sarvastivada: An Extinct Buddhist Sect That’s Still With Us

Sarvastivada was a very early school of Buddhism whose precise origins are lost to history....

March 2026

March 26, 2026

A Goddess Who Swapped Bodies to Prove Gender Is an Illusion

The Feminist Goddess of the Vimalakirti Sutra The goddess appears about halfway through the Vimalakirti...

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December 06, 2024

Was There a Historical Buddha?

Here's a question for Bodhi Day. Was the Buddha a verifiable historical person? And was...

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May 25, 2023

Tina Turner’s Buddhism

Tina Turner (1939-2023) was a force of nature, and her music touched countless people. She...

March 2023

March 11, 2023

The Buddhist Nun Controversy

The Buddhist nun controversy stems from the many barriers Buddhist women have faced in Asia. ...

December 2022

December 10, 2022

How Many Days Did Buddha Sit Under the Bodhi Tree?

How many days did Buddha sit under the Bodhi Tree? The standard answer is forty-nine...

December 02, 2022

Will Ancient Gandharan Scrolls Change Buddhist History?

The Gandharan scrolls are ancient scrolls, mostly in fragments, that in recent years have been...

August 2022

August 25, 2022

The Trials of Kumarajiva the Translator

Kumarajiva (344–413 CE)  is remembered for translating many significant Buddhist scriptures from Sanskrit into Chinese....

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