Chinese Maritime Silk Road Hub Quanzhou Sees Record Rise in Visitors
Raymond Lam
20 March 2025
The maritime silk road city of Quanzhou is home to important Buddhist temples and an array of diverse religious sites
Voice for the Voiceless: Dalai Lama’s New Book Illuminates the Path to Succession
Craig C Lewis
12 March 2025
His Holiness the Dalai Lama has charted a path to succession for the Dalai Lama lineage in a new book published in the UK and the US on Tuesday.
Should Buddhists Invest in the Stock Market? Views from Contemporary Taiwanese Buddhists
Kin Cheung
4 March 2025
Moravian University professor Kin Cheung asks how we can best understand the complex relationships between Buddhist institutions and individuals and capitalist forces such as the stock market
From Monk to Vajrayana Dharma Artist: The Transformation of Zhang Daqian at Dunhuang
Rebecca Wong
3 March 2025
Rebecca Wong presents the case for how the greatest artist of modern China may have been a disciple of Vajrayana Buddhism
Buddhist Studies: University of Bern to Shut Down Tibetan Language and Culture Courses
Craig C Lewis
24 February 2025
The University of Bern plans to shut down its courses in Tibetan culture and classical language, from the fall semester of this year.
Reports: Monastics Expelled from Larung Gar Buddhist Academy
Craig C Lewis
14 February 2025
Recent media reports indicate that more than a thousand male and female Tibetan monastic have been expelled from Larung Gar Buddhist Academy.
His Eminence Kirti Rinpoche’s Tireless Efforts to Preserve the Kirti Tradition and Tibetan Buddhism: An Interview with Konchok Jigme, Secretary to Kirti Rinpoche
Lyudmila Klasanova
12 February 2025
Lyudmila Klasanova in an in-depth conversation on one of the pillars of modern Tibetan Buddhism
Buddhistdoor View: All Against All—Empathy in a New Predatory International Environment?
Buddhistdoor Global
8 February 2025
Amid an upswing in political hypocrisy and zero-sum jostling for power, are compromise, understanding, and compassion now obsolete in our globalized world?
Buddhistdoor View: TikTok, Shifting Platforms, and Global Community
Buddhistdoor Global
18 January 2025
Concerned about policy changes, American TikTok influencers migrate to another Chinese platform, raising questions of ethics and interdependence online and in the real world
Isadora Duncan, Prajwal Vajracharya, and the Dancers of Huai-nan
Joseph Houseal
11 January 2025
Joseph Houseal delves into the spiritual and aesthetic depths of the human spirit, expressed through dance
Dalai Lama Expresses Sorrow Over Deadly Earthquake in Tibet
Craig C Lewis
8 January 2025
His Holiness the Dalai Lama expressed sadness over the deadly earthquake that struck southern Tibet on Tuesday, lamenting the loss of life.
Reports: China Bolstering Military Presence at Larung Gar Buddhist Academy in Sichuan Province
Craig C Lewis
30 December 2024
Media reports indicate that China is strengthening its military presence at Larung Gar Buddhist Academy, with an estimated 400 troops deployed on 20 December.