
Scholars and Sangha Convene in Kalmykia for International Buddhist Forum
The three-day event featured over 50 cultural and academic programs, including an exhibition of Buddhist art from St Petersburg museums

The three-day event featured over 50 cultural and academic programs, including an exhibition of Buddhist art from St Petersburg museums

Nearly two months after the Piprahwa relics—a collection of jewels and cremated remains believed to be from the historical Buddha—were returned to India by the

A ceremony of consecration for the Buddhist monastery Tubten Shedrub Ling was held in Kyzyl, the the capital of the Republic of Tuva, on 28 April. The 12-floor monastery, intended to serve as Tuva’s principal Buddhist temple, stands 56 meters high.

All phenomena come into being (Skt: samutpada; Tib: ’byung ba) through a dependent relationship with all other phenomena. This is how we explain the Buddhist

A tribute to the remarkable legacy of one of Buddhism’s most accomplished spiritual leaders

The Buddhist leader had been self-exiled from Russia for months

Taking refuge in impermanence in an unstable world

Tracing the spiritual legacy and impact of “America’s first lama”

With his condemnation, the Vajrayana Buddhist becomes the first Russian religious leader to openly oppose the war.

Sharing a sacred Vajrayana text as a symbol of international dialogue and cross-cultural relations

Two stupas were built in Kalmykia this year: the Lotus Stupa and the Stupa of the Descent from Tushita Heaven, both consecrated by Telo Tulku Rinpoche.

Strengthening Buddhist ties between India and the Russian Federation