Beginner’s Mind: Shifting Perspectives: My Relationship with Religion and with Buddhism
Cindy Yang
24 June 2023
A US college student considers the role of religious literacy in the 21st century
Khyentse Foundation Establishes New Chair in Buddhist Studies at International Buddhist College, Thailand
Craig C Lewis
12 June 2023
Khyentse Foundation has announced the establishment of a new chair in Buddhist studies at the International Buddhist College in Thailand.
HKU’s Centre of Buddhist Studies Introduces Buddhist Language Courses from Introductory to Advanced Levels
Dipen Barua
9 June 2023
The Centre of Buddhist Studies at the University of Hong Kong will offer courses in the Buddhist languages of Pali, Sanskrit, and Tibetan.
Dharma Realm Buddhist University Professor Receives Fulbright Award for Research in India
Justin Whitaker
8 June 2023
Prof. Bausch will conduct research into early Vedic language and philosophy and how these relate to the development of early Buddhist ideas and practices
Sri Lanka Issues Stamp Honoring Ven. Dr. Henepola Gunaratana
Justin Whitaker
6 June 2023
Henepola Gunaratana acted as an early and highly successful Theravada Buddhist missionary and mindfulness popularizer in the US and beyond
Texas Professor Earns Fulbright Grant to Research Buddhism in Taiwan
Justin Whitaker
1 June 2023
Dr. Laurence Musgrove is an English professor and accomplished poet and writer who will look into Taiwan’s Humanistic Buddhism
Harvard Launches Thich Nhat Hanh Center for Mindfulness in Public Health
Justin Whitaker
4 May 2023
A new center for mindfulness research inspired by the late Vietnamese monk Thich Nhat Hanh will focus on nutrition and environmental health
Beginner’s Mind: Connecting with Interconnection
Isabella Livits
22 March 2023
A US college student shares about her early encounters with Buddhism and how she is engaging with what she has learned
Je Khenpo Confers MAs on First Cohort of Monks from Bhutan’s Postgraduate Program in Buddhist Studies
Craig C Lewis
6 March 2023
His Holiness the Je Khenpo conferred master’s degrees on 30 monks representing the first cohort from Bhutan’s post-graduate program in Buddhist studies.
Modern Koans
John Harvey Negru
1 March 2023
Navigating an increasingly impersonal and consumeristic society with the wisdom of Buddhist practice and educational foresight
Beginner’s Mind: Self-Compassion: Learning to Hear Myself
Surya Anna Bromley
27 February 2023
A US college student confronts impermanence, and explores compassionate responses to attachment and aversion
Seattle Becomes the First US City to Bar Caste Discrimination
Justin Whitaker
23 February 2023
Caste discrimination has existed for millennia in South Asia, despite efforts from reformers such as B.R. Ambedkar, and it is following many people around the world