Revered Buddhist Scholar and FPMT Founder Lama Zopa Rinpoche Has Died
Craig C Lewis
13 April 2023
The revered Gelug master, Lama Thubten Zopa Rinpoche died in Nepal at 9:30 on Thursday morning.
Parinirvana of the Esteemed Nyingma Lama Dhomang Gyatrul Rinpoche Announced
Craig C Lewis
12 April 2023
The Tashi Choling Center for Buddhist Studies in Oregon has announced that Dhomang Gyatrul Rinpoche died on 8 April.
Legendary Jazz Saxophonist and Nichiren Buddhist Wayne Shorter Dies Aged 89
Craig C Lewis
3 March 2023
The pioneering American jazz musician Wayne Shorter, a longtime practitioner of Nichiren Buddhism, died on Thursday in Los Angeles. He was 89 years old.
Fo Guang Shan Founder and Leading Light of Humanistic Buddhism Ven. Hsing Yun Dies Aged 97
Craig C Lewis
6 February 2023
The influential Buddhist monk Venerable Hsing Yun, the founding patriarch of the Fo Guang Shan Buddhist order has died in Taiwan.
Revered Sakya Master Luding Khenchen Rinpoche Dies Aged 91
Craig C Lewis
31 December 2022
The Revered Sakya Master Luding Khenchen Rinpoche,has died in Bodh Gaya, India. He was 91 years old.
Gaden Trisur Rizong Rinpoche, the 102nd Ganden Tripa, Dies Aged 94
Craig C Lewis
10 December 2022
His Holiness the Gaden Trisur Rizong Sras Rinpoche died late on Thursday evening at Drepung Monastery in Karnataka. He was 94 years old.
Renowned Filmmaker and Student of Buddhism Suresh Jindal Dies Aged 80
Craig C Lewis
9 December 2022
The pioneering Indian filmmaker and student of Buddhism Suresh Jindal died in New Delhi on 24 November. He was 80 years old.
Revered Senior Lama Drikung Lho Ontul Rinpoche Dies Aged 72
Craig C Lewis
21 November 2022
His Excellency Drikung Lho Ontul Rinpoche, a highly respected senior lama in the Drikung Kagyu lineage of the Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism, died in
Pure Land Master Chin Kung Dies in Taipei Aged 95
Craig C Lewis
26 July 2022
Venerable Chi Gung, a venerated master of the Pure Land tradition of Mahayana Buddhism died in the early hours of Tuesday in Taipei at the age of 95.
Esteemed Thai Buddhist Monk Somdet Phra Wannarat Dies Aged 85
Craig C Lewis
25 March 2022
The senior Thai monk Venerable Somdet Phra Wannarat, the abbot of Wat Bowonniwet Vihara, a 19th century royal Buddhist monastery in Bangkok, acting patriarch of
Passing of His Holiness Dudjom Sangye Pema Shepa Rinpoche Announced
Craig C Lewis
18 February 2022
Dudjom International Foundation and Dudjom Labrang announced today that His Holiness Dudjom Sangye Pema Shepa Rinpoche, the supreme head of the Dudjom Tersar, passed into
Passing of Shensé Norbu Wangyal Rinpoche Announced
Craig C Lewis
9 February 2022
One of the most important Bön masters of the modern era