Buddhist Temple Building in Southern Thailand Collapses After Heavy Rains and Flooding
Justin Whitaker
19 December 2024
No one was injured as the Buddhist temple building fell into flood waters
Engaged Buddhism: Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation Brings Warmth and Compassion to Flood Victims in Kathmandu
Craig C Lewis
30 October 2024
Volunteers of the Taiwan-headquartered Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation leapt into action in Nepal earlier this month after floods inundated Kathmandu.
Engaged Buddhism: Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation Delivers Flood Relief in Poland
Craig C Lewis
27 September 2024
The Taiwan-headquartered Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation shared news of its recent program to deliver humanitarian relief to families in Poland.
Engaged Buddhism: Buddhist Non-profit FHSM Launches Humanitarian Relief Effort after Cyclone Michaung Batters Southeastern India
Craig C Lewis
4 January 2024
The Buddhist non-profit organization the Foundation of His Sacred Majesty has launched an emergency humanitarian effort in response to Cyclone Michaung.
Dalai Lama Expresses Solidarity after Deadly Flooding in Sikkim, Pledges Financial Support
Craig C Lewis
6 October 2023
In a letter to the chief minister of Sikkim, His Holiness the Dalai Lama expressed sadness at the loss of life after heavy rainfall led to flash floods.
Dalai Lama Offers Prayers for a World Beset by Natural Disasters
Craig C Lewis
11 August 2023
Holiness the Dalai Lama on Thursday issued a public statement offering prayers for the suffering of people affected by the impact of the climate crisis.
Engaged Buddhism: JTS Korea Volunteers Provide Emergency Relief for Cyclone Mocha Victims in Myanmar
Craig C Lewis
24 July 2023
After Cyclone Mocha pummeled Myanmar in May, volunteers from JTS Korea visited Myanmar’s Rakhine State in June to provide humanitarian aid to survivors.
Buddhist Voices in the Climate Crisis: Welcome to the Anthropocene
Hozan Alan Senauke
8 September 2022
Drawing on wisdom of the Buddhist teaching and the strength of our sangha to respond with compassion and wise action to the growing global climate crisis
Climate Change: Ancient Buddhist Statues Emerge from China’s Drought-Stricken Yangtze River
Craig C Lewis
22 August 2022
As water levels along the Yangtze River retreat amid China’s driest summer in six decades, historic evidence of an ancient wisdom tradition has emerged from
Buddhist Nunneries Deluged as Flash Floods Engulf Dharamsala
Craig C Lewis
30 July 2021
Extreme weather causes widespread devastation
Buddhistdoor View: Overcoming Our Denial of Responsibility for Climate Change
Buddhistdoor Global
20 February 2021
Our home, the Earth, is on fire while we seek diversion in…
Monsoon Flash Floods and Landslides Kill 11, Damage Pagoda in Myanmar
Craig C Lewis
19 June 2018
Communities inundated in worst flooding in 40 years