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Kenji Oshima coaches people who are suffering with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and he also teaches Buddhism (Dharma). Both methods of helping others involve similar skills. …
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A new book titled American Sutra will take a unique and different look at the experiences of Japanese Americans incarcerated during World War II; showing …
The Hana Hongwanji Gakuen Temple (know as Hana Buddhist Temple) located on Maui in Hawai‘i is a culturally significant building nominated to be listed in …
Read Part 1 >> Hondo Lobley: Your work reminds us that at one time in this country being Buddhist was synonymous with being a racial …
For much of the 19th and 20th centuries, Buddhism was considered a threat to America. Hondo Lobley interviews scholar Duncan Williams about what we might …
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Making my first feature film when I was 18 drastically changed the course of my life. For better or worse, it made me dare to …
Even now we are separated here and there. In front of the Amida Buddha we are always close and live together. - Jack M. Iwata, …
A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, meet “Xian’er” the robot monk… Check back every weekend for …
It’s a hackneyed cliché to say “death is part of life,” but like many clichés, just because it’s become trite doesn’t mean the phrase isn’t …
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I was the youngest of a large family. When I was born, my parents were already old enough to be grandparents. So I grew up …
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