A semiannual journal publishing accessible, new contributions to Buddhist Studies in English.

Articles Featured in our Library:

The way the denizens of the ancient Indian pantheon appear in early Buddhist texts exemplifies a mode of thought that scholars have called “inclusivism”.

A Comparison of the Pāli and Chinese Versions of Devatā Saṃyutta and the Devaputta Saṃyutta, Collections of Early Buddhist Discourses on “Gods” and “Sons of Gods” (2011) – Mun-keat Choong

Ven. Walpola Rahula and the Politicisation of the Sinhala Sangha (2011) – Suren Rāghavan

A Geographic Perspective on the Sectarian Affiliations of the Ekottarika Āgama (2012) – Tse-fu Kuan

A Comparison of the Chinese and Pāli Versions of the Bala Saṃyukta, a Collection of Early Buddhist Discourses on Powers (2012) – Mun-keat Choong

Buddhist literature offers us the only narratives from this period that feature to any great extent the nautical or maritime traveller as hero.

Decoding Two “Miracles” of the Buddha (2012) – Paisarn Likhitpreechakul

… independence was perceived as an opportunity for a particular ethnic group

The tale is best understood in the light of the need of the early Buddhist tradition to demarcate its position in the ancient Indian context vis-à-vis ascetic practices and ideology.

A Comparison of the Pāli and Chinese Versions of the Gāmani Samyutta a Collection of Early Buddhist Discourses to Headmen (2014) – Mun-keat Choong

Overcoming Sentimental Compassion: How Buddhists Cope with Compassion Fatigue (2014) – Fung Kei Cheng

The Buddha’s Fire Miracles (2015) – Bhikkhu Anālayo

Featured in the course, " Imagery in the Early Buddhist Texts"

An Ethical Critique of Wartime Zen (2015) – Brian Daizen Victoria

Coined Money and Early Buddhism (2015) – Richard Fynes

‘That bhikkhu lets go both the near and far shores’: meaning and metaphor in the refrain from the uraga verses (2016) – Dhivan Thomas Jones

The Luminous Mind in Theravāda and Dharmaguptaka Discourses (2017) – Bhikkhu Anālayo

Featured in the course, " Nibbāna: The Goal of Buddhist Practice"

Putting Smṛti Back Into Sati (Putting Remembrance Back Into Mindfulness) (2017) – Bryan Levman

Samādhi Power in Imperial Japan (2017) – Brian Victoria

A comparison of the Pāli and Chinese versions of Okkantika Saṃyutta, Uppāda Saṃyutta, Kilesa Saṃyutta and Rāhula Saṃyutta: early Buddhist discourses on entering, arising, affliction, and the Venerable Rāhula (2018) – Mun-keat Choong

Did the Buddha Exist (2019) – Alexander Wynne

… this self-effacing, almost anonymous commentator’s proneness to being loved or hated, exalted or reviled, is certainly one of the least expected outcomes of Buddhist history.

Practice, Not Dogma: Tzu-chi and the Buddhist Tradition (2019) – Richard Madsen

Bodhisattva Precepts and their Comparability with Vinaya in Contemporary Chinese Buddhism (2019) – Tzu-lung Chiu

The Buddha taught in Pali: A working hypothesis (2019) – Stefan Karpik

A Note on the Meaning and Reference of the Word “Pāli” (2019) – Richard Gombrich

On Translating ‘Buddha’ (2020) – Bhikkhu Bodhi

Featured in the course, " Nibbāna: The Goal of Buddhist Practice"

Under the Gaze of the Buddha Mega-Statue: Commodification and Humanistic Buddhism at Fo Guang Shan (2020) – Edward Irons

A comparison of the Pāli and Chinese versions of Nāga Saṃyutta, Supaṇṇa Saṃyutta, and Valāhaka Saṃyutta: early Buddhist discourse collections on mythical dragons, birds, and cloud devas (2020) – Mun-keat Choong

When the Little Buddhas are no more: Vinaya transformations in the early 4th century BC (2020) – Alexander Wynne