Buddhadharma editor Tynette Deveaux introduces the Fall 2019 women’s issue in our Weekend Reader newsletter.
Buddhist-inspired garden in Canada offers parents space to grieve lost pregnancies
The Little Spirits Garden in British Columbia gives parents “spirit houses” to memorialize children lost in miscarriage and stillbirth.
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 Village. Lindsay Kyte profiles one of Buddhism’s leading teachers.
InsightLA to hold first residential meditation retreat for transgender community
“Creating Joy In Community,” the first residential retreat for transgender people, welcomes members of the transgender, gender nonconforming, genderqueer, and non-binary community to join together and cultivate “trans joy.”
Heal the Wounds and Trauma
DaRa Williams, Devin Berry, Noliwe Alexander, and Rosetta Saunders share what they feels is the most helpful message Buddhism can offer in coming decades.
Buddhist teacher Thich Nhat Hanh awarded Luxembourg Peace Prize
Thich Nhat Hanh giving a dharma talk in Vietnam in 2007. Photo by Velcrow Ripper.Famed Zen teacher Thich Nhat Hanh was awarded the prize for “Outstanding Inner Peace.”
Tibetan Buddhist lama Geshe Tashi Tsering receives British Empire Medal
Tibetan Buddhist lama Geshe Tashi Tsering has been recognized on the Queen of England’s Birthday 2019 Honours List.
Buddhist monk Ajahn Brahm named Member of the Order of Australia for work on gender equality
Ajahn Brahm performed the first Theravada nun ordination in Australia and the first in the Thai Forest Tradition.
The Dalai Lama: Women are the Leaders of the Future
In the July 2019 issue of Lion’s Roar, five people share their meaningful moments with the Dalai Lama. Here, Danielle LaPorte recalls her meeting with His Holiness.
Prominent Buddhist nuns urge investigation of Dagri Rinpoche
A group of prominent Buddhist nuns has asked the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (FPMT) to launch an independent, third-party investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct against Tibetan Buddhist teacher Dagri Rinpoche.