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Sake Sales, Online Funerals, and Zen Apps — Japan’s Buddhists Seek to Overcome COVID-19 Financial Losses

Sake Sales, Online Funerals, and Zen Apps — Japan’s Buddhists Seek to Overcome COVID-19 Financial Losses

New developments as Japanese Buddhism struggles to remain relevant

Uploaded 11 Mar 2021

Buddhist Bhutan the First Nation to Receive Free COVID-19 Vaccines from India

Buddhist Bhutan the First Nation to Receive Free COVID-19 Vaccines from India

India to distribute millions of free doses in vaccine diplomacy push

Uploaded 29 Jan 2021

Pandemic Boosts Interest in Buddhist-Inspired Mindfulness and Meditation Apps

Pandemic Boosts Interest in Buddhist-Inspired Mindfulness and Meditation Apps

Lockdowns have brought stress and new opportunities to take up this ancient practice

Uploaded 26 Jan 2021

Dalai Lama-Greta Thunberg Dialogue a Call to Action for a Planet in Peril

Dalai Lama-Greta Thunberg Dialogue a Call to Action for a Planet in Peril

Signs of hope amid the growing climate emergency

Uploaded 13 Jan 2021

Dalai Lama Concludes Teachings on the <I>Heart Sutra</I> for Korean Buddhists

Dalai Lama Concludes Teachings on the Heart Sutra for Korean Buddhists

Short discourse has served as a starting point for a wide and deep commentary

Uploaded 7 Jan 2021

Tibetan Monk Shows No Signs of Decay 26 Days after Clinical Death

Tibetan Monk Shows No Signs of Decay 26 Days after Clinical Death

The monk is believed to have entered a rare meditative state

Uploaded 17 Dec 2020

In Historic Move, Himalayan Development Organization Appoints New Leader from Bhutan

In Historic Move, Himalayan Development Organization Appoints New Leader from Bhutan

New ICIMOD head expected to nurture cooperation amid crisis

Uploaded 7 Sep 2020

Tibetan Buddhist Monk Geshe Jampa Gyatso Reported to Have Attained a State of <i>Thukdam</i>

Tibetan Buddhist Monk Geshe Jampa Gyatso Reported to Have Attained a State of Thukdam

Scientists examine Geshe Gyatso’s condition during the period of thukdam

Uploaded 21 Aug 2020

International Buddhist Conference in Kalmykia Marks the 420th Birth Anniversary of Zaya Pandita

International Buddhist Conference in Kalmykia Marks the 420th Birth Anniversary of Zaya Pandita

Discussing the science of preserving Buddhism's heritage

Uploaded 19 Nov 2019

Buddhist Scholars, Russian Scientists Probe Neurology of Death Meditation

Buddhist Scholars, Russian Scientists Probe Neurology of Death Meditation

Scientists study monks in deep meditation known as thukdam

Uploaded 11 Nov 2019