Returning to the Basics: Buddhist Practice and the Joy of Clarity
Adam Dietz
29 July 2025
Adam Dietz offers a back-to-basics perspective on the foundational aspiration of Buddhist practice
Growing Foreign Tourism Prompts Development Investment at Kapilavastu, the Buddha’s Childhood Home
Dipen Barua
25 July 2025
The state government of Uttar Pradesh in India has approved tourism enhancement projects totaling US$693,000 for the ancient site of Kapilavastu.
Buddhist Practice and a Pile of Mulch
Sensei Alex Kakuyo
23 July 2025
In life we will find weeds in both the world around us and our mind. While effort to remove them is an option, so is acceptance and faith in the bigger picture, writes BDG North America Correspondent Sensei Alex Kakuyo
Cultivating Equanimity: Insights from the Indriya Bhavana Sutta
Margaret Meloni, PhD
21 July 2025
Margaret Meloni explore’s one of the Buddha’s teachings on subjective perception, mindfulness, and equanimity
Spiritual Wisdom and Global Relevance: International Buddhist Confederation Honors the Dalai Lama’s Dharmic Legacy
Craig Lewis
17 July 2025
The International Buddhist Confederation celebrates 90 glorious years of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama: Spiritual Wisdom & Global Relevance
Engaged Buddhism: Jungto Society Hosts INEB Study Tour in South Korea for Buddhist Monastics from Southeast Asia
Craig Lewis
16 July 2025
Jungto Society, founded by Ven. Pomnyun Sunim, hosted an intensive nine-day study tour for monastics from Southeast Asia affiliated with INEB.
Embodying Compassion and Questioning Our Assumptions about Suffering
Kassidy Evans
15 July 2025
Kassidy Evans examines the ethics of compassion and whether more suffering necessarily means more depth and maturity
Thích Nhất Hạnh’s Engaged Buddhism During Wartime Vietnam, Part 4
LAM Yuen Ching, PhD
14 July 2025
LAM Yuen Ching traces the development of Thích Nhất Hạnh’s Engaged Buddhism
Online Dharma: 84000 to Host Sutra Teaching Webinar with Ven. Geshe Dorji Damdul
Craig Lewis
12 July 2025
84000: Translating the Words of the Buddha has announced that it will host an online Dharma teaching with Venerable Geshe Dorji Damdul.
Buddhist Heritage: Rare Korean Masterpieces Exhibited in Seoul after Return from Japan
Craig Lewis
9 July 2025
Rare Buddhist artworks, recently repatriated from Japan, were unveiled for public display at the National Palace Museum of Korea in Seoul on Tuesday.
Dalai Lama Shares Message of Peace and Compassion as Well-Wishers Around the World Celebrate His 90th Birthday
Craig Lewis
7 July 2025
Ahead of the occasion of his 90th birthday on Sunday, His Holiness the Dalai Lama shared a public message on Saturday, in which he described
Book Review: How Not to Miss the Point by Jetsun Khandro Rinpoche
Nachaya Campbell-Allen
4 July 2025
Jetsun Khandro Rinpoche turns a contemporary lens on incorporating the Buddha’s wisdom into our everyday lives