In this substantially revised updating of his The Social Face of Buddhism (1989), Jones argues that Buddhism has powerful, practical implications for profound social change. He calls this model ...

Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara, centre, with fellow monks at the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic in Kandy, Sri Lanka, 2019. Photograph: Dinuka Liyanawatte/Reuters Still largely viewed as a peaceful ...

(The Conversation) — A scholar of Buddhism explains authentic ways to engage deeply with the tradition, ranging from short meditation retreats to full ordination as a monastic. (The Conversation) — ...

Throughout this report, religious switching refers to a change between the religious group in which a person says they were raised (during their childhood) and their religious identity now (in ...