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October 31st, 2025Rev. Kris Ladusau’s Dharma Journey Talk -
October 30th, 2025What Happens After We Die? Notions About the Afterlife from the US, Japan, and ChinaGordon MathewsWe in the present do not necessarily know better than people in the past; we may be afflicted by our own illusions ... -
October 29th, 2025The Importance of Grief Rituals in Coping with LossFrank E. EyetsemitanIn the face of modernity, some people still hold onto tradition, and may not change their grief rituals because tra... -
October 29th, 2025Why You Should Read “Buddhism for Today”: The Lotus Sutra Uses Human Emotions for Liberation -
October 29th, 2025Why Is “Buddhism for Today” Essential for Lotus Sutra fans? -
October 28th, 2025Death Rites and Our Relationship with the DeadDouglas J. DaviesRituals change at the public and cultural level, just as individual awareness changes over time. Introduction and B... -
October 27th, 2025Ritual and Resiliency in the Unprecedented Times of the COVID PandemicNatasha L. MiklesThe period of COVID-19 will hopefully be a lesson on the important role funerary and other death rituals have in he... -
October 26th, 2025Rites for the DepartedMasashi HashimotoVenerating ancestors and their attainment of buddhahood is inextricably linked to the perfection and the liberation... -
October 25th, 2025Japanese Funeral Rites: A Miracle of LifeMasaki MatsubaraFuneral rites are very powerful because they develop one’s self-cultivation or self-awareness. In the early mornin... -
October 24th, 2025Interreligious Peacebuilding in Wartime: Finding Hope and JusticeMohammed Abu-NimerThe Niwano Peace Foundation awarded the forty-first Niwano Peace Prize to Dr. Mohammed Abu-Nimer, in recognition of...