To Dance the Deity Is to Know Her
Karen Greenspan
31 August 2022
A sacred heritage: the tantric dance traditions and practices of Nepal’s Newar people
Live-stream: Ground-breaking Ceremony for Licchavi House, a New Initiative by Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche, on 27 August
Craig C Lewis
25 August 2022
Licchavi House, a new Dharma initiative of Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche, will celebrate its ground-breaking ceremony in Kathmandu with a live-streamed event on Saturday 27 August.
84000 Announces Online Teaching with Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche on 1 August
Craig C Lewis
27 July 2022
84000: Translating the Words of the Buddha, a global nonprofit initiative founded by the renowned Bhutanese lama, author, and filmmaker Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche to
Book Review: Threads of Awakening: An American Woman’s Journey into Tibet’s Sacred Textile Art
Raymond Lam
24 June 2022
Threads of Awakening is Leslie Rinchen-Wongmo’s upcoming book on her unique Buddhist art and spiritual journey
Mind of a Bodhisattva: Tergar Announces Online Retreat with Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche
Craig C Lewis
1 June 2022
The Tergar Meditation Community, founded by the respected Dharma teacher and master of the Karma Kagyu and Nyingma lineages of Tibetan Buddhism Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche, has
Indian PM Modi to Visit Lumbini to Discuss Shared Buddhist Heritage and Future Tourism
Justin Whitaker
11 May 2022
Narendra Modi will visit Nepal on Vesakh, the Buddha’s birthday, to strengthen Buddhist bonds between the two countries
Ani Chöying Drolma to Give Benefit Concert in Madrid
Craig C Lewis
19 April 2022
Ani Chöying Drolma—sometimes dubbed Nepal’s “rock star nun” in the media as a result of her successful career singing Buddhist chants, sutras, and songs—will offer
Polish Buddhist Center Offers Refuge to Nepalis Fleeing Ukraine
Justin Whitaker
22 March 2022
Polish-born Lama Rinchen and his supporters and volunteers have created a vital lifeline to Nepalis fleeing the war in Ukraine
Delhi Commission for Women Honors Kung Fu Nuns with International Women’s Day Award
Dipen Barua
18 March 2022
The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) has honored the “Kung Fu Nuns” of the Drukpa Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism with the International Women’s Day
Traditional Nepalese Painting Technique Finds New Life in Colorado
Justin Whitaker
22 February 2022
Chelsea Beach brings Buddhist painting technique from Nepal to the United States
Dance Survival
Joseph Houseal
12 February 2022
An examination of survival and continuity for endangered Buddhist dance traditions
Environmentalists Turn Nepal’s Bouddha Stupa Prayer Flags White for the Earth
Justin Whitaker
23 December 2021
As a UNESCO World Heritage site, Bouddha seemed like a perfect way to start an international campaign to make prayer flags more eco-friendly