ChatGPT + Socially Engaged Buddhism, Part I
Dexter Cohen Bohn
29 March 2023
A meditation on the importance of discernment and mindful awareness in our new and evolving relationships with AI
Dalai Lama Recognizes US-Born Boy as Highest Ranking Lama in Mongolia
Justin Whitaker
28 March 2023
The recognition helps to continue a lineage of reincarnated lamas that spans back nearly 400 years, connecting the Geluk Buddhist traditions of Tibet and Mongolia
INEB Celebrates the 90th Birthday of Exemplar of Engaged Buddhism Sulak Sivaraksa
Craig Lewis
27 March 2023
The International Network of Engaged Buddhists (INEB) held a celebration to honor the leading light of engaged Buddhism, Prof. Sulak Sivaraksa.
Why Did Amitabha Buddha Make the 19th and 20th Vows for Sentient Beings Who Aspire to Be Reborn in the Land of Bliss?
Alan Kwan
27 March 2023
How Amitabha embraces even non-believers in his Name through two additional, supplementary vows to his Primal Vow
Vietnam Inaugurates World’s Largest Prayer Wheel
Dipen Barua
24 March 2023
Vietnam has added a new draw for Buddhist pilgrims, with the inauguration of the great prayer wheel Drigung Kagyu Rinchen Khorchen Khorwe Go Gek.
Buddhist Delegation from Taiwan Visits Pope Francis for Inter-religious Exchange
Craig Lewis
22 March 2023
A delegation of more than 100 monastics from Taiwan’s United Association of Humanistic Buddhism recently met with Pope Francis at the Vatican.
Attendees Praise India’s Role in Buddhist History at “Shared Buddhist Heritage” Conference
Justin Whitaker
21 March 2023
The “first of its kind” conference on the heritage of Buddhism in the region is aimed at deepening ties among countries that represent nearly half of the world’s people.
Working in Old Age
Jungto Society
21 March 2023
Ven. Pomnyun Sunim describes how helping people to thrive in old age requires a more balanced and equitable society
Engaged Buddhism: Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation Brings Compassion and Relief to 36,000 Families in Türkiye
Craig Lewis
17 March 2023
Taiwan’s Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation announced that its relief operations for victims of the Türkiye earthquakes have reached 36,314 families.
Karmayōgī Kṛpāśaraṇa Mahāthērō (1865–1927): The Forgotten Monk Who Built Buddhism in Modern India and Bangladesh
Sanjoy Barua Chowdhury
16 March 2023
How a Buddhist monk came from poverty to re-invigorating Buddhism in modern India and Bangladesh amid a rapidly changing South Asia
Ancient Buddhist Stupa Visible as Mekong River Levels Recede in Thailand
Justin Whitaker
16 March 2023
The newly visible stupa has become a pilgrimage site for Buddhists as drought hits the region
Khyentse Foundation Supports Donation of Ancient Gandhari Buddhist Manuscripts to Pakistan
Craig Lewis
15 March 2023
Khyentse Foundation has announced that a collection of 2,000-year-old Buddhist manuscripts have been donated to the Islamabad Museum in Pakistan.