Exploring the esoteric power of the Chengde Mountain Resort and its Eight Outer Temples with Laurence Brahm
Treasure Caretaker programs running in Kathmandu this September
Treasure Caretaker Training is holding a series of events on conserving contemporary paubha, thangka, and other Nepalese artworks from 17 to 26 September
Avalokiteshvara’s Thousand-Armed Reach in Puning Temple
In both the Qianlong reign and today’s China, Puning Temple is the most important Buddhist institution in Chengde
The Sino-Tibetan Legacy of Unity at Xumi Fushou Temple, Chengde
Xumi Fushou Temple in the Mountain Resort of Chengde is the crucible of the Qing’s great project of Tibetan unity, and by extension, modern China’s
Taking Refuge in the Three Treasures: Buddhist dynamism and vibrancy in China
China’s Buddhist culture is nuanced and subtle, with formal laypeople and non-Buddhists alike making the sangha vibrant and dynamic
The Buddhist cultural complex across Asia: Virtues make a religious person
A Pew Research Center survey of Buddhists in Asia suggests that virtuous actions are an integral part of Buddhist practice
The Buddhist Digital Resource Center’s 25th Anniversary at the Rubin Museum of Art
After 25 years of preserving and digitizing rare and endangered texts, the BDRC is looking ahead to the next quarter century
The Mongolian-Gelug shadow over Tibet: Six decades of failed US-Gelug policy
Adele Tomlin offers a definitive analysis of the future of the Tibet-Qinghai Plateau that contextualizes Gelug dominance of Tibetan politics in 60 years of failed US diplomacy and Sino-Gelug impasse
Freedom, predestination, and fate in the characters of Monkey and Lucifer
One of 2024’s biggest video games is replete with Buddhist themes while also raising existential questions about destiny and fate
Tsinghua University’s New Study of Sakya Figures, Doctrine, and Places
A collaboration between the Sakya school and Tsinghua University is ushering in “spiritual civilization” and providing a model for collaboration between temples and universities