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Scientists search for the origins of COVID-19 at bat-filled Buddhist grottoes in Thailand, the Indian village where Kamala Harris’s grandfather was born celebrates the inauguration, and a Shingon priest publishes his stunning bug photography. Tricycle looks back at the events of this week in the Buddhist world.
By Emily DeMaioNewton and Karen Jensen
The American Bar Foundation and the University of Chicago sponsor a series of weekly conferences on constitutional studies and Buddhist legal thought, archaeologists discover earliest known female-led monastery, and Japanese temples invest in government bonds. Tricycle looks back at the events of this week in the Buddhist world.
By Emily DeMaioNewton and Karen Jensen
Tibetans in exile vote in the first round of elections for the next president of the Tibetan government-in-exile, Modi proposes a library of Buddhist literature, and why those Dalai Lama guidelines made it into the COVID relief bill. Tricycle looks back at the events of this week in the Buddhist world.
By Emily DeMaioNewton and Karen Jensen
The new COVID-19 stimulus bill affirms the US government’s approach to Dalai Lama’s successor, Black and Buddhist gets a shoutout on NBC News, and a giant headless (buddha?) statue turns up in Southwest China. Tricycle looks back at the events of this week in the Buddhist world.
By Emily DeMaioNewton and Karen Jensen
Vandalism at a Vietnamese Buddhist temple in California is the latest incident of anti-Asian racism in North America, a new survey aims to get the stats on Buddhist chaplains, and Bhutan decriminalizes homosexuality. Tricycle looks back at the events of this week in the Buddhist world.
By Emily DeMaioNewton and Karen Jensen
A monk beatboxes Buddhist sutras, the Soto Zen Buddhist Association Boards calls for the end of the death penalty, and tourism in Bodhgaya remains low due to COVID-19. Tricycle looks back at the events of this week in the Buddhist world.
By Emily DeMaioNewton and Karen Jensen
More people want to become Buddhist chaplains since COVID-19, a Japanese Buddhist nun walks 36 miles to honor Native American lives, and Laurie Anderson’s Songs from the Bardo gets a Grammy nod. Tricycle looks back at the events of this week in the Buddhist world.
By Emily DeMaioNewton and Karen Jensen
“Twitter monk” Haemin Sunim deactivates his Twitter and returns to monastic life after backlash, the UK Charity Commission criticizes Rigpa leaders for failing to protect students from Sogyal Lakar Rinpoche, and a new Tibetan literary journal arrives on the scene. Tricycle looks back at the events of this week in the Buddhist world.
By Emily DeMaioNewton and Karen Jensen
The Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition removes Dagri Rinpoche from its list of teachers after an investigation in sexual misconduct, the murder of a Tibetan woman ignites outrage, and the 84000 Translation Project releases a “sutras for well-being” series. Tricycle looks back at the events of this week in the Buddhist world.
By Emily DeMaioNewton and Karen Jensen