A journey back to the Dharma

The profound effect of the Kagyu Monlam Chenmo on its participants and the world

Insights into one of Tibetan Buddhism's most captivating rituals

Ecumenical momentum among Buddhists builds at the epicenter of the Dharma

His Holiness shares his thoughts on the future of female monasticism

Ngödup Burkhar on His Holiness the 16th Karmapa

Elbe Lau's pilgrimage in the Jonangpa tradition

A new book about Buddhist landmarks in Andhra Pradesh

At 9,000 feet in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, surrounded by long-haired hippies chanting, praying, singing, smoking marijuana, ringing bells, and waving vajras, I was born. Although my parents were

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

It was 3 July 2014. I was in transit at Indira Gandhi Airport in New Delhi when a stormy weather announcement was made for the Himalayan region of Ladakh, and my flight to Leh, the capital, was cancel

A four-part series on the Buddhist diffusion in Russia!

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

Brotherhood   After recognizing the Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh as his spiritual brother, Thomas Merton wrote in an essay:   “I have said Nhat Hanh is my brother, and it is true… We are both poets