Book Review: Curses of the Kingdom of Xixia
Raymond Lam
7 May 2025
This enthralling collection of time-warping tales about the Tangut Empire is a hypnotic and feverish, yet ultimately tender masterpiece
In Search of the Hidden Lands: The Hero’s Journey of Explorer Ian Baker
Rebecca Wong
12 December 2024
Rebecca Wong speaks with an Explorer of the Millennium about his discovery of a hidden land in Tibet’s Tsangpo Gorge
The Pamo (Heroines) of Karma Drubdey Nunnery
Karen Greenspan
29 May 2024
Karen Greenspan visits Karma Drubdey Nunnery in central Bhutan, where female monastics are manifesting the rich heritage of cham ritual Buddhist dance
Faeries, Dakinis, Nuns, and Mikos, Part Three
Joseph Houseal
9 September 2023
Joseph Houseal explores the mysteries of esoteric ritual dance in Japan, and profiles practitioner Elizabeth Tinsley
Faeries, Dakinis, Nuns, and Mikos, Part Two
Joseph Houseal
12 August 2023
Joseph Houseal explores the world of Buddhist ritual dance and profiles two Western exponents and practitioners, and their unique perspectives
An Interview with Chöying Khandro on Dakini Journey in the Contemporary World
Raymond Lam
13 July 2023
Chöying Khandro’s exploration of Dakini invites us to experience a new way of meeting our true self and the ground of being
Faeries, Dakinis, Nuns, and Mikos, Part One
Joseph Houseal
8 July 2023
Cultural echoes of the sacred feminine in East and West
Dancing to Enlightenment: Drukpa Nuns Bring New Energy to the Songs of Realization
Karen Greenspan
28 February 2023
An exploration of tantric song and dance practices at Druk Amitabha Mountain Nunnery on the outskirts of Kathmandu
Khandro Dorje Phagmo Rinpoche: An Ancient Legacy Manifested
Tshering Tashi
9 February 2021
Pursuing the call of a sacred prophecy
Three Aspects of Buddhist Dance
Joseph Houseal
8 August 2020
Dance actual, dance depicted, and dance ephemeral . . .
Vivid Realizations: A Journey Through Buddhist Art
Cynthia Moku
28 July 2020
Letting Buddhist art turn us to our own goodness and joy
Precious Guru: Tracing the Wild and Sacred Legacy of Padmasambhava
Craig C Lewis
16 June 2020
Transformation and transcendence on the…