The Bengali Buddhist Renaissance in the Pālā Dynasty
Sanjoy Barua Chowdhury
2 May 2024
The Pālā dynasty is celebrated as one of the great royal houses of medieval India that supported Buddhist culture
Tibetan Nuns Project Seeks to Upgrade Kitchen at Dolma Ling Buddhist Nunnery in Dharamsala
Craig Lewis
29 April 2024
The Tibetan Nuns Project has reported that Dolma Ling Nunnery and Institute of Buddhist Dialectics in India needs to upgrade its kitchen facilities.
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
University of Delhi to Establish Centre for Advanced Studies in Buddhism
Justin Whitaker
19 March 2024
The new center will aim to boost the educational prospects for Buddhists in India as well as to draw scholars from outside the country
The Legacy of Unainpūrā Laṅkārāma: A Historical Monastery of Theravāda Buddhism in Boṅgabhūmi
Sanjoy Barua Chowdhury
8 November 2023
Unainpūrā Laṅkārāma has weathered numerous challenges to sustain Theravāda Buddhism in West Bengal and modern-day Bangladesh
International Buddhist Confederation to Host Abhidhamma Celebration and Conference with Gautam Buddha University
Raymond Lam
20 October 2023
Conference will highlight core body of Buddhist texts in the Theravada tradition, which form a central component of Buddhist philosophy
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
Community, Calling, and Connection: A Conversation with Dagmo Kalden Dunkyi Sakya
Raymond Lam
27 September 2023
Dagmo Kalden Dunkyi Sakya shares her life story and love for her family, as well as her work at Sakya hospital and other social causes
Fidelis Antiqua: Asiatique Gallery’s True-to-Life Sculptures
Raymond Lam
11 August 2023
Raoul Saigal of Asiatiques Gallery shares his knowledge of replicating true-to-history Buddha images from India’s golden ages
Young Buddhist Scholars Meet in New Delhi for Conference on Buddhist Pilgrimage
Justin Whitaker
3 August 2023
Young scholars joined the ongoing conversation about Buddhist pilgrimage, tourism, and travel in India
“Tree and Serpent” Exhibition Brings Buddhist Art to the Met in New York
Sensei Alex Kakuyo
28 July 2023
Newly-opened exhibition at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art showcases more than 125 pieces of ancient Indian Buddhist art
1,000-Year-Old Buddhist Archaeological Site of Pilak Included in New Tourism Circuit for India
Dipen Barua
21 July 2023
The government of Tripura in northeastern India is promoting Pilak, a 1,000-year-old Buddhist archaeological site, as part of a historical tourism circuit.