The Central Monastic Body of Bhutan celebrated Vesak across Asia, marking the festivities at Bangkok and Kuenselphodrang, Thimphu
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Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche discusses recent sangha scandals in personally addressed letter
In a letter, Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche urges a bigger perspective on scandals dogging Buddhist monastics
Sangay Dorji’s Dhammadhuta award is evidence of his increasingly non-sectarian reach
Bhutanese Buddhist leader Sangay Dorji is recognized as a Dharma leader by a Theravada Buddhist country
Indian PM Narendra Modi is on a flurry of Buddhist diplomacy
India’s leader’s recent foreign tour is a one-two punch for Buddhist diplomacy in Thailand and Sri Lanka
Declaration of the Hindu-Buddhist Summit: A Vision for the 21st Century
This year’s Samvad IV carried the theme of an Asian century of Dharma values amidst rapid global change
A Reflection on 2024’s UN Vesak Celebration in Thailand
Ven. Aphichet Somkamsri discusses the 19th UN Day of Vesak Celebration 2024, “The Buddhist Way of Building Trust and Solidarity”
From tradition to transformation: 150 years of Indo-Thai friendship amid the bhikkhuni renaissance
Mayura Saavi celebrates how 150 years of bilateral ties between India and Thailand have resulted in a milestone training event for male and female monastics
The Illusion of Stability by WAL: A new, challenging and provocative Thai art exhibition by the Bangkok river
Adele Tomlin reviews WAL’s first solo exhibition and unpacks the artworks’ many themes surrounding social critique, death, fragility, women, and more
Eye on Southeast Asia: Supporting Buddhist Studies – Thailand’s International Buddhist College (IBC)
IBC is one of Southeast Asia’s premier Buddhist Studies institutions and is open for enrolments in the coming academic year of 2024-25
Buddhist values as liberating strategy
Working toward a new Buddha-era of mass awakening across the spectrum of the human experience, from gender to culture to policy