February / March 2007
INQUIRY: Questioning Faith
FEATURE: BUDDHIST HISTORY
A Dharma King Takes Shape: The Origins of Buddhist Art
When Tibetans Found their Voice: Tibetan Buddhist Philosophy from 1200-1600
The Wonders of Ajanta
PHOTO CONTEST: FIRST WINNER
BUDDHISM & SCIENCE: The Mahayana's Buddha as Supreme Deity
TEACHING: Developing Equilibrium
EDUCATION: Creating the Essential Education Mandala
TRAVEL: Eco-tourism in the Amazon
How to Avoid Illness in Overseas Travels
POEM: Buddhas Prefer Picnics
FEATURE: ANIMAL LIBERATION
Fur and Feathers and Other Sentient Beings
On Hunting, Fishing, and Farming
FEATURE: VEGETARIANISM
The Case for Not Eating our Friends
Liberation for our Brother and Sister Animals
FEATURE: HOLY RELICS
How Khedrup Je Became Entrusted with the Tooth-relic
Relics on Tour
The Role of Relics in Buddhist Traditions
INTERFAITH: Peace on the Palazzo
HELPING HANDS: Down but Never Out
PRESERVING TIBETAN: Tibetan Subscripts
PROSE POEM: "More River than Rinpoche"
THE GIVING TREE: Fostering a Good Heart
BEGINNINGS: Lama, the ad-man
LETTER FROM BODHGAYA: Contemptible Dreams, Remarkable Rinpoches
Editorial
News Roundup
Obituary: Kirti Tsenshab Rinpoche
Media
Resource Directory


