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Can Wisdom Traditions Be Colonized?

by Vaishali Mamgain| October 30, 2020

Can Wisdom Traditions Be Colonized?

“To whom does the dharma belong?” asks Vaishali Mamgain, Ph.D, as she explores the ways colonization and white supremacy have appropriated the dharma and other wisdom traditions.

Where the Buddha’s Lessons Began

by Ryan N. Fitzpatrick| May 21, 2020

Where the Buddha’s Lessons Began

On a backpacking trip through Nepal and Ladakh, Ryan Fitzpatrick encountered his fair share of expectations, attachments, and obstacles. Though none of us are traveling right now, here he shares what we can learn when we do.

How Buddhist monks in Ladakh are fighting climate change

by Eben Yonnetti| February 11, 2020

How Buddhist monks in Ladakh are fighting climate change

Buddhist monks in the Himalayas are taking action against climate change, inspired by their devotion to His Holiness Kyabgön Chetsang Rinpoche. Eben Yonnetti reports.

Yeshe Dhonden, famed Tibetan doctor and physician to Dalai Lama, dies at age 93

by Sam Littlefair| November 29, 2019

Yeshe Dhonden, famed Tibetan doctor and physician to Dalai Lama, dies at age 93

Yeshe Dhonden, the foremost Tibetan doctor in the world, died on November 26. He was 93.

Dalai Lama suggests ending Tibetan reincarnation system

by Sam Littlefair| October 28, 2019

Dalai Lama suggests ending Tibetan reincarnation system

The Dalai Lama said that the Tibetan Buddhist system of recognizing reincarnate Buddhist teachers “may have had its day.”

India creates its first Buddhist-majority state, provoking diplomatic conflicts

by Sam Littlefair| August 8, 2019

India creates its first Buddhist-majority state, provoking diplomatic conflicts

On Tuesday, Indian lawmakers made significant administrative changes to the contested region of Kashmir, India.

The Power of Pilgrimage

by Andrea Miller| July 19, 2019

The Power of Pilgrimage

In our Weekend Reader newsletter, Lion’s Roar’s Andrea Miller shares her transformative experience on pilgrimage in India.

Only Nirvana Is More Beautiful

by Andrea Miller| July 18, 2019

Only Nirvana Is More Beautiful

Andrea Miller visits the ancient artistic wonder in India known as the Ajanta Caves.

The Dharma Was Built on These Bricks

by Andrea Miller| July 18, 2019

The Dharma Was Built on These Bricks

Andrea Miller visits the ruins of Nalanda, the great university where much of what we know today as Buddhism was developed.

What Is Bodhgaya?

by Lion's Roar Staff| December 26, 2018

What Is Bodhgaya?

Bodhgaya, a small town in the northern Indian state of Bihar, is where Siddhartha sat under a tree 2,600 years ago and reached enlightenment.

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