“I love without thinking” is a more powerful affirmation of Shantideva’s bodhisattva thought than Linus might have predicted
Raymond Lam
Starry Buddha: Searching for Primordial Gravitational Waves on the Tibetan Plateau
High up in the Tibetan plateau, China and the US search for the rippling echoes of creation through spacetime
The Imperial Tombs of Western Xia are only just revealing their secrets
Tangut-era landmark in Yinchuan has been added to UNESCO World Heritage Sites
Surmang Monastery Treasures Conservation Project
Treasury Caretaker Training joins hands with Surmang Monastery to preserve treasures like thangkas for posterity and ongoing spiritual use
Analysis: Sri Lanka’s Bhikkhuni ID ruling proves that Buddhist law remains reliant on state authority and support
Buddhist leaders have little choice but to rely on state authority on certain legal matters like the equality of female monasticism
Sangay Dorji’s Dhammadhuta award is evidence of his increasingly non-sectarian reach
Bhutanese Buddhist leader Sangay Dorji is recognized as a Dharma leader by a Theravada Buddhist country
BDG Postcard #41: 9 June 2025
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The Sorceress-Queen of Western Xia, from Qinghai to Gansu
Legends from the Qinghai-Tibetan borderlands whisper of a Tangut royal who mastered powerful deity magicks and cursed the Mongols
Saga Dawa: A Reunion with Kublai Khan
Celebrating Saga Dawa with the deity Mahakala and a Mongol khan’s imperial touch
Mahakala, Tangut and Mongol Deity of Ritual Warfare: The End of the State of Ten Thousand Secrets
In this last instalment of Kublai Khan’s retelling, Sangye Ripa decides that the Tanguts are doomed