The Henry Luce Foundation has awarded a $500,000 grant to the Thich Nhat Hanh Program for Engaged Buddhism at Union Theological Seminary.
Buddhist restorative justice expert sujatha baliga awarded MacArthur “Genius Grant”
Buddhist attorney and restorative justice expert sujatha baliga has been named one of the 2019 fellows of the MacArthur Foundation.
Zen-inspired cartoonist Lynda Barry awarded MacArthur “Genius Grant”
Zen-inspired cartoonist, graphic novelist, and educator Lynda Barry is one of the 2019 fellows of the MacArthur Foundation.
Zen Buddhist poet and novelist Ocean Vuong awarded MacArthur “Genius Grant”
The Vietnamese-American Zen Buddhist poet and novelist Ocean Vuong has been named one of the 2019 fellows of the MacArthur Foundation.
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.
Eve Ensler on Nobel Peace Prize Winner Denis Mukwege
“He moved me to my core,” said the playwright about the Peace Prize Laureate in this 2014 conversation with bell hooks.
How Buddhists Helped ICAN Win the Nobel Peace Prize
The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons logo. Via ICAN on Facebook.The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, partnered with Soka Gakkai International, was recently awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
Three Burmese monks receive World Harmony Awards
Photo via Burma Muslims on Facebook.The Council for a Parliament of the World’s Religions reports that Burmese Buddhist leaders were last week awarded World Harmony Awards