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Sinhalese-Buddhist nationalist Gotabaya Rajapaksa elected president of Sri Lanka, the pope meets with Thailand’s supreme Buddhist patriarch, and rival Karmapas co-author a prayer. Tricycle looks back at the events of this week in the Buddhist world.
By Karen Jensen
Thich Tri Quang, a Buddhist political dissident during the Vietnam War dies, Myanmar court grants bail for detained anti-nationalist monk, and a Thai festival improves its trash problem. Tricycle looks back at the events of this week in the Buddhist world.
By Karen Jensen
A ceremony encourages Japanese workers to take a break, an LGBTQIA+ Buddhist group launches in Australia, and a Buddhist inmate’s execution is delayed for the second time. Tricycle looks back at the events of this week in the Buddhist world.
By Karen Jensen and Matthew Abrahams
Dalai Lama questions his office’s role in politics, Taiwanese group helps dalit conversions, and a gamer builds a brick Buddha. Tricycle looks back at the events of this week in the Buddhist world.
By Karen Jensen and Matthew Abrahams
In Oprah interview, Buddhist nun Pema Chödrön discusses sex abuse at Shambhala International, an ancient Buddhist stupa in India collapses, and mindful congressman Tim Ryan drops out of presidential race. Tricycle looks back at.
By Karen Jensen and Matthew Abrahams
Nonagenarian Thich Nhat Hanh celebrates a birthday, extradition treaty between China and Nepal is left unsigned, and a museum in Afghanistan restores Buddhist artifacts. Tricycle looks back at the events of this week in.
By Karen Jensen
Ladakh NGOs launch environmental project after reports of rapidly melting glaciers, Extinction Rebellion leads a meditation in New York City, and extraterrestrials teach the dharma to Thai followers. Tricycle looks back at the events.
By Karen Jensen
Several Buddhists are among 2019 MacArthur “genius” fellows, thieves target the oldest Buddhist temple in Hawaii, and AOC eats some momos. Tricycle looks back at the events of this week in the Buddhist world.
By Karen Jensen and Matthew Abrahams
Disciples to mummify Tibetan Buddhist believed to be meditating beyond death, Buddhists ignore court order against cremation at Hindu temple in Sri Lanka, and the Dalai Lama applauds the climate strike. Tricycle looks back.
By Karen Jensen