In our Weekend Reader newsletter, Lion’s Roar’s Andrea Miller shares her transformative experience on pilgrimage in India.
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
Andrea Miller visits the ruins of Nalanda, the great university where much of what we know today as Buddhism was developed.
Ancient Buddhist city of Bagan added to UNESCO World Heritage List
Bagan, in Maynmar, is one of 29 sites added to UNESCO’s list this year.
The Handprint Left Behind
A young monk in Nepal practiced so many prostrations that he left his handprint pressed into a mat. Vanessa Sasson can’t forget him.
The Joy of a Long Walk
Each Friday, we share three topical longreads in our Weekend Reader newsletter. This week, LionsRoar.com editor Sam Littlefair thinks about the practice of walking.
How to Be Equanimous in a Racialized World
In a tense moment on a full plane, Ruth King gets a glimpse of the inner strength of equanimity.
The Buddha Was Here
On a pilgrimage to India, Andrea Miller connects with the flesh-and-blood Buddha, who lived, reached enlightenment, and taught in these very places.
Heat maps illustrate the sacred routes of Buddhist pilgrims
In Strava’s heat maps, the devotional movements of tired pilgrims become blazing symbols of sacred geography.
Realistic Travel Tips for Unreal Destinations
Alexander Weinstein’s “The Lost Traveler’s Tour Guide” comprises a collection of tour guide entries for fictional fantastical destinations. In this excerpt, Weinstein offers advice enjoying your time in the exotic locales of Bhodur, Bent, and Luxore.