The Conflict of Tradition Versus Innovation
Asa Hershoff
7 March 2024
Asa Hershoff offers a commentary on modernism versus tradition for Buddhist practitioners
Book Review: Embodying Tara: Twenty-One Manifestations to Awaken Your Innate Wisdom
Nachaya Campbell-Allen
6 March 2024
Nachaya Campbell-Allen explores a new volume detailing practices associate with the 21 Taras
Buddhism in the Hidden Valley, Part 2: Heritage Conservation in Tsum
Craig C Lewis
29 February 2024
Exploring Buddhist heritage and heritage conservation in Nepal’s Tsum Valley
Revered Nyingma Scholar and Teacher Nyichang Khentrül Rinpoche Has Died
Craig C Lewis
26 February 2024
The esteemed senior Tibetan lama Nyichang Khentrül Rinpoche, passed into parinirvana on 14 February in Kyushu, Japan. He was 91 years old.
Writing Dance in Stone, Part One
Joseph Houseal
17 February 2024
BDG columnist Joseph Houseal explores the historical legacies and heritage of ritual dance traditions from the world of Buddhism and beyond
All Buddhists Belong to the Same Family
Anam Thubten Rinpoche
7 February 2024
Anam Thubten Rinpoche offers a commentary on modern Buddhism and the commonalities that connect us all
Rubin Museum of Art, Known for Featuring Buddhist Art and Culture, to Close Its Physical Space This Year
Justin Whitaker
6 February 2024
While the museum will no longer have a physical space, it is devoted to continuing its work in the digital realm and as a lender of art throughout the world
What I Learned about Nepalese Art after the Kathmandu Art Biennale’s Opening
Raymond Lam
29 January 2024
The world of art sees Nepal and Nepalese artists see the world with MoNA’s Kathmandu Art Biennale: Spiritual Edition
Rainbows and Relics Manifest in the West
Karen Greenspan
26 January 2024
The story of the stupa construction, funerary ceremony, and cremation of the fearless Lama Wangdu, Chöd master and lineage holder
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
Online Dharma: Khyentse Vision Project’s New Virtual Reading Room Goes Live
Craig C Lewis
12 January 2024
Khyentse Foundation, founded by Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche, has announced the live launch of a new online reading room for the Khyentse Vision Project.
The Revered Buddhist Scholar and Teacher Tulku Thondup Rinpoche Has Died
Craig C Lewis
2 January 2024
One of the most revered and prolific Tibetan Buddhist teachers of modern times, Tulku Thondup Rinpoche, died in the early hours of 29 December.