An interview with Douglas Woodring, founder and managing director of the Ocean Recovery Alliance, about a new festival to celebrate and protect the world’s largest lake
A New Organization for Buddhist Development in Russia
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The Foundation for the Promotion of Buddhist Education and Research is a Russian non-profit that aims to promote and support Buddhist organizations in education, science, and culture
Eye on Southeast Asia: How Buddhism Wields Influence in Thailand’s Political Life
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How Buddhist ideas of negotiation, power, and patronage influenced this year’s general election in Thailand
Potential Pitfalls for Humanity and Buddhism Amidst AI’s Ascent
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The rapid ascent of AI will pose many philosophical and ethical questions that need urgent answers before humanity can confidently hurl headlong beyond the point of no return
An Indispensable Cultural Export: The International Day of Yoga in Hong Kong, 17 June 2023
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The International Day of Yoga in Hong Kong will be held on 17 June at the picturesque Sun Yat Sen Memorial Park
“Tree & Serpent: Early Buddhist Art in India, 200 BCE–400 CE”
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An landmark exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum in New York will tell the story of Buddhist art’s origins
Cultivating our Inner Landscape
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Diving into the deep possibilities of the feminine, and how it can both heal and be healed for moving toward spiritual maturity
Visions of Vesak at Sheung Shui
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The Ceylon Farm Village in Sheung Shui is a unique Dhamma community of practice established by Hong Kong’s Sri Lankan Buddhists