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Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche Offers Guidance on Racial Unrest in America
The Buddha’s response to caste and women were revolutions in their time
Uploaded 4 Jun 2020
Dalai Lama Urges India to Abandon Caste System
Spiritual leader emphasizes oneness of humanity over inequality and division
Uploaded 17 Apr 2018
Data Shows Improved Literacy Rates, Gender Equality Among Buddhist Converts in India
Conversion to Buddhism among India's Dalit caste improves quality of life
Uploaded 7 Jul 2017
How One Man Armed With Compassion Convinced 200 Racists to Quit the KKK
American musician confronts racism head on
Uploaded 22 Dec 2016
Forgotten Japanese Temple in Mumbai an Oasis of Buddhist Calm
An expression of Buddhism going back more than 700 years
Uploaded 9 Nov 2016
State Authorities Cancel Annual Buddhist Ceremony at Larung Gar Institute
Media reports indicate evictions of monks and nuns continue
Uploaded 8 Nov 2016
India Hosts Global Conference on Social Engagement and Liberation
Celebrating the legacy of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
Uploaded 13 Oct 2016
Rare Vajrayana Ritual Crown Donated to New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art
"Extraordinarily rare" artifact dated to the 13th–14th century
Uploaded 22 Aug 2016
Chinese Authorities Plan Major Reduction of Monastic Population at Larung Gar
World's largest center of Buddhist learning under official scrutiny
Uploaded 8 Jun 2016
Pakistan Hosts First Official Observation of Vesak Festival
Occasion attended by delegation from Sri Lanka
Uploaded 31 May 2016
India’s PM Modi Uses Buddhist Monks to Woo Dalit Voters in Uttar Pradesh
70-80 monks to support Modi campaign in state poll
Uploaded 27 Apr 2016
“Culturally Hindu, Spiritually Buddhist”—Middle-class Indians Turn to Buddhism
India is seeing a resurgence of interest in Buddhism by India's urbanites
Uploaded 8 Mar 2016
Asia Society Holds Landmark Exhibition of Sculptures from Japan’s Kamakura Period in NYC
Exhibition pinpoints pivotal period in the history of Japanese Buddhist art
Uploaded 29 Feb 2016
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