A senior Buddhist monk was reported to have been shot dead on 19 June by members of Myanmar’s military as he was being driven from an airport in Mandalay.
John Harvey Negru looks at the ongoing work of the International Network of Engaged Buddhists in their efforts to build sustainable Dharma networks
Thailand’s senate has passed a landmark bill that will see the kingdom become the first nation in Southeast Asia to legalize marriage for LGBTIQA+ couples.
The socially engaged Buddhist leader and founder of the Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement Dr. A. T. Ariyaratne died on 16 April at the age of 92.
Ven. Samana Bhodirak, founder and spiritual leader of the Santi Asoke Buddhist community in Thailand, has died. He was 89 years old.
The revered Korean Dharma master and engaged Buddhist activist Ven. Pomnyun Sunim will give an international series of in-person Dharma talks in 2024.
An interview with Ven. Pomnyun Sunim on his recent pilgrimage to India, engaged Buddhism, and impermanence.
The lower house of Thailand’s parliament has passed a landmark bill to legalize same-sex marriages, with politicians voting overwhelmingly in favor.
The Buddhist non-profit Foundation of His Sacred Majesty (FHSM) has completed the renovation and resupply of a rural school in the Indian state of Haryana.
Sujata Academy, a remarkable community school and social empowerment project in Dungheswari, in the northeastern Indian state of Bihar, marks its 30th anniversary.
Jungto Society, founded by the revered Korean Dharma master Venerable Pomnyun Sunim, has conducted its 33rd annual pilgrimage crossing India and to Nepal.
Engaged Buddhists lead a study tour of Fukushima with international journalists
