Cultivating critical thinking and questioning in spiritual seeking and religious practice
Author: Teahouse
An Ancient Buddhist Vihara’s Vesper: A Retelling
Recounting an average evening for an ancient Buddhist temple in the Indian heartland
Diamond in the Desert: Buddhism in the United Arab Emirates
Enjoy this summer project about Buddhist and Asian communities and arts and culture in the UAE: a “diamond in the desert”
Manipur’s May Atrocity Exposes an Ongoing Cultural Malaise in India
Recent sexual crimes in the Indian state of Manipur prompt renewed scrutiny on the country’s treatment of women and handling of caste conflict
Love, Hope, and Community: Buddhism in Malawi
Watch this space as BDG heads to Malawi, Africa, to shoot a documentary about the Dharma’s presence in the country
From Manang to Hong Kong: Gyalpo Rinpoche on Leadership and Women’s Empowerment
The 2nd Gyalpo Rinpoche comes to Hong Kong for 2023’s pujas and speaks to BDG for an exclusive interview
The Three Treasures: The Refuges of Buddhism
Revisiting how the three treasures – Buddha, Dharma, and sangha – emerged as the refuges for all Buddhists in the world
One Team, Three Causes: Feeding Hong Kong on Reducing Waste, Helping the Poor, and Mitigating Climate Change
Feeding Hong Kong is changing the city’s relationship with food waste, and helping the environment and the city’s disadvantaged at the same time
Yongzheng’s Yuanmingyuan: The Dharma Dimensions of the Old Summer Palace
The Yuanmingyuan, one of China’s most important historical and esoterically Buddhist sites, comes to life in this exhibit of four original Zodiac heads