Dalai Lama Plans One-Month Visit to Bodh Gaya to Pray for Peace
Justin Whitaker
6 December 2022
The Dalai Lama’s visit is seen as both a spiritual and economic boon to the Indian pilgrimage destination
Buddhism’s Five Precepts Linked to Lower Levels of Stress, Depression, New Study Confirms
Craig C Lewis
5 December 2022
A new study published in PLOS One, a peer-reviewed, open-access scientific journal published by the US-based non-profit Public Library of Science, has underscored the effectiveness
Dharma College Announces Four New Courses for the New Year
Craig C Lewis
2 December 2022
Dharma College, based in Berkeley, California, has announced four new multi-part Dharma-based study courses scheduled to begin in early January, each of which can be
Buddhist Temple in Thailand Left Empty After Monks Test Positive for Drugs
Justin Whitaker
1 December 2022
The four monks were caught with methamphetamine in their system as officials crack down on illegal drugs in the country
Four-year-old Boy in Himachal Pradesh Identified as Reincarnation of Taklung Tsetrul Rinpoche
Craig C Lewis
30 November 2022
Senior Buddhist lamas have identified a young boy in the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh as the reincarnation of the revered lama Taklung Tsetrul
Gandharan Text at the US Library of Congress May Rewrite the History of Buddhism
Sensei Alex Kakuyo
29 November 2022
The discovery shows there is still much work to be done to understand the earliest centuries of Buddhism’s development
Ancient Korean Buddhist Text to Be Inscribed on UNESCO Memory of the World Register
Craig C Lewis
28 November 2022
Samguk-yusa (Memorabilia of the Three Kingdoms), a 13th century text written by the renowned Korean Buddhist monk Il-yeon, is one of three historic texts from
Buddhist Education: Windows into Buddhism Announces Official Public Launch
Craig C Lewis
25 November 2022
Windows into Buddhism, a new online resource sharing the teaching of the Buddhadharma that is aimed at helping to educate young Buddhists and aspiring students
International Dunhuang Project to Hold Conference on the Lotus Sutra at the British Library
Raymond Lam
24 November 2022
International Dunhuang Project to host conference at the British Library in December 2022, to mark success of four-year-long inititative to conserve, digitise, and publish 800 manuscripts of the Lotus Sutra
IBC Invites Delegation of Senior Buddhist Monks from Bhutan to Visit India
Craig C Lewis
23 November 2022
The International Buddhist Confederation (IBC), in coordination with the Zhung Dratshang, the Central Monastic Body of Bhutan, is hosting a delegation of 24 senior monks
Researchers Uncover Lost Eighth Century Japanese Medical Text
Justin Whitaker
22 November 2022
It is hoped that the medical knowledge will be added to Japan’s registry of intangible cultural heritage
Dalai Lama Honored with Gandhi Mandela Award 2022
Craig C Lewis
21 November 2022
His Holiness the Dalai Lama was presented with the Gandhi Mandela Award 2022 on Saturday at the at his official residence, Tsuglakhang, in McLeod Ganj,