Buddhistdoor View: Dharma as a Moral Order for International Relations
Buddhistdoor Global
3 February 2024
From Nehru to Modi, India’s Buddhist diplomacy invokes Ashoka’s ideal of conquest by Dharma and morality in international relations
Dalai Lama Invited to Major Buddhist Conference in Mumbai after Urging Non-Violence in World Affairs
Justin Whitaker
7 December 2023
The Dalai Lama has been invited to a major international conference in Mumbai after honoring the 75th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
The First B.R. Ambedkar Statue Erected in the United States Unveiled in Maryland
Sensei Alex Kakuyo
19 October 2023
Maryland is now home to the first Ambedkar statue in the United States and the largest one outside of India
India Honors Dr. B. R. Ambedkar with New Statue, Circuit Train, and Calls for Social Change
Justin Whitaker
2 March 2023
As many across India prepare to celebrate the great leader, there is still much disagreement about how best to honor his legacy
Michigan Professor Earns Fulbright Funding to Study Buddhist Migration and Identity
Justin Whitaker
18 August 2022
Dr. Keune’s project will focus on Dalit or Ambedkarite Buddhists as they travel beyond India’s borders for education, work, and more
Buddhist-inspired Short Film Sparks Debate among Indian Buddhists
Justin Whitaker
9 August 2022
The film depicts a Dalit girl standing on the shoulders of a Buddha statue while reminding her father that the Buddha taught that there is no God
Organizations Appeal for Help for Ambedkarite Buddhists as India Faces Second COVID-19 Wave
Justin Whitaker
22 April 2021
Many Buddhists in the country in urgent need of help
Women in Buddhism: Breaking Gender Stereotypes
Mayura Saavi
6 November 2020
Why the Buddhadhamma is uniquely feminist
Experts Urge India’s Dalits to Register as Buddhist in 2021 Census
Justin Whitaker
28 July 2020
Dalits continue to face widespread inequality and…
Revolution and Counterrevolution in Contemporary India
Mayura Choudhari
20 March 2020
India’s social turmoil as the culmination of an oppressive…
1,500 Dalits Convert to Buddhism Seeking Social Equality
Justin Whitaker
31 October 2019
Move brings hope that discrimination and violence…
Indian PM Invokes the Buddha in Contentious Elections
Raymond Lam
18 April 2019
Indian election heats up with appeals to diverse bases