While the Buddha (Shakyamuni) rejected magical mantras (shingon), the background to why later figures like Kukai (Shingon ...

Conceptual Definition of the 'Suzuki Stage' and Historical Paradigm Shift1-1. The Strategic Importance and Historical Turning ...

Humanity's deepest struggle is not how to desire, but what to desire. Ghalib captures the restless heart: "A thousand desires inhabit the heart, yet even fulfilled, they seem too few." Confucius ...

A monk’s four days in Jaffna, another monk’s restored prison term, and a party visit to Delhi are one argument: trust follows conduct, and the North will not be healed by a file. By Mahil Dole Senior ...

On Gandhi Jayanti, the concepts of truth and ahimsa are often superficially acknowledged, yet many fail to grasp their deeper ...

Nara is most famous for one thing in particular – deer. It is not exactly what you’d call an off-the-beaten-path destination, as most tourists to the prefecture mainly flock and make a beeline only ...

Majoriatrianisnm that plagues India and many other democracies is the perversion of Dr. Ambedkar’s idea of democracy. While ...

Sri Lanka’s political parties, especially but not only those representing the Tamil people, and the mainstream press including the Sunday papers, have missed a story of major, long-range significance ...

For no amount of repressive laws can protect a Government once it loses popularity and legitimacy. The only path out is ...

Could the Big Bang have been the launch of a cosmic computer programme? Scotland’s Astronomer Royal Catherine Heymans explains the science.

Since ancient times, human beings have tried to answer some questions as simple as they are elusive: what makes us ...

A Journey Beyond Meaninglessness is a journey of the second kind. It is not a book written because its author has found an ...