Art & Music
What Makes an Offering
4 September 2026
#### **Harry Einhorn on Ritual and Adaptation in the Uṣṇīṣavijayā Pūjā** Artist and composer Harry Einhorn on how music, offering, and ritual can serve a practice rather than overtake it,…
ritual
4 posts
Inside the Canon
Compendium of Dhāraṇīs
7 November 2025
The Compendium of Dhāraṇīs contains 250 texts of formulaic incantations understood to possess transformative power. Learn about these works used for protection and ritual, including dhāraṇīs, texts of the 108…
Community & Ethics
From Wandering to Community: The Origins of Buddhist Monastic Practices
28 January 2025
Dr. Bob Miller explores the origins of Buddhist monastic life through newly published texts, tracing how wandering ascetics established the first sanghas.
Difficulty & Resilience
The Five Protections: Ancient Buddhist Scriptures on Health, Healing, and Resilience
5 October 2023
Discover the Five Protections —ancient Buddhist scriptures personified as goddesses that offer a holistic approach to health crises, blending ritual, medicine, ethics, and environmental harmony to address everything from snakebites…