What If Buddhists Engaged AI as Part of Practice?

Deborah McGlauflin offers a dharma-grounded reflection on how our everyday interactions with AI can shape its moral and emotional tone. Drawing on her experience with a custom chatbot named Skywalker, she invites us to treat digital dialogue as a form of mindful speech and karmic imprint

Deborah McGlauflin

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.

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Deep Dive

The Art and Practice of Dharma Translation

This Buddhadharma Deep Dive focuses on the invaluable work of those people and organizations who devote themselves to the translation and publication of Buddhist texts: Who are they? How do they do what they do? Gain a new appreciation for the dharma, via those who help bring it life anew for all. Featuring Estafania Duque, Bhikkhu Bodhi, Elizabeth Callahan, Francisca Cho, Larry Mermelstein, and more.

Forum: Milestones and Dilemmas

Bhikkhu Bodhi, Sarah Harding, and T. Griffith Foulk reflect on the state of Buddhist translation and the challenges and opportunities ahead.

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Journeys: Found in Translation

Danny Fisher reflects on how important learning scriptural languages like Pali has been for engaging his Buddhist practice.

Danny Fisher

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Pulling Strings

Sangye Khandro fondly remembers translating for Thinley Norbu Rinpoche, a quintessential Dzogchen master of modern times.

Sangye Khandro

Translation, Transmission, and the Act of Surrender

Cinthia Font and Lama Karma Yeshe Chodron, share not only the place the translator holds in the transmission of the dharma, but also how it feels to sit in that seat and hold that responsibility.

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How Learning Tibetan Changed the Way I Think

Translator Estefania Duque shares her journey studying Tibetan, revealing how language shapes the mind, influences perspective, and offers spiritual inspiration.

Estefania Duque

Forum: Translating the Dharma

A roundtable discussion with Bhikkhu Bodhi, Elizabeth Callahan, Francisca Cho and Larry Mermelstein on translating the Dharma.

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Khyentse Vision Project & the Future of Buddhist Translation

Khyentse Vision Project executive director Dolma Gunther talks about how the Project contributes to the world of dharma translation, the launch of its new reading room, and the importance of translating Khyentse Wangpo’s works for modern practitioners.

Exploring AI and Buddhism: A Conversation with Khyentse Vision Project

Buddhadharma’s Mariana Restrepo interviewed KVP’s Dolma Gunther, Casey Forgues, and Zack Beer about AI’s impact on Buddhism and its significance for translators and practitioners.

Mariana Restrepo

Embodying the Sacred: Charya Nritya, the Sacred Dance of Nepal’s Newar Vajrayana Buddhist Tradition

While in Nepal, Buddhadharma deputy editor Mariana Restrepo met with Punya Sagara, a devoted practitioner of Charya Nritya, to explore how this meditative practice endures as both a spiritual path and a living cultural heritage.

Mariana Restrepo

Establishing Theravada Buddhism in Cuba

Marajina Bhikkhuni talks about her path to monastic life, her work to help the Theravada tradition take root in Cuba, and the inspiring growth of dharma communities across Latin America.

Mariana Restrepo & Marajina Bhikkhuni

Ask the Teachers
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You’ll find these and much more on the Lion’s Roar YouTube channel.

Not A Compromise: Bridging Latinx Culture and Dharma

Sanathavihari Bhikkhu and Carlo Carranza speak with Buddhadharma’s Mariana Restrepo about the evolving presence of Buddhism in Latinx communities, exploring the unique intersections of culture, language, and lineage in sharing the dharma.

Mariana Restrepo, Carlo Carranza, Sanathavihari Bhikkhu

Catch a Glimpse of “Blessings: The Tsoknyi Nangchen Nuns of Tibet”

Watch an exclusive clip from the original documentary, now being screened and appreciated anew.

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Buddhism A–Z

Learn all about key Buddhist terms, concepts, and traditions in our in-depth glossary — perfect for beginners and committed dharma practitioners alike.