The Indonesian public has been captivated by the presence of 40 monks from Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia, on a pilgrimage.
A senior Buddhist monk was reported to have been shot dead on 19 June by members of Myanmar’s military as he was being driven from an airport in Mandalay.
The renowned author, monastic, and respected Dharma teacher Ani Pema Chödrön is scheduled to give a special talk on 18 July.
The Tibetan Nuns Project has reported on the success of its recent fundraising appeal for new math, science, and English textbooks for Buddhist nunneries.
Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche marked the birth, enlightenment and Mahaparinirvana of Shakyamuni Buddha with the inauguration of a new monastery in Lumbini, Nepal.
The DJ had performed for Buddhists in Seoul just last month without a problem, showing the different attitudes toward monastics and monastic clothes in the two countries
BDG speaks with Khenpo Samdup about his life in Nepal’s Tsum Valley and his Dharmic connection with one of the most highly respected Dharma masters of modern times.
A Chinese businessman who became a Buddhist monk has been caring for 600 abandoned children, from newborns to 10-year-olds, for the past 12 years.
Buddhist monks presided over an event where single Koreans hoped to find romance; warning couples not to seek burning love but instead to cultivate affection for lasting relationships.
Venerable Pidiville Piyatissa Nayaka Thero, the head of Ketumati Buddhist Vihara Manchester, Leeds Buddhist Vihara, and Sumamanasaramaya of Tulawala Sri Lanka, has been appointed Chief
Anam Thubten Rinpoche offers a Dharma teaching on practicing compassion and equanimity in an increasingly polarized world
Since 2016, when the Dalai Lama awarded the first cohort of Geshemas, interest among Tibetan nuns toward attaining the degree has climbed steadily
