The Buddhist scholar Robert Thurman, co-founder and president of Tibet House US in New York City, died at his home in Woodstock, New York, on Tuesday.
The revered tantric scholar Gyudmed Ngarampa Ven. Thupten Dorje has died in southern India following a period of poor health. He was 91 years old.
Remembering Prof. Y. Karunadasa, whose scholarship and humility embodied the Buddha’s middle way and whose legacy will carry on for generations
The celebrated Buddhist scholar Prof. Yakupitiyage Karunadasa, widely known as Y. Karunadasa, died in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on 26 April. He was 92 years old.
Tendzin Choegyal, the 16th Ngari Rinpoche and youngest brother of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, died on 17 February in Dharamsala, India.
The esteemed lama Tulku Theglo Rinpoche entered parinirvana on 21 November, after which he remained in the clear-light meditation of thukdam.
The 13th Supreme Patriarch of Bangladesh, Ven. Jnanashree Mahathera, affectionately known as Sangharaj Bhante, died on 13 November. He was 100 years old.
His Eminence the 104th Ganden Tripa, the spiritual head of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism, is reported to have entered a state of tukdam on Friday.
Diana J. Mukpo, teacher, author, and a significant figure in the transmission of Buddhism to the West and prominent member of the Shambhala Buddhist community
A senior teacher in Thich Nhat Hanh’s Plum Village tradition, Larry Ward was known for his laughter, compassion, and interfaith approach
The widely respected American Buddhist teacher and environmental activist Joanna Macy, PhD, has died peacefully at her home in Berkeley, California.
The esteemed Dzogchen master His Eminence Lopon Tenzin Namdak Rinpoche entered into a state of deep tukdam meditation at his retreat residence in Kathmandu.
