Religious Harmony Sought after Sri Lankan Comedian Arrested for “Defaming Buddhism”
Justin Whitaker
15 June 2023
While Sri Lanka protects the freedom of religion for all citizens, Buddhism holds special privileges in its constitution
Sri Lanka Issues Stamp Honoring Ven. Dr. Henepola Gunaratana
Justin Whitaker
6 June 2023
Henepola Gunaratana acted as an early and highly successful Theravada Buddhist missionary and mindfulness popularizer in the US and beyond
Āryaśrābaka Gyaniswer Mahāsthabir (1887–1974): The Life and Legacy of a Seminal Bangladeshi Theravada Master
Sanjoy Barua Chowdhury
30 May 2023
A tribute to a monk who helped Buddhism in Bengali-speaking circles to reform and prosper in the late colonial and postcolonial periods
Dodampahala Chandrasiri Thera, Leading Figure in Sri Lankan Buddhism, Has Died
Justin Whitaker
23 May 2023
The revered monk was considered to be a father figure for many monastics in Sri Lanka
President Wickremesinghe Pledges to Continue Buddhism’s Foremost Place in Sri Lankan Politics
Justin Whitaker
11 August 2022
While Buddhism has been singled out among Sri Lanka’s religions, some worry that a more fully secular approach is needed to ensure peace and stability
Nyanaponika Thera: Buddhist Monk and British Prisoner of War
Victor M. Parachin
19 July 2022
Remembering one of the West’s most influential voices of Theravada Buddhism
Buddhistdoor View: Out of Sri Lanka’s Division Comes a Chance for Unity
Buddhistdoor Global
16 July 2022
Buddhists in Sri Lanka have an opportunity to lead the country toward greater freedom and equality for all
Akron, Ohio, Community Dedicates a New Sri Lankan Buddhist Temple
Sensei Alex Kakuyo
30 June 2022
Sri Lankan Buddhists create a new home in northeastern Ohio
Buddhistdoor View: A Buddhist Country in Crisis
Buddhistdoor Global
7 May 2022
Buddhist monastics are among those mobilizing in the face of Sri Lanka’s current crisis
New Theravada Buddhist Temple Opens near Los Angeles
Justin Whitaker
8 March 2022
A popular Sri Lankan Buddhist monk gets his own space to offer the Buddhadharma in California
Sacred Bodhi Sapling in Australian Quarantine to Be Released in May 2022
Raymond Lam
31 August 2021
Sapling from Sri Lanka to be planted at Buddhist monastery in Victoria next year
Book Review: Esoteric Theravada: The Story of the Forgotten Meditation Tradition of Southeast Asia
Raymond Lam
24 August 2021
A welcome addition to the scholarship of pre-modern Theravada