Rev. Danny Fisher

(L-R) The author with Dr. Ananda W.P. Guruge.

My latest “On the Buddhism Beat” post is now online over at Shambhala Sun Space.  This week, it’s a conversation with my UWest colleague Dr. Ananda W.P. Guruge about the 125th anniversary of the international Buddhist flag.  Here’s just a taste:

Dr. Guruge, when you and I were talking about the anniversary of the Buddhist flag recently, you said to me that you thought this was a holiday that Buddhist Americans should be more aware of. Would you please say more about why?

The reason is that it’s an important contribution to the Buddhist world that was made by a remarkable American man. He came to Sri Lanka in 1880, and his name was Colonel Henry Steel Olcott…

Read the rest here.