by Vishvapani | Dec 11, 2011 | Buddha, Gautama Buddha
The Buddha’s still relevant and still misunderstood. Further reflections on the experience of writing Gautama Buddha: the Life & Teachings of the Awakened One. Part 3 of an email interview with Will Buckingham on the ThinkBuddha blog Part 1 | Part 2 ...
by Vishvapani | Dec 10, 2011 | Buddha, Gautama Buddha
In the second part of this interview with Will Buckingham on the ThinkBuddha blog, we discuss the place of nature in the Buddha’s life, his relationship with politics and the modern resonance of these subjects Read Part 1 | Part 3 of this interview ...
by Vishvapani | Dec 9, 2011 | Buddha, Gautama Buddha
Here’s Part 1 of an email interview with Will Buckingham of the ThinkBuddha blog about my book, Gautama Buddha: the Life & Teachings of the Awakened One. It explores why I wrote the book and how I approached the distinction between legend and history in the...
by Vishvapani | Dec 5, 2011 | Buddhist World, Practice, Vishvapani
Challenging Times: Stories of Buddhist Practice When Things Get Tough Edited by Vishvapani Available from the Windhorse online store, £10.99 Interview on the Windhorse Publications Blog How would you introduce ‘Challenging Times’ to those...
by Vishvapani | Nov 29, 2011 | Buddhism in the West, Buddhist World, Comment
One of the most surprising groups in western Buddhism are the Roma (‘gypsy’) Buddhists of Hungary. The link is Dr Ambedkar, the leader who inspired tens of millions of India’s dalits to adopt Buddhism. A group of Romas locate their community’...
