Bhutan: Where the Tigers Found Refuge
Linda Leaming
14 May 2026
Linda Leaming reflects on conservation and interconnection, and why even the tigers have sought refuge in Bhutan.
Landmark Exhibit of Artifacts from Sakya Monastery Opens at Palace Museum, Beijing
Raymond Lam
5 March 2026
This new exhibit is the result of an unprecedented collaboration between the monks of Sakya Monastery and the Palace Museum
My Encounter with the Lotus-Born Master: The Power of a Single Thought
Laurence Brahm
2 January 2026
Shambhala Studio founder and director Laurence Brahm launches his new column on BDG with a bang: specifically, a lightning strike
Buddha in a Teacup: Notes from a Non-Capitalist Life in Bhutan
Linda Leaming
4 August 2025
Linda Leaming imparts lessons from Bhutan on managing expectations and living a life of acceptance and equanimity
His Holiness the Drikung Kyabgon Chetsang Rinpoche: Bridging the Buddhadharma with Environmental Initiatives
Dr. Thinles Dorje
26 July 2025
An agent of the Buddhadharma and environmental stewardship in the India Himalaya
The Drummer Who Heard the Deities Whisper: Photographer Peter Van Ham’s Odyssey to Tabo, the Himalayas’ Secret Temple
Rebecca Wong
12 May 2025
Peter Van Ham has spent over three decades devoted to the documentation of this monastery connecting Tibet’s first and second diffusions
Buddhist Retreat Center Arya Tara Plans Photo Exhibition At the Gates of Himalayan Buddhism in Madrid
Craig Lewis
17 March 2025
The Buddhist Retreat Center Arya Tara in Spain will hold a photography exhibition of Himalayan Buddhist art from 23 October–5 December.
Optimizing the Wood Snake Year
Asa Hershoff
10 February 2025
Asa Hershoff ponders the Karmic perils, pitfalls, and opportunities in the year of the snake
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
Buddhism in the Hidden Valley, Part 4: Conservation and Community at Rachen Gompa
Craig Lewis
1 July 2024
Heritage conservation and community participation at Rachen Gompa in Nepal’s Tsum Valley
Remembering Jétsunma Khandro Ten’dzin Drölkar
Ngak’chang Rinpoche
19 April 2024
A tribute to the profound wisdom, humility, and kindness of Jétsunma Khandro Ten’dzin Drölkar
Environmental Activist and “Ice Stupa” Innovator Sonam Wangchuk in Third Week of Climate Fast in Ladakh
Craig Lewis
25 March 2024
The renowned Ladakhi climate activist and environmental innovator, Sonam Wangchuk, today entered 20th day of a three-week protest fast.