Batchelor’s “Confession of a Buddhist Atheist” examined by Mark Vernon

UPDATE: More thoughts re: Vernon’s review of Batchelor’s latest book here at the Progressive Buddhism blog. Here’s a review of Stephen Batchelor’s Confession of a Buddhist Atheist from The Guardian’s Mark Vernon. Since publishing his best-selling Buddhism Without Beliefs, Stephen has become somewhat controversial in Buddhist circles for his Western approach to the Buddha’s teachings. Stephen points [...]

Monk arrested for setting fire to temple for insurance

A monk in Japan allegedly sets his temple on fire to collect on insurance money. Well, Dogen does say that, “A zen master’s life is one continuous mistake.”

On uprising anniversary, Dalai Lama says China wants to “annihilate Buddhism”

Using stronger words than he usually does, the Dalai Lama accused Beijing of persecuting monastics in Chinese-occupied Tibet: “They are putting the monks and nuns in prison-like conditions, depriving them the opportunity to study and practice in peace,” he said, accusing Chinese of working to “deliberately annihilate Buddhism.” The Dalai Lama’s remarks reflect frequent complaints by Tibetan [...]

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