Aloka
JOURNAL ON BUDDHISM
Universal love, friendliness, loving kindness, or however we choose to call it, is a firm ethical basis for human life beyond the confines of any religion. It is also an integral of Buddhism of all types, and a tool in the religious meditational practices of Buddhism leading to awakening. Aloka hopes it may serve you in one or all of these ways.
Aloka is a collection of articals on Buddhism written by people from through out the world. They explain, question or present new views about Buddha and his teachings.
Articles on Buddhism
For Thoughtful Mind
News Articles on Buddhism
- Stop that heart attack, go vegetarian - The incidence of ischaemic heart disease...
- World wakes up to sleeping Buddha - People all over the world who were grieved over the destruction of...
- China gives facelift to world highest Buddha statue - The 1,280-year-old highest Buddha statue in Leshan...
- Lumbini to loom as world Buddhist centre - Buddhist nations have pledged to expedite development...
- UK academics claim solving Buddha riddle - Two British university academics working in Nepal...
- Muslim meditators at Vipassana Center - Can Muslims practice Vipasana meditation...
- Save Lumbini for world Buddhists - The Bhikkhu Sangha in Lumbini in Nepal and in Sri Lanka have jointly made a call to Buddhists...
- The Bauddha Mahotsav Festival - The Bauddha Mahotsav festival is scheduled to take place...
- Dhamma Vivarana Movement Charter - This aims and objectives of the Dhamma Vivarana Movement will be...
- Being vegan or vegetarian ? - The idea of flesh eating is so common, therefore one needs to know what happens...
- Supreme Court allows petitioners in ‘Anduren Eliyata’ rights case - The Supreme Court last week granted leave ...
- Buddhist missionary monks drawn from Vidyodaya - Vidyodaya followed the tradition set by the Most Ven ...
- Buddhist festival in Toronto - The first of its kind, sponsored by the University of Toronto, U of T, focuses...
- Sri Maha Bodhi - a living link with the past - Shortly after planting, eight shoots sprang up...
- UN recognises Vesak as global holiday - A UN Resolution seeking...
- Mihintale, guardian of the memory of Mahinda - It was at Mihintale that the apostle Mahinda met King Devanampiyatissa...
- Narad Center - The International Buddhist Research and Information Center [IBRIC]...
- The historic mission of Ven. Mahinda Thera 2307 years ago - According to the Mahavamsa...
- Poson the holiest day of the Buddhists - Poson Pura Pasaloswaka Day is the holiest day of the Sinhalese...
- How the Vesak Poya was declared a holiday - The Director of National Archives recently traced the history...
- Buddhism in Europe - Albert Einstein was not only a great German scientist...
- International Buddhist Centre in London celebrates 10th anniversary - The Buddhists and their well-wishers...
- Bringing Theravada Buddhism to the West - A man of vision who had the drive and stamina...
- Buddhist stand on war and its relevance to the present conflict - There have been many articles on...
- Bamiyan, the glory and the tragedy - The valley of Bamiyan is about a hundred miles north-west of Kabul...
- Searching for Templo budista - For the last four years, I have been visiting "Cidade Maravilhosa", Rio De Janeiro in Brazil...
- Aluvihara: where Tripitakas were written - The epic reign of king Valagamba would go into the annals of the Buddhist literary history...
- Fanatics instigated destruction of Bamiyan statues - Bamiyan statues, the tallest standing statues of Buddha...
- Ven. Samita as pioneer Bhikku MP Whither Buddha Sasana? - It is a matter for deep regret that he is advocating the regularisation...
- Several important events occurred on Navam Full Moon Day - Even before the advent of Lord Buddha, Poya was observed...
- King Wessanthara and the cave he lived in exile - King Dharmashoka constructed, located and identified 84,000...
- Thousands of low-caste Hindus convert to Buddhism - New Delhi, India, Nov. 4 (AP)- Defying police restrictions...
- London Buddhist Vihare celebrates 75 years
- Establishment of the Sri Lanka Sangha Sabha - August 26, 2001 marked another milestone...
- Buddhist stupa rises in the Rockies
- 'Buddhism is practice, not preaching' - The Buddha's Teaching cannot be learnt from a book...
- Nepal asks India to scrap dam project that will flood Buddha's birth place
- Missing hands of Bamiyan Buddha Statue - Will the Sri Lankan Buddhists accept the idea that...
- First ever Buddhist Procession in UK
- Home is where the heart is - I have written a couple of articles on Myanmar...
- Buddhisms betrayed - Part I - The Talibans have destroyed the Bhamian Buddha statues...
- Bamiyan Buddhas were not the only ones: When man is against his own heritage - A San Diego University neuroscientist...
- Buddhist Fellowship shocked over Taliban move - Sri Lanka The World Fellowship of Buddhists is...
- They were faceless but even more powerful: I was awestruck - I flew into Afghanistan’s Bamiyan Valley...
Letters on Buddhism
Appeared in Sri Lankan News Papers
- The spiritual and earthly motherhood - Buddha's mother who died seven days after the Bodhisattva's birth...
- What is so unethical about conversions?: a reply - Mr. BF wants to know what is so unethical about conversions...
- What is so unethical about conversions?: a reply 2 - In the first place, conversions are unethical because...
- Demonstrations against banning Anduren Eliyata - Two articles which are of great interest to all Buddhits in Sri Lanka. ...
- Anduren Andurata - 1 - The above programme on TV has shot to prominence a parvenu Buddhist monk...
- What matters primarily is 'Emancipation' as the Buddha taught - A Tamil friend, in a private letter to me, says that ...
- Anduren Andurata - 2 - It is known to everybody that the Anduren Eliyata programme ...
- Buddhism in Sri Lanka at cross roads today - Unlike other religions and faiths, Buddhism has ...
- Is Soma Thera telling the truth? - The Muslims are thankful to Ven Soma Thera for telling the people what a great religion Islam is ...
- Dhamma Gathas in Sinhala - The Pali language was the language of the people of Magadha Desa where ...
- Sinhala Buddhists - Ven. Soma Thera preaches the Dhamma in countries other than Sri Lanka...
- Why slate Ven. Soma Thera? - Ven. Soma, a true patriot and lover of our motherland and indigenous population, has times without number...
- Empirical knowledge and god - Those who fill newspaper columns arguing that god exists or does not exist...
- Dhamma gathas in Sinhala - The Dhamma (Doctrine of Deliverance) was preached by the Buddha for the benefit of all humanity...
- Rev Soma Thera and the TV discussions - We who live in a democratic country are free to discuss or speak and to express our views...
- Vesak - a United Nations Special Day - At the 1998 International Buddhist Conference held in Sri Lanka to commemorate...
- Caste in the Sangha - Kamalika Pieris’s current series on Buddhism has referred twice to caste restrictions in the Sri Lankan Sangha...
- Buddhism - a reply to critics - Buddhism and the Sangha have been criticised...
- Vegetarians - say no to cheese - 1 - Cheese is a dairy product...
- Vegetarians - say no to cheese - 2 - he has categorically proved that the...
- Enjoy vegetarian cheese - The chief enzyme used...
- Is belief in god inconsistent with Buddhism? - It is true that Buddhism originated in India...
- Kamalika Pieris replies to V. R. De. Silva - The establishment of the Siam Nikaya to the establishment of ...
- Vegetarianism - Most Hindus administer Buddhist’ first precept Panathipatha (killing of animals) well rather than...
- A question of health or compassion - With reference to, "The act of killing and the act of eating ...
- Religious conversion - True and compassionate "conversion" is based on the premise that only "my religion"...
- Belief in God and the EMV virus - the issue of ordered complexity in the Universe...
- Dhamma Gathas in Sinhala - I forward herewith my observations on the topic discussed...
- Amoeba and re-birth - Amoeba is a minute Uni-Cellular Organism representing the lowest form...
- Amoebae and rebirth - A reply - Had a child posed the question whether the life cycle...
- The designing of the Buddhist Flag - History leading to the declaration of Vesak holiday traced...
- Why don’t first Buddhists give up eating meat - a reply - Buddhists should give up eating flesh...
- Buddhists should give up eating meat - 1 - Why don’t Buddhists give up eating meat...
- Buddhists should give up eating meat - 2 - After contemplating the Buddha-word on animals...
- More on Buddhists should give up eating meat - There is a difference between trading in flesh and trading in intoxicants...
- A fishy question on meat - It is encouraging to note the protests against...
- Buddha poojas and not Bodhi poojas - It is perhaps a paradox profoundly true...
- Are we human?- Article "Save Cattle From Inhuman Treatment" brought back memories of the cattle...
- The Buddhist Commission - Must conduct public sittings and extend deadline...
- Survival of greatest brutality - Hinduism, the oldest religion in the world, considers lives...
- 'Meet TV programme butchers': rejoinder - Buddhism has no connection whatsoever with meat eating...
- More on animal suffering - Suffering that is the fate of the animal...
- A call to the Maha Sangha - Today we are facing a crucial time in our history...
- Stop victimisation of Buddhist monks - Nefarious activities carried on by NGO funded organizations...
- Beliefs and practices in relation to the Bo-tree - Buddhists who hold Bodi Pujas instead of Buddha Pujas...
- 'Bodhi' worship vs 'Bodhi puja' - Response to 'Beliefs and practices in relation to the Bo-tree'
- Buddhism is incomparable - I write with reference to the letter appearing...
- This is Vesak, not Valentine's Day - Vesak is here. It should depict a most solemn and holy day...
- Are we true Buddhists? - a reply - I am ashamed as she says we Buddhists do not practice...
- Of meat eating and compassion - Newspapers give a lot of publicity...
- Einstein Christian or Buddhist? - The eminent scientist Einstein has himself stated...
- Amoeba and rebirth - What was stated was that the original Amoeba on maturity divides into two...
- Population explosion and rebirth - The amoeba is capble of rebirth in the Karmic sense...
- The Karma of an Amoeba- The Free-Thinker from Avissawella has misdirected himself...
- The myth of humane slaughter - The animal’s head is placed in a restrainer box...
- Nirvana behind bars - The International News Week Magazine of September 18 carried...
- Our Urumaya - The one word 'Urumaya' (inheritance, heritage)...
- Jesus mysteries, Buddha mysteries - a reply - Article on the "Jesus Mysteries, Buddha Mysteries"...
Books on Buddhism
- Management lessons from Buddhist jataka stories - Training is to be considered an integral element...
- I go beyond - way beyond - "The Healing Mind - 21st Century Buddhist Techniques"
- A comparative study of the Pratimoksha - The Pratimoksha is the Buddhist code of monastic disciplinary rules...
- The Vesak Sirisara 2545/2001 - Buddhist Annual, sixty sixth issue...
- Bilingual Buddhist digest rich in content - In the month of Vesak (May) several publications of diversity come out...
- The flower of mankind - This is verse from Sir Edwin Arnold's famous poem
- Promoting Buddhism in Europe - Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi's 'The Necessity for Promoting Buddhism in Europe'
- Sumana-devi - The story of Sumanadevi or Samandevi appears in the ...
- A worthy endeavour - In 38 chapters, Dr. Ananda Guruge describes...
- Walking with the Buddha - Buddhist pilgrimages in India ...
- Fascinating tale of a monk - Record of Buddhist Kingdoms or 'The Travels of Fa-Hsien'...
- Karma and rebirth portrayed in English Novels - To survey the idea of rebirth...
- Women in the footsteps of the Buddha - In recent years the academic study...
- The Dhammapada - Gems of the Buddha's teachings...
- Ummagga Jatakaya for children - Jataka tales are extremely popular among ...
Buddhist Personalities
- Why I became a Buddhist - The text of a lecture delivered by the late Mr. A. E. Buultjens B.A. Cantab. On 25th March 1899...
- Venerable Ajahn Sumedho in Sri Lanka - The most appealing feature of Venerable Sumedho's discussions...
- SWRD Bandaranaike: "Why I became a Buddhist" - The requests made to me to deliver...
- A meditator and her dogs - This lady I write about is perceptive, extra perceptive and very much in the Dhamma...
- Canadian monk's way for peace of mind
- Dr. Paul Dahlke championed the cause of Buddhism in Europe
- Colonel Henry Steele Olcott - A pioneer in the field of Buddhist Education
- Col. Olcott - The great Buddhist revivalist
- The necessity for promoting Buddhism in Europe - by Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi
- Sanghamitta Theri - a liberated woman
- Alec Robertson: quiet broadcaster of the dhamma
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