John Snelling

John Snelling (1943–1992) was a Buddhist editor and the author of The Buddhist Handbook (1987) and other works.

Beware the Charismatic Guru

Cultic gurus do not liberate their followers but entrap them.

By John Snelling

Aug 22, 2014

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India to Host Its First Global Buddhist Conference

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will give out an award for the promotion of Buddhist studies. Plus, a Vajryana Monlam is held in the U.S. and the Rubin Museum opens an interactive learning lab. Tricycle looks back at the events of this week in the Buddhist world.

By Alison Spiegel, Amanda Lim Patton, and Daniel Ilan Cohen Thin

Sep 18, 2021

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Stepping Back onto the Silk Road

An ambitious retrospective lets us view China’s ancient network of Buddhist caves at Dunhuang through the lenses of pioneering photographers James and Lucy Lo.

By Julia Hirsch

Fall 2021

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A New Paradigm for Science and Religion

Since the time of Galileo, science and religion have increasingly appeared to be at odds, with religion slowly but surely losing the battle, B. Alan Wallace observes. His series presents a paradigm in which science and religion join together in a spirit of radical empiricism and open-minded, experiential inquiry.

B. Alan Wallace

Sep 2021

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