Autumn Plantings | In pictures

Autumn Plantings | In pictures Planting for the Meditation Garden began in mid-September. Close to one thousand plants of over forty different varieties will adorn the natural area behind the Institute. In some zones of the garden, newly seeded grass is already...

The Eight Stupas: Eight Steps in Shakyamuni Buddha’s Life

The Eight Stupas: Eight Steps in Shakyamuni Buddha’s Life In Astamahasthanacaitya-stotras, the Indian master Nagarjuna associates the eight stupas with the four principle pilgrimage sites—the Buddha’s birth in Lumbini, his enlightenment in Bodh Gaya, his first...