Facing the end of the world, at least as we know it, with openness

Celebrating the achievements of one of Vajryayana Buddhism's great teachers

Paying respect to one of the greatest Dzogchen masters of all time

Artist Ela Pedma expresses the Dharma in bronze sculpture

An ambitious initiative to build a spectacular Khmer Buddhist temple in America

Whether by the titanic mountains of the Himalayan range or the weird, lonely, lunar expanse of the plateau itself, it is not unusual to feel overwhelmed by the natural landscape of Tibet. It is small

Parts of this story I have told many times to friends and to strangers, both. It gives me much pleasure to recall it and to share a little, again.   How I found the Dharma . . .   My dr

The Buddhist secrets and poetry of the Tocharian mummies

Like. Share. Retweet. Pin it.   Social media has infiltrated the lives of just about everyone who has a solid internet connection and time to casually rendezvous over the mighty World Wide Web. Gone a

I sat on a hardened cushion inhaling the vapor of burning incense in the main prayer hall of The Paramita International Buddhist Centre in Kadugannawa, a town in my home country of Sri Lanka. It was t

The history of the Kandy Dalada Perahera, or “Tooth Relic Procession,” in Sri Lanka is an illustrious one that is closely associated with a holy tooth relic of the Buddha. Fearing unfriendly repercuss

When I was a teenager, the familiar tune of a dial-up connection echoing through my house was a sure sign that the mighty internet was about to come alive. Today, in 2014, internet is a household stap

In Buddhist Studies, a narrative I believe to be erroneous dominates the sub-discipline of Indo-Tibetan research. The story goes that Buddhism disappeared from the Indian subcontinent completely after

Introduction   A keen observation on Buddhism in the region of Indo-Bangla shows a pendulous motion. Buddhism originated in this territory in the 6th century BCE and it quickly grew due to a m