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Buddhism Now is an online Buddhist magazine based upon the teachings of the Buddha.

Buddhist Publishing Group (BPG) was formed in 1983 and published the paper issue of Buddhism Now between 1989-2007.

• Digitising manuscripts at Gangtey Monastery in Bhutan

  By Buddhism Now on 10 June 2014 • ( 5 )

  

  Since the decline of Buddhism in Tibet, Mongolia and other parts of the Northern Buddhist world, the Kingdom of Bhutan has come to be seen as the last bastion of Mahayana Buddhism. With its long history of isolation and independence, Bhutan has remained a unique repository of the cultural and religious wealth of the Buddhist Himalaya. Its secluded monasteries and temples today represent a literary treasure trove that is largely unharmed and still unexplored.

• The Thirteenth Dalai Lama on the Run (1904-1906)

  By Buddhism Now on 7 June 2014 • ( 2 )

  

  The Thirteenth Dalai Lama fled from the British invasion of Tibet to Mongolia in search of support from Russia. Although the mission failed, his extended sojourn in Mongolia marked the beginning of political modernity in both Mongolia and Tibet. The Thirteenth Dalai Lama on the Run is a facsimile collection comprising 150 hitherto unpublished archival documents from Mongolia about this historical episode…

• The Three Refuges, by Ajahn Sumedho

  By Buddhism Now on 3 June 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  The post discusses the underestimated significance of the three Buddhist refuges: Buddha, Dhamma, and Sangha.
  These aren’t merely traditional markers but pointers to reality. They elucidate that refuge in Buddha is mindful awareness, going beyond the body’s confines, potentially accessible to every human being.

• The Laughing Buddha Humour and the Spiritual Life, by Dennis Sibley

  By Buddhism Now on 31 May 2014 • ( 2 )

  

  Fun and laughter are also central to the story of Maitreya, the future Buddha, as taught in Mahayana literature.

• Buddhist Insight from Mahasi Meditation Tradition, by Bhante Bodhidhamma

  By Buddhism Now on 27 May 2014 • ( 1 )

  

  Bhante Bodhidhamma’s talk begins with a short meditation then goes on to explore the nature of self as experience.

• Wrinkles, The Universe and All That, by Linda Clark

  By Buddhism Now on 24 May 2014 • ( 2 )

  

  I never really thought about the ageing process until I was twenty-five and my new employers, the South-Eastern Electricity Board, sent me to London on an induction course. I was a very timid soul in those days and it was… Read More ›

• Tea with the last Emperor, by Patty Elwood

  By Buddhism Now on 21 May 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  Bronzes were arranged along the stairway, one of them being the Buddha-rupa which I have now.

• Buddha Calling the Earth to Witness

  By Buddhism Now on 19 May 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  Buddhist art: Some Buddha images.