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    Photos for Rato Paid Member

    By Nicholas Vreeland
    Before Nicholas Vreeland became the first Western abbot of a Tibetan Buddhist monastery, he was many things: an assistant to the photographer Irving Penn; a Tibetan monk; a recipient of a geshe degree. He has longest been, however, a photographer. When Vreeland held his first camera, he was a lonely teen in boarding school. These days, he takes portraits of the Dalai Lama. As a photographer, Vreeland says, “I try to keep in mind the fact that there is no inherently existent harmonious quality to a photograph. Once you begin to explore that, then the taking of a photograph becomes part of the practice of exploring and becoming familiar with the whole notion of emptiness.” More »
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    Cooking for the Buddha Paid Member

    By Neal Crosbie
    © Neal Crosbie 1998 More »
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    Fosco Maraini Paid Member

    Fosco Maraini from: Maraini: Acts of Photography, Acts of Love The abbess pf Gioji Temple in her studio. During her youthful days she was a famous geisha. Kyoto, 1963 More »
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    Fire and Water Paid Member

    By Photographs by Henny Garfunkel
    On a warm day in early March, several hundred people gathered at the Laikipia Nature Conservancy in central Kenya to attend the fire and water ceremony held by the Japanese lay Buddhist order Shinnyo-en, and led by the head of Shinnyo-en, Her Holiness Shinso Ito (pictured above). Every year, Shinnyo-en conducts several fire and water ceremonies around the world. Each ceremony, based on the ancient Buddhist fire ritual homa, is dedicated to awakening people to their innate compassionate nature toward all life forms and expresses Shinnyo-en’s desire to strive for the welfare of all people. More »
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    Kalachakra 2011 Paid Member

    By Don Farber
    Click here to view a slideshow of the Kalachakra 2011. More »
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    Dharma Gates in the U.S.A. Paid Member

    1. Wat Buddhawararam, Denver, Colorado, founded in 1976, a former church (Theravada). © Rachel Antell. 2. Chuang-yen, Carmel, New York, founded in 1975 (Chinese Tientai, Zen, and Pure Land Buddhism). © Wen-Jie Qin. 3. Seumi Sha Buddhist Temple, Tacoma, Washington (Korean Zen). © Finnley D. Macdonald. 4. Ch'an Meditation Center, Elmhurst, New York, founded in 1976, a former "five-and-dime" store (Rinzai and Soto Zen).© Wen-Jie Qin. 5. International Meditation Center, Westminister, Maryland, founded in 1989, modeled on a Burmese pagoda (Theravada). International Meditation Center. 6. Denver Zen Center, Denver, Colorado, founded in 1974 (Rinzai and Soto Zen). © Rachel Antell. 7. Diamond Hill Zen Monastery, Providence Zen Center, Cumberland, Rhode Island, founded in 1984 (Zen). Providence Zen Center. 8. Wat Khmer Metta, Chicago, Illinois, founded in 1990, a former apartment building (Theravada). © Dr. Paul Numrich. More »