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US issues new health guidelines specifically for religious groups, Japanese temple expands wedding ceremonies for same-sex couples, and Chinese monasteries offer online merit fields. Tricycle looks back at the events of this week in the Buddhist world.
By Emily DeMaioNewton and Karen Jensen
Monasteries in Bodhgaya, India, request that they not be used as quarantine centers, the coronavirus reaches Rohingya camps, and Tibetan women create a hotline to help people affected by violence during lockdown. Tricycle looks back at the events of this week in the Buddhist world.
By Emily DeMaioNewton and Karen Jensen
Volunteers from a Buddhist temple in Rochester, NY, make over 8,000 face shields, Sri Lankans cremate Buddha statues, and a Tibetan teacher becomes a victim of Facebook identity theft. Tricycle looks back at the events of this week in the Buddhist world.
By Emily DeMaioNewton and Karen Jensen
Buddhists celebrate the Buddha’s birthday (at home), a doctor investigates the role of prayer in healing COVID-19, and the Dalai Lama announces live webcast. Tricycle looks back at the events of this week in the Buddhist world.
By Emily DeMaioNewton and Karen Jensen
Buddhist and other religious leaders pray together from a safe distance in Japan, a translation project offers sutras for emotional resilience, and Thai temples face food shortages. Tricycle looks back at the events of this week in the Buddhist world.
By Emily DeMaioNewton and Karen Jensen
Brooklyn Nets’s DeAndre Jordan among many leaning on mindfulness amid pandemic, a Japanese outfitter prints Heart Sutra masks, and a monk delivers an upbeat message: “Don’t Worry. Be Happy.” Tricycle looks back at the events of this week in the Buddhist world.
By Emily DeMaioNewton and Matthew Abrahams
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
Himalayan mountains become visible as pollution levels in India fall due to coronavirus lockdowns, Arkansas temple sees act of vandalism, and the coronavirus derails citizenship plans for immigrants in the US. Tricycle looks back at the events of this week in the Buddhist world.
By Emily DeMaioNewton and Karen Jensen
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