Buddha Purnima, also known as Vesak, is a spiritually significant day observed by millions around the world. It marks the birth, enlightenment, and death of Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha. While many ...
What prompted the idea for the course? I adopted this course from a colleague when I took on my assistant professor position here at University of Illinois, Chicago. Over the years, the class content ...
About 25 years ago I had the good fortune to drive one of the world's preeminent Buddhist teachers, Lama Ole Nydahl, from Kennedy Airport to the Diamond Way Buddhism Center in Manhattan. At one point ...