Prof. Suniti Kumar Pathak. From bilkulonline.vom The renowned Buddhist scholar and professor of Indology Suniti Kumar Pathak died at his residence at Avanpalli in Shantiniketan, West Bengal, India, on 5 December. He was 101 years old. Prof. Pathak was...

It is said that in ancient India, under royal patronage, there were debates between people about the theory of different creeds. The debates were held at such high stakes that you would not want to be the loser. Those...

On this year’s International Human Rights Day on Tuesday, human rights organizations representing Chinese dissidents in exile from Hong Kong, Inner Mongolia, Xinjiang, and Tibet held a protest outside the Chinese Embassy in London. The organizations called for accountability...

Concerns include reported detentions in Xinjiang, as well as Beijing’s actions in Tibet and against Falun Gong followers.

Our favorite Buddhist titles from 2024 The post Tricycle’s Favorite Books of the Year first appeared on Tricycle: The Buddhist Review. The post Tricycle’s Favorite Books of the Year appeared first on Tricycle: The Buddhist Review.

A collection of some of our favorite articles from the past year The post Tricycle’s Top Articles of 2024 first appeared on Tricycle: The Buddhist Review. The post Tricycle’s Top Articles of 2024 appeared first on Tricycle: The Buddhist...

The essence of Buddhist practice is not so much an effort at changing your thoughts or your behavior so that you can become a better person, but in realizing that no matter what you might think about the circumstances...

From vaticannews.va Buddhist and Catholic leaders gathered at Wat Phra Chetuphon Wimonmangklararm Ratchaworamahawihan, one of Bangkok’s most renowned Buddhist monasteries, to honor the life and legacy of the late Cardinal Miguel Ángel Ayuso Guixot, prefect of the Dicastery for...

In the last four months after the toppling of Sheik Hasina government on August by a new regime in Bangladesh, attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh appear to have become the order of the day. Not a day passes without...

How the 10th-century poet-yogin Saraha learned the true meaning of isolation The post The Guru and the Radish Girl first appeared on Tricycle: The Buddhist Review. The post The Guru and the Radish Girl appeared first on Tricycle: The...

Pal Thubten Shedrub Ling. From shedrub.org The esteemed Tibetan Buddhist teacher and Dzogchen adept Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche marked the festival celebrating the Buddha’s return to the human realm after entering Tushita by leading the formal inauguration of Pal Thubten...

About a half-hour drive outside of Bhutan’s warm and sun-drenched winter capital Punakha lies Dorangthang Nunnery, near the village of Lobesa. The land belonged to the renowned Lama Sonam Zangpo (1888–1982), a direct disciple of the Tibetan master Togden...

Sentenced to eight months after censoring his video, Tsowo Tsering’s community has now been intimidated into silence Source

Zhu Zhisong, who is first Pudong New Area party chief to come under a probe, is among a number of aerospace veterans investigated recently.

From tnp.org The Tibetan Nuns Project (TNP), a US-registered charity based in Seattle and in the Kangra District of Himachal Pradesh, India, is seeking to provide the Buddhist nuns of Dolma Ling Nunnery and Institute of Buddhist Dialectics in...

By Abhishek Kumar Darbey China has established the world’ largest Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) industry. It has become the world’s largest exporter of military UAVs, with its signature models—the Wing Loong and Rainbow Series UAV.1 According to the SIPRI Arms...

In this series, Johan Nilsson takes a look at the international nexus of Shin Buddhist leaders around the world. In his first entry, he spoke to Clement Tan of Singapore about establishing a Shin Buddhist center in the city...

The contemporary Tibetan painter Tenzing Rigdol on Buddhism versus secularism, political inquiry, and his new installation at the Metropolitan Museum of Art The post ‘Biography of a Thought’ first appeared on Tricycle: The Buddhist Review. The post ‘Biography of...

Bhikkhuni Dhammadinna presents a rigorous, historical-critical case for transcending sectarian boundaries within and across Buddhist traditions while treasuring our inheritance from the ancient past. The first in a series of conversations. AI-generated image of a sangiti in the early...

Environmenalist Karma Samdup and writer Gendun Lhundup released from prison Source

Click to expand Image Elsa Wu, foster mother of activist Hendrick Lui, was taken into a police van outside the West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts building after the sentencing of 45 pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong, November 19, 2024.  ©...

Iran and Russia will likely sign a strategic partnership treaty in Moscow later this year, upgrading a partnership the sometimes allies, sometimes foes established in the early 2000s. Though the two sides have extended the original agreement several times,...

The Chinese government has ordered the relocation of hundreds of Tibetan families citing landslide hazards, according to information Tibet Watch received on Friday. Source

Talking Western psychology, Buddhist recovery, and tenacious groundhogs with visionary American folk guitarist Joseph Allred The post Aural Pastoralist first appeared on Tricycle: The Buddhist Review. The post Aural Pastoralist appeared first on Tricycle: The Buddhist Review.

From deseret.com US-born Buddhist lama Jalue Dorje, who has been recognized by His Holiness the Dalai Lama as the reincarnation of an esteemed spiritual leader, recently celebrated his 18th birthday with a dual-purpose event at the Tibetan American Foundation...