Pema Chödrön has joined a number of other Buddhist figures in addressing the suffering in Nepal.
The famed Boudanath Stupa was photographed with a massive crack running down its spire on Saturday immediately after the quake. It has since been rumored to have fallen; these rumors are untrue. Buddhist teachers and communities inside and outside Nepal have made use of social media to keep in touch with concerned followers.
Photo by Dr Sheelendra Shakya via BBC.Photo by Dr Sheelendra Shakya via BBC.[Updated May 1 pm EST] On Saturday morning, an earthquake of 7.9 magnitude struck Nepal, causing extensive catastrophic damage. Initial reports from the country’s Ministry of Home Affairs claimed the death toll to be somewhere around 100-150, but these were updated throughout the day, rising to 1,400 and continuing […]
The repression of Tibetan refugees has garnered serious international condemnation this month, including a New York Times editorial.
An 11th-century Buddhist monastery in Nepal is at risk from climate-change-driven flooding, and the US Embassy is stepping in to help.
Photo by Michael Eisenbach.Andrea Miller profiles the Rangjung Yeshe Insitute.
India, Nepal, Bangladesh, and Bhutan have agreed to work together on matters of climate change, an outcome of their Himalayan climate Summit.
Some 400 exiled Tibetans (including 150 monks) in Nepal offered prayers to those Tibetans who have self-immolated in Tibet this year.
This event has raised controversy throughout Nepal, whose government were being asked to give free treatment and compensation to the nun.
On April 4, the World Center for Peace & Unity will open its doors at Lumbini, the birthplace of the Buddha.
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