Familiar Symbols
Deciphering Squeak Carnwath’s abstract oil paintings, dotted with buddhas, letters, and colorful grids
Amanda Lim Patton
Amanda Lim Patton is Tricycle's associate web editor.
A New Weekly Series on Epigraphy Explores the Lives of Ancient Buddhist Women
The community-oriented group meets on Fridays to “interpret a bunch of old stones and think about how women lived in history.”
Searching for the Sacred
A new photographic book by Chris Rainier explores the global relationship to the sacred.
A New Monument Addresses the Erasure of Japanese American Incarceration
The Irei: National Monument for the WWII Japanese American Incarceration aims to remember and repair the racial karma of America.
Finding Nirvana in the Classics
In The Dharma Bum’s Guide to Western Literature, meditation teacher Dean Sluyter unveils the dharma lessons within different Western classics
The International Women’s Meditation Center Foundation Honors Outstanding Women in Buddhism
In celebration of International Women’s Day, the award recognizes 20 Buddhist women, including Martine Batchelor and Pamela Ayo Yetunde.
Bhutan Earns First Oscar Nomination for ‘Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom,’ Up for Best International Feature Film This Year
The film was shot entirely on one camera with solar-powered batteries. Plus, a Tibet museum opens in Dharamsala, and Pali Wordle arrives.
Beijing Olympics Commence Despite Protests and Calls for Opening Ceremony Boycott
Activists are pressing the media to cover China’s human rights abuses. Plus, thousands gather for Thich Nhat Hanh’s final memorial service, and Myanmar’s junta arrests protestors marking the one-year anniversary of the military’s coup.
Soka Gakkai International President Daisaku Ikeda Releases 2022 Peace Proposal
The 40th peace proposal from the organization focuses on the pandemic, climate change, and decreasing dependency on nuclear weapons. Plus, memorial ceremonies and tributes continue for Thich Nhat Hanh, and Dzogchen Master Kyabje Dodrupchen Rinpoche passes…
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