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The Sri Lankan government announces an insurance program specifically for Buddhist monks, Buddhist studies professors participate in a scholar strike, and Sea-Tac airport gets a meditation room. Tricycle looks back at the events of this week in the Buddhist world.
By Emily DeMaioNewton and Karen Jensen
Mongolians protest Chinese language policy in schools, the Rubin Museum makes plans to reopen next weekend, and Wednesday’s full moon marked a special day for many Buddhists. Tricycle looks back at the events of this week in the Buddhist world.
By Emily DeMaioNewton and Karen Jensen
Buddhist monk Shine Waradhammo shows his support for Thailand’s LGBT+ community, a monk in Cambodia falls victim to a government-backed smear campaign on Facebook, and new reports shed light on Rohingya resettlement. Tricycle looks back at the events of this week in the Buddhist world.
By Emily DeMaioNewton and Karen Jensen
Ubasute, the mythical Japanese practice of leaving an older relative to die on a mountain, speaks to society’s troubling attitudes toward aging.
Interview with Edward Drott by Karen Jensen
India bans WeChat, and Bhutanese cab drivers in New York City turn to archery to cope with the pandemic. Tricycle looks back at the events of this week in the Buddhist world.
By Emily DeMaioNewton and Karen Jensen
A Buddhist monk accused of hate crimes against Muslims is elected to Sri Lanka’s parliament, the New York Insight Meditation Center lands deal to save its Chelsea location, and Ama Adhe, a beloved icon of Tibetan resistance, dies. Tricycle looks back at the events of this week in the Buddhist world.
By Emily DeMaioNewton and Karen Jensen
Tricycle remembers Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhipala, C. W. “Sandy” Huntington, Jr., and Steven D. Goodman.
By Emily DeMaioNewton and Karen Jensen
Buddhists feed into macaque mayhem in Thailand, the first Buddhist nun is elected as an Election Commissioner, and the Rubin Museum promises free admission for healthcare workers. Tricycle looks back at the events of this week in the Buddhist world.
By Emily DeMaioNewton and Karen Jensen
News outlets observe stunning numbers in the fight against the coronavirus in Southeast Asia, a monk in North Carolina is killed by a gunshot wound, and a temple in Tokyo helps struggling Vietnamese workers. Tricycle looks back at the events of this week in the Buddhist world.
By Emily DeMaioNewton and Karen Jensen
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