Tibetan Buddhism in the West Archives

Expanded Tibetan Buddhist Monastery Opens Near Cincinnati, Ohio

Justin Whitaker 23 November 2023

After years of struggle, the Tibetan Buddhist community welcomes a modern facility to facilitate the spread of the Dharma

Buddhist Center Joins Tribal Advocates and Local Residents to Oppose Asphalt and Gravel Pit Development in Montana

Justin Whitaker 16 February 2023

Tibetan Buddhist group has joined local residents and tribal leaders to oppose the open-pit mine

Telo Tulku Rinpoche, Supreme Lama in Russian Republic of Kalmykia, Announces Resignation

Justin Whitaker 31 January 2023

The Buddhist leader had been self-exiled from Russia for months

Healing Our Sanghas: New Website Seeks Discussion of Karmapa Abuse Allegations

Justin Whitaker 2 November 2022

A new website, created by practitioners with support from prominent Buddhist studies scholars, seeks to break the silence around allegations of abuse by the Karmapa

Buddhist Monk Brings Green Tara to Elon University

Sensei Alex Kakuyo 27 September 2022

The Tibetan monk created a sand mandala and offered teachings during his three-day visit to the North Carolina university

Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, Founder of the New Kadampa Tradition, Has Died Aged 91

Justin Whitaker 22 September 2022

Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, a Tibetan monk and founder of the New Kadampa Tradition, passed away on 17 September.

Ven. Robina Courtin to Offer Teachings at Australia’s Kunsang Yeshe Tibetan Retreat Centre

Sensei Alex Kakuyo 25 August 2022

Ven. Robina Courtin brings a lifetime of wisdom and Buddhist practice to the center west of Sydney, Australia in early September

Adulting

John Harvey Negru 30 March 2022

Tracing the maturation of the Dharma in himself and in the West, John Harvey Negru points us into the future with his hopes for the growth of Buddhist chaplaincy