Ice Chorten in Ladakh Becomes a Buddhist Symbol of the Climate Change Crisis
Craig Lewis
22 March 2018
Buddhist ice sculpture highlights growing water…
Dalai Lama Offers Prayer for Peace in Bodh Gaya
Craig Lewis
3 January 2018
Tens of thousands of followers expected to…
Buddhism as a Bridge between India and the World: An Interview with Prof. Shashi Bala, Part One
Lyudmila Klasanova
18 December 2017
On the necessity of teaching Buddhism at Indian universities
Being Buddhist in India Today: Seizing Mount Sumeru in the Latter Day of the Law
Aspi Mistry
7 July 2017
Myself when young did eagerly frequentDoctor and Saint and heard great argumentAbout it and about: but evermoreCame out by the same door where in I
Self-reflection in Kashmir
Joseph Houseal
3 February 2017
The world is beset by what are often called “intractable problems.” Agitation and response seem to run in circles of escalating violence, with little apparent
The Sutra of the Great Siddhartha Festival
Aspi Mistry
6 January 2017
Thus have I heard: At one time, many centuries after the Buddha attained enlightenment, a multitude of leading monks, nuns, laypersons, and bystanders from the
Dalai Lama Awards Historic Geshema Degrees to 20 Nuns
Craig Lewis
28 December 2016
Twenty women made history at Drepung Loseling Monastery in Mundgod on 22 December, becoming the first Tibetan Buddhist nuns to be awarded the title Geshema .
His Holiness the Dalai Lama to Award Historic Geshema Degrees Next Week
Craig Lewis
14 December 2016
The Dalai Lama will bestow Geshema degrees on 20 Tibetan Buddhist nuns at Drepung Loseling Monastery in Mundgod, in the southern Indian state of Karnataka.
An Illuminating Exhibition on the Transmission of Buddhist Art at the Palace Museum in Beijing
Guoying Stacy Zhang
25 November 2016
The transmission of Buddhist art from India to China is a fascinating topic. Indeed, how did pious and profound art, along with a complex belief
Living Dr. Ambedkar’s Vision
Shuyin
18 November 2016
Each year in October, throngs of Dalits, members of India’s “untouchable” Scheduled Castes, across the subcontinent undergo a deeksha (initiation ceremony) to formally convert to Buddhism. These
Finding Excellence, Part 5: A Buddhist Land
Joseph Houseal
11 November 2016
There are not so many places left on Earth where the population is virtually 100 per cent Tantric Buddhist. Spiti Valley in Himachal Pradesh, India,
Buddhistdoor View: The Complexities of Buddhist Conversion and the Indian Dalit Movement
Buddhistdoor Global
21 October 2016
It is commonly held that converting to a religion for reasons other than personal spiritual conviction or awakening is unethical and unseemly. Reading about Christian