Thich Nhat Hanh’s closest collaborator, Sister Chan Khong, brings us up to date on his health and the future [...]
A Buddhist Chaplain Disrupts Suffering in Rikers Island
No one escapes suffering in Rikers Island. Not prisoners, not staff. Jennifer Keishin Armstrong profiles [...]
10,000 Buddhas and Counting
Inspired by ancient Buddhist artwork on cave walls, Amanda Giacomini set out on a mission to paint 10,000 [...]
Arts & Culture
Interview Crushes
Each Friday, we share three topical longreads in our Weekend Reader newsletter. This week, Lion's Roar [...]
Do You Only Live Once? The Evidence for Rebirth
What happens after you die? That used to be just a religious question, but science is starting to weigh in. [...]
Buddhist News
Kunga Dawa, first Western teacher trained by Trungpa Rinpoche, dies at 78
Buddhist teacher Kunga Dawa, also known as Richard Arthure, died in Colorado on Monday at 78 years old. Dawa [...]
Tsadra Foundation launches online library of translation and transmission conference recordings
The Tsadra Foundation has launched a new website that offers free access to video and audio recordings of [...]
Current Events
The Power of Buddhism
If you ignore power, you ignore powerful Buddhist teachings. Pema Khandro Rinpoche says that Buddhism teaches [...]
Japanese Buddhist priest joins movement to divest from fossil fuels and nuclear power
A Japanese Buddhist priest is trying to encourage Buddhists in Japan to withdraw money from banks that finance [...]
Reviews
Review: “The Day The Buddha Woke Up”
From the July 2018 issue of Lion’s Roar. The Day the Buddha Woke Up By Andrea Miller; artwork by Rima [...]
The Case for Rebirth
Guy Armstrong reviews Rebirth in Early Buddhism and Current Research by Bhikkhu Analayo. An advance look at [...]
Teachers & Centers
What About the Cost of Retreats?
Many Buddhist practitioners can’t afford to go on retreats. Pamela Ayo Yetunde says it’s time we start [...]
Trungram Gyalwa Rinpoche opens $17M wellbeing center in Upstate New York
The 22,000-square-foot center nests on ninety acres of hillside in the Hudson Valley. Dharmakaya, a [...]
