EYES HALF SHUT: Why are the Buddha’s Eyes Always Half-Open?
Why are the Buddha’s eyes half-closed? Learn how Buddhist art, meditation practice, and compassion meet in the Buddha’s calm gaze.
Dominic Chua
Dominic Chua
A student and teacher of Buddhist history, currently balancing MA thesis-writing with work on the Lumbini Museum project — and occasionally remembering to breathe.
The Monk who Couldn’t Take His Eyes Off the Buddha
Vakkali wanted to look at the Buddha and could not stop. The Buddhist tradition answers that longing in two very different ways.
Between Shops and Stupas: How I stopped Judging
A wandering, distracted mind during kora can soften into open awareness when we walk without clinging to either the shops or the Stupa. By resting lightly in the present and swapping judgement for kindness, every step becomes part of the practice.
Atiśa’s Malaysian Teacher? Rediscovering Ancient Buddhism in Bujang Valley
Atiśa’s lojong teachings in Tibet were shaped by years spent studying under his root guru, Dharmakīrti Serlingpa — likely in the historic Buddhist centre of Kedah’s Bujang Valley. This forgotten Southeast Asian link reveals Buddhism as a tradition of movement and exchange, carried across oceans and cultures by seekers of wisdom.
