An extraordinary statuette from Afghanistan’s Gandhara region depicts a serene, gentle nun now in an Italian museum: the Nun of Milan
Raymond Lam
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
Manjushri’s Bodhisattva presence on Huangshan
Huangshan is one of China’s most celebrated environmental and tourist locations, but also has long been associated with Manjushri, the bodhisattva of wisdom
The International Dunhuang Programme celebrates 30 years of peerless research on the Dunhuang Heritage
The IDP is concluding its 30th anniversary with a litany of major accomplishments in 2024, and hosting a Silk Road symposium in February 2025
Martial Arts and Kinetic Meditation: Combat for the Dharma
Martial arts is a kinetic form of meditation that refines the human being and the Buddhist devotee