Secular expressions of a karmic destiny

Reviving Buddhist exchange along the Silk Road

Unique insights from the driving force behind the restoration of Buddhism in Kalmykia

The year was 1993, shortly after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Two years had passed since the heroic city of Leningrad was rechristened Saint Petersburg, its imperial name. Vasily Repin was a stud

Lore, history, and society at the far reaches of the Buddhist world

A face-off between Russia's Buddhists and imperial rulers

The conflict between Buddhism and Communism reaches a climax