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Se publica la traducción al español del libro The Heart of Tibetan Language – Volume 1: El corazón de la lengua tibetana – Volumen 1
«El objetivo principal de esta edición en español es ofrecer a todos los hispanohablantes, independientemente de si conocen el inglés o no, la oportunidad de aprender tibetano y apreciar sus matices sin tener que recurrir a materiales en otros idiomas», afirma la traductora Ana Carla Vergara Calvar.
Philanthropist and patron of contemporary Buddhism Robert H. N. Ho dies, age 93
Lion’s Roar joins our friends and colleagues across the world in reflecting with gratitude upon the life and work of Robert H. N. Ho.
Spanish translation of The Heart of Tibetan Language – Volume 1 released
“The main purpose of this Spanish edition is to offer all Spanish speakers — whether they know English or not — the opportunity to learn Tibetan and appreciate its nuances without relying on materials in other languages," says translator Ana Carla Vergara Calvar.
Self-Care for Liberation
The new book Emergent Dharma (North Atlantic Books) is a ground-breaking collection of Asian American feminist Buddhist voices. In this excerpt, the book’s editor Sharon Suh says Asian American women need to prioritize self-care to liberate themselves from shame culture, stigmatization, and the Model Minority stereotype.
“mitigating dHARMa” site launches to support abuse/spiritual abuse survivors
The professional interfaith chaplain and committed Buddhist practitioner behind the site explains its impetus and structure.
Cómo YouTube está cambiando las peregrinaciones budistas y reescribiendo la historia del budismo
Nikhil Stewart comparte sus descubrimientos al entrevistar a treinta monásticos sobre cómo el vlogging (blogs en formato de video) ha impactado las peregrinaciones budistas, tanto en línea como en la vida real.
The Story of Buddhist Reformer Venerable Ādicca Vamsa
Hein Htet Kyaw offers a profile of a monk, author, and hero of Buddhism deserving of true appreciation.
How YouTube Is Changing Buddhist Pilgrimage and Re-Historicizing Buddhism’s Past
Nikhil Stewart shares what he's learned by interviewing 30 monks about how vlogging (video-blogging) has impacted Buddhist pilgrimage — online, and "IRL."
Why Meditation Alone Can’t Heal Every Wound
Amma Thanasanti asks “the question that won’t go away”: If a dharma teacher has authentic awakening, how could they still be able to cause so much harm?
A Buddhist Response to “Climate Overshoot”
“Catastrophic climate chaos has become a fact," writes Colin H. Simonds. “Once-in-a-generation disasters have become near-yearly events thanks to anthropogenic climate change. In the midst of these effects of our climate overshoot paradigm, what is a Buddhist to do?"
True Dharma Brothers
A snapshot of the special friendship between Larry Rosenberg and Jon Kabat-Zinn — two leading lights of the American vipassana and mindfulness movements — from Madeline Drexler’s introduction to the new Rosenberg book, The World Exists to Set Us Free: Straight-Up Dharma for Living a Life of Awareness. We begin in the early days, after Rosenberg had set aside a successful academic career to dive into dharma and meditation.
Queer Theory Meets Buddhist Non-duality and Emptiness
Read an excerpt from Queer Engaged Buddhism, by Kody Muncaster (Sumeru Books, 2025).
Dhammananda Bhikkhuni Hosts Groundbreaking Conference for Thai Bhikkhuni Sangha
Cindy Rasicot, author of This Fresh Existence: Heart Teachings of Bhikkhuni Dhammananda, shares a report from this historic event.
“Negation After Negation You Attain Liberation”: Shosan with Suzuki Roshi
Sit in on the Q&A session with Shunryu Suzuki Roshi at the end of the second sesshin ever at Tassajara Zen Mountain Center. An excerpt from David Chadwick’s new book, Tassajara Stories.
Diana Mukpo, widow of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, dies
As Trungpa’s partner, Mukpo played an active role in shaping Buddhism’s presence in the English-speaking world.
You Don’t Have to Fear Death — But You Should
In the new book How to Live and Die: The Transformative Power of Meditating on Impermanence (Wisdom Publications), Lama Zopa Rinpoche says death is just a mental construct, but it’s helpful to fear it anyway.
Commentary: Embrace the Queerness of Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha
Transgender Buddhist monastic and social justice worker Ven. Tashi Choedup on Buddha as their teacher, dharma as their guardian, and sangha as their guide.
Dropping Body and Mind
In her new book, Meeting the Myriad Things (Shambhala Publications), American Zen teacher Shinshu Roberts unpacks Dogen’s famed text Genjokoan (“Actualization of Reality”). Here she dives into Dogen’s most quoted teaching.
We’re Not Who You Think We Are
Chenxing Han examines the stereotypes marginalizing Asian American Buddhists and reports on the diversity and depth a new generation of practitioners.
Pure Perception – How Poison Becomes Medicine
This article, part of Mingyur Rinpoche’s new year-long teaching series, Blueprints of Awakening, explores how pure perception and the wisdom of buddhanature can transform even our deepest suffering into a path of liberation.