Tsechu in Sikkim: The Guru’s Gift
Karen Greenspan
11 July 2024
Karen Greenspan explores the spiritual heritage of tantric ritual dance at Ralang Monastery in Sikkim
Online Dharma: Mingyur Rinpoche to Lead Year-Long Transmission on Buddhist Psychology
Craig C Lewis
3 July 2024
Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche will lead a year-long transmission, beginning with a special public teaching on the Abhidharma on 3 August.
The Pamo (Heroines) of Karma Drubdey Nunnery
Karen Greenspan
29 May 2024
Karen Greenspan visits Karma Drubdey Nunnery in central Bhutan, where female monastics are manifesting the rich heritage of cham ritual Buddhist dance
Online Dharma: Tergar Announces Live Teaching with Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche: “Mahamudra: Turning Obstacles into Opportunities”
Craig C Lewis
3 May 2024
The Tergar Meditation Community has announced that Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche will give a live teaching on “Mahamudra: Turning Obstacles into Opportunities.”
Buddhism in the Hidden Valley, Part 3: An Interview with Khenpo Karma Samdup on the Legacy of Kenchen Thrangu Rinpoche
Craig C Lewis
3 May 2024
BDG speaks with Khenpo Samdup about his life in Nepal’s Tsum Valley and his Dharmic connection with one of the most highly respected Dharma masters of modern times.
Online Dharma: Mingyur Rinpoche to Offer Meditation Workshop on “Three Life Skills”
Craig C Lewis
4 March 2024
The Tergar Meditation Community has announced that Mingyur Rinpoche will lead an online meditation workshop from 30 March on the theme “Three Life Skills.”
Online Dharma: Tergar Meditation Community Announces “Living, Dying, and Beyond” Retreat with Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche
Craig C Lewis
5 February 2024
The Tergar Meditation Community has announced the Mingyur Rinpoche will lead an online retreat from 15–17 March on the theme “Living, Dying, and Beyond.”
Karma Kagyu Female Monastics’ 8th Arya Kshema Held in Bodh Gaya
Raymond Lam
1 February 2024
His Eminence Tai Situ Rinpoche inaugurated the annual winter gathering for female monastics, which was begun by His Holiness the Karmapa
The 12th Tai Situ Rinpoche Holds Historic “Red Crown” Kagyu Monlam Chenmo at Bodh Gaya
Raymond Lam
23 January 2024
Tai Situpa was invited by His Holiness the 17th Karmapa to hold the red crown ceremony in a historic milestone
Two Karmapas Issue Joint Statement on Reincarnation of Kunzig Shamar Rinpoche
Justin Whitaker
5 December 2023
Ogyen Trinley Dorje and Trinley Thaye Dorje have agreed to continue their work together for the sake of the Shamarpa and for their lineage
Tergar Institute in Nepal Welcomes Inaugural Cohort of Buddhist Students
Craig C Lewis
29 September 2023
The Tergar Institute, a new Buddhist educational facility on the outskirts of Kathmandu, on 20 September welcomed its inaugural cohort of students.
Dancing a Display of Emptiness: Thrangu Nuns Make History
Karen Greenspan
28 September 2023
Karen Greenspan visits Nepal, where she engages with a contemporary manifestation of an ancient tradition of Buddhist dance