Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo Announces Retirement from In-Person Teaching
Justin Whitaker
20 April 2022
The teacher and inspiration for countless Buddhist women will continue her work at her monastery in India
Ani Chöying Drolma to Give Benefit Concert in Madrid
Craig C Lewis
19 April 2022
Ani Chöying Drolma—sometimes dubbed Nepal’s “rock star nun” in the media as a result of her successful career singing Buddhist chants, sutras, and songs—will offer
Indian University Releases Multilingual Dictionary for Comparative Buddhist Studies
Dipen Barua
14 April 2022
The Department of Pali and Buddhist Studies at Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) in Pune, India, has published a Dictionary of Buddhist Terms, a multilingual
New UK Law to Formally Recognize Animals as Sentient Beings
Craig C Lewis
13 April 2022
In a move that has flown under the radar of many mainstream media outlets, the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom has
Dalai Lama Emphasizes Need to Care for All of Humanity in Advice to Young People
Justin Whitaker
12 April 2022
His Holiness urged the audience to work on overcoming differences to unite in an effort to save all of humanity from the effects of climate change
Ajahn Brahm Calls for Restraint as Sri Lankans Protest Economic Upheaval
Craig C Lewis
11 April 2022
The renowned British-Australian Buddhist teacher and Theravada monk Ajahn Brahm has shared a video message with the Buddhist sangha of Sri Lanka, calling for mindful
109-year-old Thai Buddhist Monk Luang Pho Yai Dies
Justin Whitaker
8 April 2022
The Thai monk had received great notoriety thanks to social media, but this in turn spurred a number of false claims about his identity
A Cloud Never Dies: Plum Village Releases Thich Nhat Hanh Documentary
Craig C Lewis
7 April 2022
The international sangha of Plum Village has released a new documentary about the life of the revered teacher and engaged Buddhist Thich Nhat Hanh (known affectionately
Buddhists in Australia Offer Relief after Devastating Floods
Justin Whitaker
6 April 2022
Vietnamese and Taiwanese Buddhist groups in Australia offer support after historic floods hit areas of New South Wales and Queensland
First Buddhist Primary School Opens in Uganda
Craig C Lewis
4 April 2022
The Uganda Buddhist Centre, led by the first Ugandan-born Buddhist monk Venerable Bhante Bhikku Ugandawe Buddharakkitha, has announced the official opening of the nation’s first
Only Buddhist Monastery in Ural Region of Russia Demolished
Lyudmila Klasanova
2 April 2022
Shedrub Ling, the only Buddhist monastery in Russia’s Ural Federal District, which sits on the border between the European and Asian regions of Russia, was
Nobel Peace Prize Laureates Urge End to Ukraine War and Nuclear Weapons
Justin Whitaker
31 March 2022
Peace activists from around the world are calling on global citizens to demand an end to the conflict in Ukraine and the threat of nuclear war