Four Buddhist Monks Killed During Military Strike in Myanmar
Craig C Lewis
25 May 2022
Troops supporting the military junta that seized power in Myanmar more than a year ago have reportedly killed four Buddhist monks in a township in
Magadh University’s Department of Buddhist Studies Struggling to Attract Students
Dipen Barua
20 May 2022
The Department of Buddhist Studies at Magadh University in Bihar, India, which used to reverberate with the studious activities of academics from India and across
Engaged Buddhism: Ven. Pomnyun Sunim Shares the Fruits of Compassion to Mark the Birth of the Buddha
Craig C Lewis
18 May 2022
Jungto Society, the international Buddhist community founded by the revered Korean Seon (Zen) master and social activist Venerable Pomnyun Sunim (법륜스님),* has continued its practice
Nabji, Part Three: Tercham, the Naked Dance
Joseph Houseal
14 May 2022
Exploring an ancient and rarely seen Buddhist naked dance ritual in remote Bhutan
Buddhist Monk, Civilians Killed as Junta Troops Raze Villages in Northern Myanmar
Craig C Lewis
27 April 2022
Myanmar junta troops are reported to have shot dead a Buddhist monk and three civilians while attacking villages inthe norther region of Sagaing.
Women in Shugendo: Supporters, Leaders, or Both? Part 3
Alena Eckelmann
13 April 2022
Introducing Tatsumi Anju from Sakuramotobou, a Shugendo temple in Yoshino
Only Buddhist Monastery in Ural Region of Russia Demolished
Lyudmila Klasanova
2 April 2022
Shedrub Ling, the only Buddhist monastery in Russia’s Ural Federal District, which sits on the border between the European and Asian regions of Russia, was
UPDATE: A Glimmer of Hope for Afghanistan’s 5,000-year-old Mes Aynak Archaeological Site?
Craig C Lewis
28 March 2022
Recent reports offer a possible ray of hope on the outlook for one of the world’s most significant archeological excavations at Mes Aynak, the future
Esteemed Thai Buddhist Monk Somdet Phra Wannarat Dies Aged 85
Craig C Lewis
25 March 2022
The senior Thai monk Venerable Somdet Phra Wannarat, the abbot of Wat Bowonniwet Vihara, a 19th century royal Buddhist monastery in Bangkok, acting patriarch of
Afghanistan’s Mes Aynak Archaeological Site Threatened as Mining Talks Resume
Craig C Lewis
16 March 2022
Negotiations between Afghanistan’s new Taliban government and China’s state-owned China Metallurgical Group Corp. (MCC) and its publicly listed subsidiary Metallurgical Corp. of China are underway
Women in Shugendo: Supporters, Leaders, or Both? Part 2
Alena Eckelmann
16 March 2022
Introducing Tatsumi Anju from Sakuramotobou, a Shugendo temple in Yoshino
What Is a Successful Life?
Jungto Society
14 March 2022
Thoughts on a life well-lived from Venerable Pomnyun Sunim