
Joan Duncan Oliver
Joan Duncan Oliver is a Tricycle contributing editor and the author most recently of Buddhism: An Introduction to the Buddha’s Life, Teachings, and Practices (the Essential Wisdom Library).

For more than half a century, scholar, Buddhist, ecologist, and "awake activist" Joanna Macy, PhD, worked tirelessly for personal, social, and planetary transformation.

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Love, Thay
Who knew Thich Nhat Hanh was a prolific correspondent?

Choeje Ayang Rinpoche, a Preeminent Tibetan Buddhist Phowa Master, Has Died
A holder of both Drikung Kagyu and Nyingma lineages, the late lama established numerous monasteries and was widely considered to be the foremost phowa master of his generation.

The Art of Impermanence
With luminous artwork, Miya Ando chronicles the passage of time

Renowned Buddhist Scholar Jeffrey Hopkins, Professor Emeritus at the University of Virginia, Has Died
His groundbreaking Tibetan Buddhism PhD program graduated many of the most esteemed academics in the field today.

Visions of a Cultural Shift
Past and present, dreams and reality comingle in Baatarzorig Batjargal’s art, as he chronicles Mongolia’s transition from a nomadic culture to oppressive Soviet regime to democracy and global consumerism.

Engaged Buddhism Has Lost One of Its Preeminent Leaders
Dr. A. T. Ariyaratne, founder of the Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement in Sri Lanka, has died.

Tulku Thondup, the Widely Admired Nyingma Scholar and Teacher, Has Died
He was among the last of the masters in the West trained by the great lineage holders of Tibet.

Jules Shuzen Harris Roshi, Founder of the Soji Zen Center in Pennsylvania, Has Died
Psychotherapist, black belt martial artist, and dedicated dharma teacher, Roshi Shuzen married traditional Buddhist practice and modern Western psychology to offer support for navigating the pressures of life today.

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