The Lotus is a Form of Dance: Reverend Teijo Munnich
Caitlin Dwyer
15 April 2016
“When I was young, I either wanted to be a nun or a dancer,” says Reverend Teijo Munnich, who, now 69 and a Zen Buddhist
Emperors, Lamas, and Silk: the Origin of Fabric Thangkas
Dakini As Art
8 April 2016
Thangka paintings are Tibet’s most plentiful and portable form of sacred art. Less known and rarely seen are the highly prized appliqué thangkas. In fact, when I
Curiosity and Doubt: The Spiritual Career of Judith Simmer-Brown
Caitlin Dwyer
19 February 2016
Small-town Nebraska is about as far from India as a person can get, but for Buddhist scholar and acharya Judith Simmer-Brown, who grew up there,
Lama Palden Drolma: Transmitting the Teachings to the West
Harsha Menon, MA, MFA
5 February 2016
Lama Palden Drolma never imagined herself a Dharma teacher. Authorized to teach in both the Karma Kagyu and Shangpa Kagyu lineages of Tibetan Buddhism, she
Loving your Weeds: An Interview with Peggy Rowe Ward
Caitlin Dwyer
22 January 2016
“We get away with stuff sometimes, being American crazy laypeople,” says Peggy Rowe Ward, and then she starts to chuckle. It turns into a deep,
The Reawakening of Tsogyal Latso: Birthplace of Yeshe Tsogyal—a Generation Reborn
LiAnne Takeuchi Hunt
22 January 2016
Maintaining the lineage and legacy of Yeshe Tsogyal
Life in the Red – The Long Journey to Really Being Daughters of the Buddha
Ayya Yeshe Bodhicitta
20 November 2015
I ordained as a nun in the Tibetan tradition with a heart filled with inspiration. I wanted to become a Buddha and benefit all beings.
Venerable Wuling: “Rebirth in the Pure Land is up to each of us”
Raymond Lam
5 October 2012
It is said that your conditions determine your vocation in life. Sometimes, such a proverb overlooks the role that human hands play in dealing a