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
Nepal’s President Bidya Devi Bhandari Calls on State to Include Buddhist Philosophy and Buddha’s Teachings in Curriculum
Dipen Barua
13 December 2021
Buddhist philosophy has thrived in many institutions in the West and must be maintained in Nepal as well, argues lawmakers
Buddhism in Buryatia: Boudhanath Stupa Replica in Kizhinginsky Datsan
Lyudmila Klasanova
25 October 2021
The historic symbol of a living Buddhist heritage
Live-streamed Concert for Buddhist Monastery and Nunnery in Nepal to Feature Norah Jones, Richard Gere, Laurie Anderson, and More
Nina Müller
19 October 2021
Event will support Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling, founded by Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche