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From caravans to temples: first Buddhist communities in Han China (1st to 3rd centuries CE)
Buddhism did not enter China with a proclamation, but with travelers, merchants and translators. Between the 1st and 3rd centuries, small communities took shape in nodes such as in Péngchéng and Luoyang.
From caravans to temples: first Buddhist communities in Han China (1st to 3rd centuries CE)
Buddhism did not enter China with a proclamation, but with travelers, merchants and translators. Between the 1st and 3rd centuries, small communities took shape in nodes such as in Péngchéng and Luoyang.
Spiritual Hospitality (II): Bridges between Carmel and Dharma to heal the heart
In this second installment, Father Javier Sancho Fermín delves into the dialogue between Carmelite mysticism and Buddhist psychology from a very specific field: how to accompany suffering and mourning in today's society. Based on his experience in Hong Kong, he shows how Christian mercy and Buddhist compassion (karuna) converge in the same purpose.
Spiritual Hospitality (II): Bridges between Carmel and Dharma to heal the heart
In this second installment, Father Javier Sancho Fermín delves into the dialogue between Carmelite mysticism and Buddhist psychology from a very specific field: how to accompany suffering and mourning in today's society. Based on his experience in Hong Kong, he shows how Christian mercy and Buddhist compassion (karuna) converge in the same purpose.
Spiritual Hospitality (I): A Carmelite priest at the Hong Kong Center for Buddhist Studies
Carmelite Father Javier Sancho Fermín, after decades dedicated to the study and teaching of Christian mysticism at the University of Mysticism in Avila, decided to undertake a transformative journey to the heart of contemporary Buddhism in Asia.
Spiritual Hospitality (I): A Carmelite priest at the Hong Kong Center for Buddhist Studies
Carmelite Father Javier Sancho Fermín, after decades dedicated to the study and teaching of Christian mysticism at the University of Mysticism in Avila, decided to undertake a transformative journey to the heart of contemporary Buddhism in Asia.
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Common Buddhist text. The Buddha's guidance and wisdom
Dr. Efraín Villamor Herrero (Teikyo University) reviews the Common Buddhist Text, a monumental work presented at UN Vesak 2025 that brings together fundamental texts from the Theravāda, Mahāyāna and Vajrayāna traditions.
Common Buddhist text. The Buddha's guidance and wisdom
Dr. Efraín Villamor Herrero (Teikyo University) reviews the Common Buddhist Text, a monumental work presented at UN Vesak 2025 that brings together fundamental texts from the Theravāda, Mahāyāna and Vajrayāna traditions.
First International Symposium: “Buddhism and Ibero-American Culture” and First Ordinary General Assembly of the Ibero-American Network for the Study of Buddhism (RIEB)
On April 21, 2026, the RIEB will hold its First International Symposium in Buenos Aires, Argentina, entitled “Buddhism and Ibero-American Culture” in a hybrid event together with the First Ordinary General Assembly of the RIEB.
First International Symposium: “Buddhism and Ibero-American Culture” and First Ordinary General Assembly of the Ibero-American Network for the Study of Buddhism (RIEB)
On April 21, 2026, the RIEB will hold its First International Symposium in Buenos Aires, Argentina, entitled “Buddhism and Ibero-American Culture” in a hybrid event together with the First Ordinary General Assembly of the RIEB.
Paths to the heart of silence (II): an encounter between tibetan buddhism and carmelite mysticism
This second part of the review of the book “Paths to Contemplate and Find the Sacred. Tibetan Buddhism and Carmelite Spirituality” stops at the “Comparative Studies” section, where the dialogue leaves behind parallel exhibitions to become a relational analysis that illuminates, in a mirror, the grammars of inner life.
Paths to the heart of silence (II): an encounter between tibetan buddhism and carmelite mysticism
This second part of the review of the book “Paths to Contemplate and Find the Sacred. Tibetan Buddhism and Carmelite Spirituality” stops at the “Comparative Studies” section, where the dialogue leaves behind parallel exhibitions to become a relational analysis that illuminates, in a mirror, the grammars of inner life.
