Sky Lanterns and Walubi: My Waisak Day at Borobudur in 2018, Part 2
Guoying Stacy Zhang
24 July 2018
Reflections on the experience of celebrating…
Sky Lanterns and Walubi: My Waisak Day at Borobudur in 2018, Part 1
Guoying Stacy Zhang
27 June 2018
A travelogue of celebrating Vesak in Indonesia
Two Explosive Devices Found in Bodh Gaya, Security for Dalai Lama Tightened
Craig C Lewis
22 January 2018
Security personnel on high alert as thousands of…
Dalai Lama Cancels Majority of International Public Appearances in 2018
Craig C Lewis
18 January 2018
83-year-old spiritual leader cancels North American…
Journeying Across Shikoku: The Shikoku Pilgrimage
Zephyr Chan
25 August 2017
Japan is the land of the rising sun and hopelessly polite people. On the surface, it appears to be a secular country, but if one
The Many Buddhas of Malaysia
Vanessa Sasson
28 July 2017
I knew very little about Buddhism in Malaysia before I landed in that lush green country. My visit was the result of some last-minute changes
Fearlessness and Climate Change: A Better Way to Be in a Suffering World
Heather Lyn Mann
7 July 2017
In 2007, I took a multi-year sabbatical from my career as an environmental professional and set sail on a 15,000-nautical-mile ocean voyage in a small
Diplomacy, Heritage, and Cultural Pride: Reviving the Buddhist Legacy of Islamic Pakistan
BD Dipananda
24 February 2017
Predominantly Islamic Pakistan is not the first country that comes to mind when one mentions Buddhism. Many archaeologists, historians, and Buddhists are aware of the fact that
The Lion Hut of Empty Cloud
Eric Johns
17 June 2016
In October 2013, while on retreat at Zhen Ru Chan Monastery in China’s Jiangxi Province, I met a Chan master named Wu Xuan. He was
The Wonders of Kham and Larung Gar
Dharma Eye
31 July 2015
Traveling to the town of Larung Gar in the traditional Tibetan region of Kham was for me a mini-pilgrimage in itself. Larung Gar Buddhist Institute,
Hong Kong Tulku—A Little-known Side of Jonangpa
Elbe Lau
31 July 2015
Undertaking a pilgrimage is much like gazing into a mirror to get a clearer view of oneself . . . Last year, Hong Kong’s Buddhist
On Pilgrimage: A Journey through Tibet (part 2)
Dharma Eye
5 June 2015
“Although my view is higher than the sky, My attention to cause and effect is finer than flour.” – Guru Rinpoche (Padmasambhava) As our pilgrimage