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‘Beats and Buddhas’: A New Exhibit Features Art from Allen Ginsberg and Gonkar Gyatso
Both artists use humor and irony to explore the intersection of the mundane and the spiritual.

The Myth of Separation
Tara Brach and Konda Mason on plant-based eating

How Death Gives Meaning to Our Lives
In her new book, Alive Until You’re Dead, Susan Moon helps us confront our fears around death and shows us why we should be grateful for our own mortality.

“Currents and Countercurrents in Sinitic Buddhism” Conference Celebrates the Career of Dr. Robert E. Buswell Jr.
The two-day event marks the retirement of the Distinguished Professor of Buddhist Studies in the UCLA Department of Asian Languages and Cultures

New Exhibit Tells Life Story of Tibetan Contemporary Artist Rabkar Wangchuk
Mystery of Life is the artist’s first solo exhibit

Kickstarter Campaign Raises Funds for Anthology and Documentary Honoring Red Pine, the Translator of Chinese Poetry and Buddhist Texts
The collection of poems and film will come out next spring.

For the Second Year in a Row, the White House Celebrates Vesak
Leaders from the three Buddhist traditions gathered for prayers and candle-lighting.

Climate Activist Wynn Bruce’s Self-Immolation Raises Questions Within and Beyond the Buddhist Community
The practicing Buddhist set fire to himself in an apparent protest of climate change. Plus, Myanmar’s military sentences Aung San Suu Kyi to five more years in prison and kills civilians, including a Buddhist monk.

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