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Buddha Buzz Weekly: Dalai Lama and Karmapa Issue Messages of Hope

His Holiness the Dalai Lama and one of the claimants to title of 17th Karmapa address coronavirus fears, “ghosts” protect Indonesians from the virus, and practitioners create a Buddhist bingo game to pass the time during quarantine. Tricycle looks back at the events of this week in the Buddhist world.

By Emily DeMaioNewton and Karen Jensen

Apr 18, 2020

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Buddha Buzz Weekly: Dharma Relief Raises Money for US Hospitals

Buddhists fundraise for hospital supplies, Dalai Lama issues statement on coronavirus, and a new website hopes to make compassion contagious. Tricycle looks back at the events of this week in the Buddhist world.

By Emily DeMaioNewton and Karen Jensen

Apr 04, 2020

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Buddha Buzz Weekly: Coronavirus Update

Buddhists continue to respond to the deadly coronavirus outbreak, the Dalai Lama commemorates 80 years as Tibet’s spiritual leader, and California formally apologizes for the internment of Japanese Americans during WWII. Tricycle looks back at the events of this week in the Buddhist world.

By Karen Jensen

Feb 29, 2020

Buddha Buzz Weekly: Uighurs Face Forced Sterilization

The Uighur population faces what experts call “demographic genocide,” Bodhgaya hotels ban Chinese pilgrims, and there’s a new “pay what you can” mindfulness resource for caregivers and families. Tricycle looks back at the events of this week in the Buddhist world.

Jul 04, 2020

Material and Spiritual Balance

A central concern of Won Buddhism, one of only a few forms of Buddhism founded since industrialization, is finding the balance between our material and spiritual lives. Dr. Bokin Kim, a Won minister and President of the Won Institute Of Graduate Studies, offers teachings from her tradition.

Jul 2020