84,000 Trees to Celebrate the Buddha: Bhumisparsha Tree-Planting Initiative Takes Root
Craig C Lewis
1 September 2021
44.531 trees planted around the world
Pioneering Female Buddhist Monastic Ven. Dr. Bhikkhuni Kusuma Dies Aged 92
Craig C Lewis
30 August 2021
A leading light and role model for Theravada bhikkhunis around the world
From Bangladesh to Hong Kong: Connecting Buddhist Cultures through the Tradition of Annaprashan
Dipen Barua
27 August 2021
Bangladeshi Buddhist ritual takes root in Hong Kong’s Buddhist community
Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation Donates Oxygen Equipment to India amid COVID-19 Crisis
Craig C Lewis
27 August 2021
Foundation has also donated humanitarian relief supplies to Haiti
Our Happiness Is Interconnected with That of Others
Jee Seun Choi
26 August 2021
Walking the bodhisattva path toward peace and liberation for all
American-born Indian Scholar of Ambedkarite Buddhism and Gender Equality Gail Omvedt Dies Aged 80
Justin Whitaker
26 August 2021
Omvedt’s love for oppressed communities in India built a legacy of scholarship and activism
Myanmar Junta Drops Plan to Place Buddhist Monks on Military Roadblocks
Craig C Lewis
25 August 2021
Plan criticized as an attempt to shield military personnel
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
Buddhistdoor View: Afghanistan – Mourning a Global Failure
Buddhistdoor Global
21 August 2021
Even in failure there are opportunities to learn and to offer help
Bhutan Sends 150,000 Vaccine Doses to Thailand amid COVID-19 Surge
Craig C Lewis
20 August 2021
Bhutan steps in to help offset vaccine shortfall
The Buddha at Sea: Atlas of Maritime Buddhism and New Experiences in Museology
Raymond Lam
19 August 2021
Maritime Buddhism brought to life with new media art
Buddhist Traces in Afghanistan: Reminiscences of Peace and War
Lyudmila Klasanova
18 August 2021
Thoughts on history and heritage as Afghanistan’s future hangs in the balance