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Raymond Lam
BDG Postcard #38: 22 January 2025
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A Silk Road Oasis Symposium: This is Only the Beginning
The recently concluded Dunhuang exhibit and conference at the British Library represent the fulfilment of Cave 17’s promise: once ambiguous and troubled, now glorious and universal
Her Divine Person: The Buddhist Nun of Milan
An extraordinary statuette from Afghanistan’s Gandhara region depicts a serene, gentle nun now in an Italian museum: the Nun of Milan
Dharma-informed Reporting: The Values and Methodology of Practicing Buddhist Journalism
A discussion between two Buddhist journalists highlights the spiritual side and the bigger mission and meaning of reporting
BuddhaBot: The New AI from Kyoto University and Bhutan’s Central Monastic Body
BuddhaBot, a powerful Buddhist AI, developed in Japan, will be deployed across the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan
Augustine and Amoghavajra—Military Chaplaincy, Grand Strategy, and Buddhist Morality
A response to Brian Daizen Victoria’s essay on Buddhist involvement in the military: Exploring the moral and strategic tensions in Church Father Saint Augustine and esoteric master Amoghavajra
Preserving Buddhist Heritage in Qinghai: Treasure Caretaker Training goes to Yushu
A collaborative initiative saw Treasure Caretaker Training working with monasteries in Yushu Prefecture on risk assessment, emergency planning, documentation, and storage
Kind Mind: Tsz Shan Monastery’s Kindfulness Symposium 2024
Tsz Shan Monastery’s first international conference in December focused on kindfulness, the next step from mindfulness
Shambhala Studio’s “Wangdü Soldep” prayer
A new remix of Mipham Rinpoche’s prayer recorded by artists with a creative passion for making contemporary Buddhist media