Dalai Lama Shares a Call to Action as COP26 Climate Summit Opens
Craig Lewis
1 November 2021
His Holiness underscores the need for collective action to protect our shared home
UPDATE: 84000 Launches New App, with Insights from Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche
Craig Lewis
29 October 2021
App offers a preview of the Gandavyuha Sutra ahead of public teaching on 30 October
80-Year-Old Monk Becomes a Symbol of Hope for Myanmar Buddhists
Craig Lewis
27 October 2021
Buddhist followers believe the monk’s presence has brought peace to the area amid outbreaks of violence
Steve Jobs’ Handwritten Letter with Thoughts on Zen to Be Offered at Auction
Justin Whitaker
26 October 2021
18-year-old Jobs wrote poetically about his uncertainty and desire to visit India
Illuminating the Mind: New Online Course to Explore the Nature of Mind and Consciousness
Craig Lewis
25 October 2021
Inquiries into our evolving understanding of the fundamental aspects of mind
Supreme Patriarch of Vietnam’s Buddhist Sangha Dies at 105
Craig Lewis
22 October 2021
Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc pays respects and offers condolences
Zen Buddhist and Poet W. S. Merwin Dies at 91
Justin Whitaker
18 March 2019
Two-time US Poet Laureate remembered for his…
Senior Abbot at Larung Gar Says Evictions Almost Complete; Demolition Target Reduced
Craig 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 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.
Respected Tibetan Teacher Kyabje Gelek Rinpoche Has Died
Craig Lewis
16 February 2017
The influential Tibetan teacher and respected author Kyabje Gelek Rinpoche, a tulku in the Gelugpa school of Vajrayan Buddhism has died.
Gyalwang Drukpa Warns of Climate Change Threat to Himalayan Water Sources
Craig Lewis
15 November 2016
His Holiness the Gyalwang Drukpa has voiced concern over the growing impact on water rights—particularly in Himalayan communities—stemming from climate change, observing that aberrant weather
Nepal’s Rock Star Buddhist Nun Touches Hearts and Changes Lives
Craig Lewis
26 October 2016
Ani Choying Drolma has become something of an anomaly. A Buddhist nun renowned for her numerous humanitarian activities, which include the education of young girls,