From the Academy: Sutras
Buddhist sutras have been read as philosophy, chanted as ritual, and debated as scripture.
From the Academy
From the Academy is Tricycle's premium monthly newsletter, inspired by Donald S. Lopez Jr.'s original Tricycle column. Developed in collaboration with Tricycle's resident Ho Family Foundation Buddhism Public Scholar, each issue offers a concise, scholarly introduction to a topic in Buddhist thought, history, or practice, with further readings and videos for exploration. Select issues are published here for the wider Tricycle community.
From the Academy: Relics
The proposed sale of the Buddha's relics raises questions that returning them has not settled.
From the Academy: Death
How Buddhist traditions contemplate mortality, confront impermanence, and ritualize the final moment.
From the Academy: Ritual
Innovation and tradition in Buddhist ritual
From the Academy: Treasure Texts
The mysterious texts that shaped Tibetan Buddhism
From the Academy: Unpacking the Abhidharma
Buddhism’s ultimate guide to reality and mind
From the Academy: Diacritics and Translation
The small marks in Buddhist texts and the big questions they raise about translation
From the Academy: Yogacara
Tricycle's premium newsletter explores one of Buddhism's most influential yet least understood schools.
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