Buddhist Monks in Ukraine Relocate to the Carpathian Mountains to Escape War in Donbass
BD Dipananda
12 January 2018
Orthodox Christian locals have mixed feelings…
Russia’s Golden Triangle of Buddhism
Lyudmila Klasanova
2 December 2016
Buddhism first came to Russia in the 17th century and became firmly established mainly in three Russian republics, Buryatia, Kalmykia, and Tuva, where it had
International Conference in Tuva Marks Revival of Buddhism in Central Asia
Lyudmila Klasanova
4 November 2016
On 7–9 September, the international scientific conference “Buddhism in the Third Millennium: Trends and Prospects for Development” was held in the sacred land of Tuva.
Buddhistdoor View—One Belt, One Road: Ideas for Buddhist Dialogue across Eurasia
Buddhistdoor Global
24 June 2016
There are many exciting aspects to Chinese president Xi Jinping’s ambitious development framework known as “One Belt, One Road” (OBOR).* A Eurasian economic resurgence could
Letters from Saint Petersburg: Seekers Share Their Stories
Raymond Lam
13 March 2015
The year was 1993, shortly after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Two years had passed since the heroic city of Leningrad was rechristened Saint
Spiritual Borderlands: Folklore, Identity, and Vajrayana in Southern Siberia
Raymond Lam
17 October 2014
The dizzyingly beautiful Altai Mountains lie across Russian, Chinese, Mongolian, and Kazakh territory. Hüiten Peak is the second-highest summit in this magnificent range, and part
Vodka With My Tantra: Life in Buddhist Russia, 2014
Raymond Lam
22 August 2014
Saint Petersburg’s only Vajrayana temple stands proudly by the northern bank of the chilly Greater Nevka, at the corner of Primorsky Prospect-Maritime Avenue and Lipovaya Alley. Datsan
Transforming Traditions: Mountain Worship in the Culture of the Kalmyk People
Bakaeva Elza Petrovna
27 December 2013
Editor’s note: Bakaeva Elza Petrovna has a PhD in History and is Deputy Director of the Kalmyk Institute for Humanities of the Russian Academy of
A History of Buddhism in Russia: The Early Centuries
Dr. Andrey Terentyev
26 November 2013
Thanks to its Eurasian connections, the Tsardom of Russia (1547-1721) and its successor the Muscovy-Romanov Empire (1721-1917) experienced the Buddhist diffusion earlier than many other early modern empires,
A History of Buddhism in Russia: Tensions with the Tsars
Dr. Andrey Terentyev
25 November 2013
The Buddhist presence in the Russian Empire (1721-1917) was not always welcome. The balance of power in Eurasia had shifted greatly since the medieval conquest
A History of Buddhism in Russia: The Sangha and the Soviets
Dr. Andrey Terentyev
24 November 2013
Dr. Terentyev’s third article in this series builds on the historical tensions between successive Russian administrations and the country’s Buddhist communities, which climaxed in the
A History of Buddhism in Russia: Return to Saint Petersburg
Dr. Andrey Terentyev
23 November 2013
The poignant story of Russia’s Buddhist nomad traditions, its spiritual republics, is ongoing. It is a living tale that is far from extinguished. Despite the