Sujata Academy: The Power of Hope and Compassion in India
Craig Lewis
8 March 2024
An interview with Jungto Society Dharma Teacher Bogwang on social transformation and engaged Buddhism in India
Special Report: The Hope of the World – Ven. Pomnyun Sunim Marks the 30th Anniversary of the Sujata Academy Project in India
Craig Lewis
14 February 2024
Sujata Academy, a remarkable community school and social empowerment project in Dungheswari, in the northeastern Indian state of Bihar, marks its 30th anniversary.
Special Report: Footsteps of the Buddha – Ven. Pomnyun Sunim Leads 500 Practitioners on the 33rd Jungto Pilgrimage across India and Nepal
Craig Lewis
7 February 2024
Jungto Society, founded by the revered Korean Dharma master Venerable Pomnyun Sunim, has conducted its 33rd annual pilgrimage crossing India and to Nepal.
Asian American Buddhists Commemorate Anti-Asian Violence and Murders with “May We Gather 2024”
Raymond Lam
29 January 2024
May We Gather collective to commemorate racially-motivated shootings with a pilgrimage in March and Jan-Feb online speaker series
Metallic Monuments of Mercy: Shanxi’s Iron Bodhisattva Statues
Samantha Li
18 December 2023
Exploring the Shanxi tradition of Iron Buddha statues, which have left an indelible mark on Chinese Buddhist art and aesthetics
Where/What/When is nirvāṇa?
Gereon Kopf
16 October 2023
Most people with even some tangential knowledge of Buddhism have heard about the concept of “nirvāṇa.” But what is its significance for the pilgrims after weeks of solitary hiking ready to rejoin the society?
The Tai Situpa, the Ganden Tripa and the Dalai Lama: My Meetings with Great Masters in India
Rebecca Wong
11 October 2023
Artist-mystic Rebecca Wong shares her experience of her recent pilgrimage to Dharamshala to meet three eminent masters of today’s Vajrayana
Dōgyō ninin: The Shingon Version of “You’ll Never Walk Alone”
Gereon Kopf
5 October 2023
Prof. Gereon Kopf continues his Shikoku pilgrimage in Japan, examining themes of awakening, loss, and connection
Practice of Attunement: The Shikoku Pilgrimage
Gereon Kopf
13 September 2023
A close look at the daily practices one undertakes on the famous Shikoku pilgrimage in Japan
Pilgrimage: Journey to Outer and Inner Landscapes
Asa Hershoff
4 August 2023
BDG columnist Asa Hershoff ponders the significance of pilgrimage as part of our Buddhist practice
Young Buddhist Scholars Meet in New Delhi for Conference on Buddhist Pilgrimage
Justin Whitaker
3 August 2023
Young scholars joined the ongoing conversation about Buddhist pilgrimage, tourism, and travel in India
Religion as Practice: The Shikoku Pilgrimage in Japan
Gereon Kopf
26 July 2023
Prof. Gereon Kopf reflects on years of teaching about Japanese Buddhism as he embarks on the arduous Shikoku Pilgrimage