India's two frigates are central to the country's ability to launch nuclear weapons from land, sea and air. India’s recent launch of its second nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine may have boosted its deterrence capabilities, but analysts say the country...

Creating sand mandalas with the Jangchub Choeling nuns The post Grains of Becoming appeared first on Tricycle: The Buddhist Review.

China will host a global Buddhist conference in October that experts and rights activists outside the country say is aimed at boosting its soft power in Asia and build on its narrative that it has greater influence over Buddhist-majority nations than India, the birthplace of Buddhism.

Top monks and religious experts gather for seminar aimed at making Tibetan Buddhism ‘compatible with socialist society’.

An excerpt from a Chinese Buddhist scripture recording the Buddha’s mother’s descent from heaven to speak with him one last time after his entrance into nirvana The post The Buddha Rises from His Coffin to Speak with Mahamaya appeared...

To what extent do we control our actions? The post Between Neuro-Skepticism and Ultimate Liberation appeared first on Tricycle: The Buddhist Review.

With hindsight, the one country, two systems framework bears a certain resemblance to a Qianlong policy Deng and others studied in 1957.

Click to expand Image Local resident of Veivatuloa Village in Fiji looks out at seawater flooding around his home at high tide in July 16, 2022. © 2022 Loren Elliot/Reuters Last week, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres issued a global...

While many Himalayan books and exhibitions have focused on technical aspects of the Tibetan Buddhist tradition’s complexity, few have succeeded in demystifying these sublime artworks to make the key ideas broadly accessible. This show aims to explore how images were employed in the Himalayan context to present the great Tibetan tradition meaningfully and coherently. The juxtaposition of a contemporary mandala as an installation should resonate with today’s viewers in a way that helps to make the larger ideas in the show relevant. (The Metropolitan Museum of Art)

Published a position paper written by Kelsang D. Aukatsang, AFI President, titled Reimagining Tibetan Democracy and Governance on September 2, 2024, the 64th anniversary of Tibetan Democracy Day. The paper outlines key shifts and issues; recommends a new democracy...

How a creative mindfulness program is helping NYC-based seniors to live a second life The post Drawing Our Impermanence appeared first on Tricycle: The Buddhist Review.

The microbes may not pose a threat to humans, but they tell us a great deal about how viruses adapted to climate change in the past.

A teacher brought a farmhouse from the village of Cizhong to the woods of Harpers Ferry, where it hosts talks, meals and retreats, an oasis for people-to-people ties.

Washington — China says it is ready to engage with the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, or OHCHR, after the U.N. body called this week for a comprehensive review of Beijing’s laws and policies in Xinjiang. Speaking...

After weeks of recovering from knee surgery in New York, the Dalai Lama returned to his home in Dharamshala, India.

The Jinghong dam has previously been blamed for changes in water levels, but Bangkok embassy says no water was discharged last week.

The UN Human Rights Office said Tuesday “problematic” policies persist in China, two years on from its bombshell report citing possible “crimes against humanity” in Xinjiang. China has been accused of incarcerating more than one million Uyghurs and other...

The CCP-controlled Buddhist bureaucrat presided a symposium organized to support the campaign against the Dalai Lama and Xi Jinping’s notion of the “rule of law.”

Click to expand Image United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk speaks at the UN in Geneva, Switzerland, November 16, 2023. © 2023 Salvatore Di Nolfi/Keystone via AP Photo (New York) – The Chinese government persists in committing...

Geneva — The U.N. Human Rights Office said Tuesday "problematic" policies persist in China two years on from its major report citing possible "crimes against humanity" in Xinjiang.  China has been accused of incarcerating more than one million Uyghurs and...

The Chinese government’s sensitivity toward the Dalai Lama is a complex issue rooted in historical, political and cultural factors. Understanding this sensitivity requires delving into the intricat...

The UN’s human rights body had cited policies in Xinjiang that ‘may constitute crimes against humanity’.

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