Chinese Court Upholds Ruling Ordering Return of Zhang Gong Patriarch Buddhist Statue
Justin Whitaker
21 July 2022
This is the latest step in a long battle to return the revered Buddhist statue to its home in China
Religious Leaders Call for Abolition of the Death Penalty in South Korea
Craig Lewis
20 July 2022
As South Korea’s Constitutional Court launched an open hearing on the constitutional legality of capital punishment, the leaders of seven religious groups, including the Jogye
Buddhist Leader to Join Lawsuit against Florida Abortion Law
Justin Whitaker
19 July 2022
A Buddhist leader finds interfaith kinship with a Unitarian Universalist and a Jewish Rabbi in supporting abortion rights
Engaged Buddhism: Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation Broadens NGO Partnerships to Aid Refugees from Ukraine
Craig Lewis
18 July 2022
Seeking to bolster its response to the refugee crisis caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Taiwan-headquartered charity and humanitarian organization Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation
Theravada Buddhists Celebrate the Beginning of Rains Retreat
Dipen Barua
15 July 2022
Buddhists around the world celebrated the beginning of the three-month rains retreat (Vassavasa) on 13 July. The three-month rains retreat for monks and nuns begins
New Book Release: The Buddhist Maritime Silk Road Reveals the Importance of Sea Routes in Spreading Buddhism to Asia
Buddhistdoor Global
14 July 2022
We are delighted to announce the publication of Dr. Lewis R. Lancaster’s latest work, The Buddhist Maritime Silk Road, now available online and in paperback
Mourners Bid Farewell to Japan’s Shinzo Abe at Buddhist Temple
Justin Whitaker
14 July 2022
Abe truly lived a meaningful life in the service of others, said His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Khyentse Foundation Presents 2022 KF Award for Outstanding PhD Dissertation in Buddhist Studies
Craig Lewis
13 July 2022
Khyentse Foundation, a nonprofit founded by the renowned Bhutanese lama, filmmaker, and author Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche, has presented this year’s award for Outstanding PhD
Buddhist Monks Cheer on Tennis Star and Meditator Novak Djokovic
Justin Whitaker
12 July 2022
Djokovic, a Christian, finds the calm of the Thai temple and meditation practice to be of benefit to his game and his life
Peace Prevails at Scotland’s Kagyu Samyé Ling Buddhist Monastery
Craig Lewis
11 July 2022
The Scottish government is reported to have overturned an ongoing bid to build and operate a shooting range near the rural religious sanctuary of Kagyu
Visualization for Awakening: Tergar Announces Online Teaching with Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche
Craig Lewis
8 July 2022
The Tergar Meditation Community, founded by the respected Dharma teacher and master of the Karma Kagyu and Nyingma lineages of Tibetan Buddhism Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche, has
Dalai Lama Celebrates 87th Birthday by Opening a Library and Museum
Justin Whitaker
7 July 2022
His Holiness welcomed guests and heard from dignitaries and political leaders as he celebrated the occasion of his birthday at his home in India