INEB Conference 2024: The Five Aggregates and Socially Engaged Spirituality
Ven. Zinai Shi
20 December 2024
Ven. Zinhai explores how a deep understanding of the Five Aggregates can foster engaged Buddhism
Revered Senior Tibetan Buddhist Lama Ayang Rinpoche Has Died, Aged 83
Craig C Lewis
13 December 2024
The widely revered senior Tibetan lama, His Eminence Chöje Ayang Tulku Rinpoche died in Mysore, Karnataka, India, on 4 December. He was 82 years old.
Buddhist Scholar and Indologist Prof. Suniti Kumar Pathak Dies Aged 101
Dipen Barua
11 December 2024
The renowned Buddhist scholar and professor of Indology Suniti Kumar Pathak died at his residence at Avanpalli in Shantiniketan, West Bengal, India.
Shan State Buddhist University in Myanmar Hosts International Conference to Mark 60th Birthday of Founder Ven. K. Dhammasami
Dipen Barua
11 November 2024
Myanmar’s Shan State Buddhist University hosted a two-day international conference at its campus in the city of Taunggyi, in Shan State, from 7–8 November.
Symposium at Northwestern University Addresses Sexual Violence in Buddhism
Justin Whitaker
31 October 2024
The symposium demonstrated that sexual abuse in Buddhism is an ongoing global crisis that extends across all schools and sects
Book Review: Buddhism & Political Theory
Johan Nilsson
31 October 2024
Matthew J. Moore’s analysis of Buddhist political theory remains an informative work that requires new input on multiple fronts
Online Dharma: 84000 to Host Conversation with Dr. John Canti: “The Buddha in the God Realms”
Craig C Lewis
28 October 2024
84000, a global nonprofit translation initiative, has announced an online event on 9 November with Buddhist scholar Dr. John Canti.
Dharma Sharing: Ven. Miao Guang of Taiwan’s Fo Guang Shan Gives a Series of Talks in the US
Craig C Lewis
21 October 2024
Taiwan-headquartered Fo Guang Shan reported that the Buddhist nun and scholar Ven. Miao Guang, recently gave a series of Dharma talks in the US.
Jeffrey Hopkins Legacy Series Honors Renowned Buddhist Scholar
Justin Whitaker
17 September 2024
Many leading Western scholars of Tibetan Buddhism will take part in an online lecture series honoring the life and work of Jeffrey Hopkins
Khyentse Foundation Announces Appointment of Dr. Jörg Heimbel as Professor of Tibetan and Buddhist Studies at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Craig C Lewis
4 September 2024
Khyentse Foundation has announced the appointment of Dr. Jörg Heimbel as Professor of Tibetan and Buddhist Studies at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich.
National University of Singapore Appoints Inaugural Foo Hai Ch’an Monastery Fellow in Buddhist Studies
Craig C Lewis
15 July 2024
The National University of Singapore has appointed Assoc. Prof. Jack Meng-Tat Chia as the inaugural Foo Hai Ch’an Monastery Fellow in Buddhist Studies.
Colleagues and Friends Pay Tribute after the Passing of Buddhist Scholar Jeffrey Hopkins (1940–2024)
Justin Whitaker
4 July 2024
Jeffrey Hopkins was one of the 20th century’s greatest scholars of Tibetan Buddhism, leaving behind an admirable body of work and countless appreciative students and colleagues