On Vajrasattva, Sangharakshita and more

We are pleased to announce that we've just published Volume 9 (2024) of the Western Buddhist Review. The headline article is a new edition of the Vajrasattva mantra by independent US-based scholar, David Reigle. Building on previous articles in The Order Journal 3 (1990) by Sthiramati, and in Western Buddhist Review Vol.5 (2010) by Jayarava, Reigle has established the Sanskrit text and English translation of the 100-syllable mantra. We also include Dhīvan's article on 'Sangharakshita as Buddhist Modernist', reprinted from a German publication for which it was commissioned, and a review-article on Evan Thompon's Why I am Not a Buddhist, by Australian scholar Dr Julien Tempone-Wiltshire. Vol.9 is still open for further additions, so please get in touch if you would like to submit an article or have an idea for a review.