The Role of the Dakini
Anam Thubten Rinpoche
11 June 2025
Anam Thubten Rinpoche examines manifestations of the sacred feminine in Tantric Buddhist thought and practice
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.
Book Review: Tibetan Buddhism: A Guide to Contemplation, Meditation, and Transforming Your Mind by Khenpo Sodargye
Nachaya Campbell-Allen
7 June 2024
Nachaya Campbell-Allen engagaes with a new book that explores the foundation of Buddhist practice
Sarnath International Nyingma Institute Poised to Complete First-ever Encyclopedic Kangyur Catalogue
Craig C Lewis
15 December 2022
Khyentse Foundation has announced that a landmark project to compile a comprehensive “encyclopedia” of the Tibetan Kangyur is almost complete.
Northwestern University Hosts Lotsawa Translation Workshop on Buddhist Women’s Voices in the Tibetan Tradition
Lyudmila Klasanova
19 October 2022
The second Lotsawa Translation Workshop, titled “Celebrating Buddhist Women’s Voices in the Tibetan Tradition,” was held at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, from 13-16 October.
Dudjom Lingpa
Anam Thubten Rinpoche
8 December 2021
A tribute to an extraordinary Dzogchen master
The Buddha Was Just Here
Anam Thubten Rinpoche
14 October 2020
Remembering a modern-day Buddhist maste
New Images Reveal Extent of Demolitions at Yarchen Gar Buddhist Monastery
Craig C Lewis
6 September 2019
As many as 7,000 monastics reportedly expelled
Mass Evictions Reported at Yarchen Gar Buddhist Monastery in China’s Sichuan Province
Craig C Lewis
12 June 2019
Some 3,500 monastics reportedly removed from the…
China Appoints Communist Party Officials to Manage Larung Gar Buddhist Academy
Craig C Lewis
28 August 2017
The state authorities have reportedly appointed Communist Party and government officials to take up key management and supervisory positions at the monastic academy.
Senior Abbot at Larung Gar Says Evictions Almost Complete; Demolition Target Reduced
Craig C Lewis
27 March 2017
A senior abbot at the famous Larung Gar Buddhist Academy said that government action to reduce the institution’s monastic population is nearing completion.
China Official Says Rebuilding Underway at Larung Gar, 800 Resettled
Craig C Lewis
15 March 2017
A government spokesman for Sertar County in Sichuan Province denied media reports that Larung Gar Buddhist Academy is being demolished by state workers.