The Light of Buddhadharma International Foundation’s 3rd Guru Padmasambhava Monlam will take place from 28 December 2026 to 5 January 2027
Rebecca Wong
The Buddha’s First Turning of the Wheel
How the Buddha’s First Turning of the Wheel – embodied by the great stupa and the deer flocks at Sarnath – transformed my practice
Ani Choying’s Pilgrimage at Mount Kailash
Rebecca Wong tracks the singer-songwriter Buddhist nun’s journey to Mount Kailash, and the significance of her circumambulation
Champion Skier Eileen Gu Urges Self-Understanding During Visit to Hong Kong
The Olympic freestyle skier and model offered advice to BDG during the Shangri-La Stanley International Dragon Boat Championships
Mandala Walker: A Pilgrim’s Journey Across Three Stupas, and Bhutan’s Upcoming Miracle
Exploring some of the great stupas in Buddhist tradition, and celebrating a new landmark to come in Gelephu Mindfulness City
Crimson Procession brings Blessings, as Bhutan’s Central Monastic Body returns to Summer Seat
The Central Monastic Body had just concluded its winter stay at Punakha Dzong and is now in Thimphu to begin six months of sacred rites
Path to Buddha Nature: Tai Situpa’s May 2026 Mahamudra Retreat and the Essence of the Great Seal
Tergar Osel Ling Monastery is conducting a 20-day retreat under the guidance of HH the Tai Situpa, focusing on the Mahamudra
The Full Circle of Shambhala: From Qing Imperialism to Bhutan’s Peaceful Kingdom
Rebecca Wong looks at how the Kalachakra has been a point of politics for Eurasian empires, and how the Qing emperors harnessed its power
Marpa and Milarepa: The Duo that Forged Tibetan Buddhism’s Legacy
The Parinirvana dates of Marpa and Milarepa – two of Tibetan Buddhism’s most important guru-disciple pairs – fall in the same month this year
Her Majesty the Gyaltsuen Leads Inaugural Ceremony for Kurukulle Centre at Gelephu Mindfulness City
Her Majesty the Queen of Bhutan led a consecration ceremony at a center that will be presided over by Gangteng Tulku Rinpoche