Let It Be: Creativity in the Moment
Dakini As Art
20 November 2015
From a very early age I’ve enjoyed spending time alone. As a young girl growing up in England, communing with nature, I would crush stones
A Conversation with Ani Zamba, Part Two: Benefiting Others
Frances McDonald
20 November 2015
Earlier this year, Buddhistdoor published the life story of Ani Zamba Chozom in eight weekly parts.* One of the first Westerners to be ordained as
A Reluctant Buddhist: How it Took Me Eight Years to Start Practicing in This Life, Part II
Sally Ember
13 November 2015
The second part of Sally’s spiritual journey The summer of 1996 brought many life-altering changes. My co-parenting partner of over 20 years and the father
A Conversation with Ani Zamba, Part One: Looking at Things in Different Ways
Frances McDonald
13 November 2015
Earlier this year, Buddhistdoor published the life story of Ani Zamba Chozom in eight weekly parts.* One of the first Westerners to be ordained as
Painting the Eight Auspicious Symbols for the Dalai Lama
Dakini As Art
6 November 2015
The Eight Auspicious Symbols, or Ashtamangala, are perhaps the most well-known group of symbols in Tibetan Buddhism. Consisting of the parasol, the pair of golden
Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche Returns from Four-year Wilderness Retreat
Craig Lewis
4 November 2015
The respected teacher and master of the Karma Kagyu and Nyingma lineages of Tibetan Buddhism Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche has returned to Tergar Monastery.
Nuns in Dharamsala Participate in Winter Debate before the Dalai Lama
Craig Lewis
2 November 2015
Nuns from seven nunneries participating in the annual Great Winter Debate—gathered in Dharamsala to make a debate presentation before the Dalai Lama.
The Kalmyk Restoration: Telo Tulku Rinpoche on a Russian Republic’s Buddhist Revival
Raymond Lam
23 October 2015
The Golden Abode of Buddha Shakyamuni graces almost every postcard, pamphlet, and webpage about the Russian republic of Kalmykia. Cast against the backdrop of a
Following Ancient Traces
Joseph Houseal
16 October 2015
After seeing several Cham festivals in remote places on a 2014 trip to Ladakh and neighboring Zanskar, I came to the conclusion that video-documenting Cham
Twelve years of Thangka Art: Apprenticeship, Personal Practice, and Evolution
Dakini As Art
9 October 2015
A commonly held view is that the body houses the soul—but have you ever thought that the soul could live elsewhere? I have experienced that
Pema Namdol Thaye: A Maker of Mandalas
Meher McArthur
2 October 2015
The Sanskrit word “mandala” literally means a sacred center (la) that has been set apart or adorned (mand). In theory, therefore, a mandala can take
The Wonders of Kham and Larung Gar, Part Two
Victoria Knobloch
28 August 2015
Last spring, Victoria traveled overland from Chengdu to Larung Gar Buddhist Institutue in the traditional Tibetan region of Kham. Part One* of her account describes