Cold Hard Truth
A new film follows thousands of nuns on winter retreat in the mountains.
Julia Hirsch
Julia Hirsch is a PhD student in Religious Studies at Stanford University, where she focuses on Buddhist material religion. She earned her MA in the History of Art and Archaeology: Religious Arts of Asia from SOAS University of London and is a Tricycle contributing editor.
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.
CultureMagazine | Books, Openings
What We’re Reading
The latest in Buddhist publishing
Bringing Hungry Ghosts Out of Hiding
What the most wretched beings of the Buddhist cosmos can teach us about greed, suffering, and the dharma
A Buddhist Book of Spells
Scholar Sam van Schaik discusses Buddhist Magic and the disappearing act around the dharma’s supernatural history. (Plus, six Buddhist enchantments for curious practitioners.)
Finding Power in Peril
Take a moment to learn about the unruly spirits that haunt our lands, bodies, and minds—and how to work with them.
CultureMagazine | Openings, The Buddhist Traveler In
The Buddhist Traveler in Kathmandu
An insider’s guide to Nepal’s iconic Buddhist sites, plus hidden treasures you shouldn’t miss
The Buddha’s Words Open Up Ancient Worlds at the British Library
A new exhibition draws on a massive collection of rare texts and early printed works to trace the dharma throughout the ages.
Directors on the Diaspora
Ritu Sarin and Sonam Tenzing, the filmmakers of The Sweet Requiem, discuss Tibetan exile and collective trauma.
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