Seeking to make sense of Buddhism in North America quickly leads one on an exciting yet complex journey. Buddhism here carries with it 2,500 years
There is a Western Tibetan nun presently working to establish a Tibetan Buddhist nunnery in the US state of Maine. Khenmo Konchog Nyima Drolma is the
During the Education and Buddhist Ministry Conference at Harvard Divinity School (HDS) in April 2015, Professor Charles Hallisey, Yehan Numata Senior Lecturer on Buddhist Literatures,
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