Views of Women in Buddhism

The ways that women are viewed in Buddhism tends to be a product of the context from which they arose. Culture and religion have an impact on one another; they intertwine to influence the views that people have on the world. This is evident in the variety of views that one is able…

Mount Koya and Kukai

I was so happy to find a letter from you when I arrived here at Koyasan. I thought of you often while taking the train…

The path of a bodhisattva

In Mahayana Buddhism, a bodhisattva is an enlightened being who seeks enlightenment for the sake of all sentient beings. They are motivated to help eliminate the suffering of all sentient beings. Although bodhisattvas have already attained supreme enlightenment, they made a vow to not enter nirvana…

My Goodbye… For Now

དགོང་དྲོ་བདེ་ལེགས། (Good Evening) villagers,

The Levels of the Beyul

She had been carrying on in that manner, performing prostrations while walking…

The Path of a Dream - (Final Paper/Blog Post)

Tashi deleg my dear friend! I come bearing news! My teacher here at the nunnery has started to introduce a new technique to my sisters and I today in class, called dream yoga. I have heard about dream yoga before but have never learnt about it in an…

Meditation on Death and Dying….

It was the death of Crazy Uncle, which had got me thinking more of death. For past couple of days my mind seems to be side tracked from class lessons, or ritual classes. I have been disturbed by the picture of Crazy Uncle’s lifeless body lying on the ground. He was no one…

Pilgrimage to Bodh Gaya (Final Paper)

I have decided to embark on a pilgrimage to Bodh Gaya, to see the Bodhi tree along with other holy shrines. Bodh Gaya is the place where the Buddha was enlightened, and it is the center of the Buddhist world (Geary, 2014). Generally when people decide to go on…