Buddhists in Vancouver Offer Refuge Ceremony for Pets
Justin Whitaker
2 May 2024
Joining a growing trend among Buddhists around the world, monastics at Lingyen Mountain Temple in Canada offer refuge to pets
Reviving the Dhamma: Ambedkar’s Impact on Empowering the Marginalized through Buddhism
Dipen Barua
26 April 2024
14 April marks the anniversary of Dr. Ambedkar’s birth. BDG columnist Dipen Barua reflects on his lasting legacy in the Buddhist world
Young Buddhist Association of Indonesia and Kertarajasa Buddhist College Host Interfaith Mindfulness Festival
Buddhistdoor Global
24 April 2024
The Young Buddhist Association of Indonesia and Kertarajasa Buddhist College hosted a mindful festival attended by 300 ascetics and residents from East Java.
Monks in Korea Welcome the Return of Buddhist Relics after 85 Years in US Museum
Craig Lewis
22 April 2024
Monks from the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism hosted a display of Buddhist relics and their reliquary in Seoul after their historic return to South Korea.
Shakyamuni Buddha’s Benefits of Being Reborn in the Land of Bliss
Alan Kwan
22 April 2024
Shakyamuni Buddha outlines the real benefits of attaining rebirth, with real merit and virtues, in the Land of Bliss
The Common Western Understanding of Karma
Kassidy Evans
17 April 2024
By unraveling some of the mistaken views of karma that many people hold, Kassidy Evans helps us see more clearly how karma works in Buddhism and in our lives
The Story of the Chocolate Buddha
Noa Jones
16 April 2024
Young students display exemplary wisdom when confronted by a chocolate “Laughing Buddha” in their elementary school classroom.
Santi Asoke Founder Ven. Samana Bhodirak Dies in Thailand Aged 89
Craig Lewis
12 April 2024
Ven. Samana Bhodirak, founder and spiritual leader of the Santi Asoke Buddhist community in Thailand, has died. He was 89 years old.
Dharma and Politics
Anam Thubten Rinpoche
11 April 2024
Anam Thubten Rinpoche offers a Dharma teaching on practicing compassion and equanimity in an increasingly polarized world
Leaving the Door to Opportunity Open
Jungto Society
10 April 2024
Ven. Pomnyun Sunim gives a Dharma teaching on relationships, communication, and living lightly.
Fourfold Sangha: Five Nuns from Sravasti Abbey in the US Receive Full Bhikshuni Ordination in Taiwan
Craig Lewis
8 April 2024
Sravasti Abbey has announced that five of the abbey’s training nuns have received full monastic ordination at Fo En Si Temple in Taichung, Taiwan.
The Mind on Fire
Prof. David Dale Holmes
8 April 2024
Prof. David Holmes examines the pitfalls of unchecked attachment and aversion and the Buddhist path to liberation.