The Sheriff's Department in Larimer County, Colorado, has confirmed that it is investigating possible criminal [...]
Don’t let Aung San Suu Kyi off the hook for her role in the Myanmar genocide
Last week, a prominent Buddhist teacher defended Aung San Suu Kyi, the Buddhist Nobel Peace Prize laureate and [...]
New Buddhist app launches with focus on social justice
Founder Ravi Mishra hopes his new app, Awaken, will help meditators examine social issues. A new Buddhist app [...]
Arts & Culture
The Hungry Ghosts of “Mad Men”
In the November 2018 issue of Lion's Roar, eight meditators discuss Buddhist themes in their favorite TV [...]
The Story Behind Tibet’s National Football Team, in Comic Form
In his graphic novel, Dreams in Thin Air, Michael Nybrandt explains how he started the Tibet National Football [...]
Buddhist News
Buddhist elected as chair of US commission on international religious freedom
In June, Tenzin Dorjee was unanimously elected as chair of the commission. Tenzin Dorjee, a Tibetan Buddhist [...]
Shambhala New York to close due to lack of funds; plans to relocate
After 23 years, the meditation center has plans to move into a smaller space. According to interim [...]
Current Events
A Beginner’s Mind for Business
The classic Zen concept of "beginner's mind" is finding popularity in American business circles. Minh Do looks [...]
Lessons from a Wildfire
When his community’s beloved retreat center burned to the ground, Anam Thubten took it as a teaching on [...]
Reviews
Buddhadharma Book Briefs for Winter 2018
The second-century Indian Buddhist philosopher Nagarjuna had it out for anyone addicted to logic. He [...]
Lion’s Roar Staff’s Favorite Buddhist Books of 2018
Lion’s Roar staff members look back at 2018 and choose their favorite Buddhist book of the year. Andrew [...]
Teachers & Centers
It Takes a Village Zendo: Roshi Pat Enkyo O’Hara’s Search for Connection
A lifelong outsider, Roshi Pat Enkyo O’Hara leads a warm and engaged Zen community in New York’s Greenwich [...]
Kathok Getse Rinpoche, head of Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism, dies at 64
Kathok Getse Rinpoche, the seventh head of the Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism, has died, Tibet Sun [...]
