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Trike Daily History & Philosophy

The Aunt with a Grandmotherly Mind

On the maternal love and power of Mahapajapati, the Buddha’s stepmother

By Pamela Weiss

Dec 04, 2020

Trike Daily Society & Environment

This Is Abuse

Two former Rigpa students recall the abusive behavior of their teacher and the moment they realized it was not “crazy wisdom.”

By Damcho Dyson and Tahlia Newland

Jul 15, 2019

Sakyadhita International Association of Buddhist Women Holds First Post-#MeToo Conference

Over 800 nuns and laywomen from around the world gather for the biennial meeting to discuss injustices affecting female practitioners.

By Karen Jensen

Jul 15, 2019

Trike DailyHistory & Philosophy

How a Mother Would Tell the Buddha’s Birth Story

A meditation teacher reimagines the birth of Siddhartha Gautama from Queen Maya’s perspective.

By Anne Cushman

May 10, 2019

Honoring Buddhist Women on International Women’s Day

Five stories from Tricycle’s archives that shine a light on the achievements and struggles of Buddhist women

By Tricycle

Mar 07, 2018

Trike DailySociety & Environment

Kung Fu Nuns Planning to Teach Hundreds of Himalayan Women Self-Defense

These active Buddhist nuns are helping women in India and Nepal to empower themselves through martial arts.

By Wendy Biddlecombe Agsar

Aug 07, 2017

Trike DailyMeditation & Practice

Photos from the 15th Sakyadhita International Conference on Buddhist Women

The conference was started in 1987 as a way to unite Buddhist women from different countries and traditions and reduce gender injustice.

By Lyudmila Klasanova, Olivier Adam

Jul 23, 2017

Five Tricycle Stories to Celebrate Mother’s Day

This Mother’s Day, we practice learning to see all beings as our mother in order to shift toward a kinder way of being.

By Marie Scarles

May 12, 2017

Three Forgotten Stories About The Buddha’s Mother

How obscure stories about Maya can help us untangle the misogynistic knots from Buddhism’s past.

By Wendy Garling

May 12, 2017

Trike Daily

Daily wisdom, teachings & critique

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Meet the Brooklyn Librarian Whose Tibetan-English Storytime Went Viral

Tenzin Kalsang’s pandemic-driven online storytime reached families as far as Australia and India

Tenzin Kalsang in conversation with Alison Spiegel

Aug 04, 2021

Magazine

The Buddhist Review

Stepping Back onto the Silk Road

An ambitious retrospective lets us view China’s ancient network of Buddhist caves at Dunhuang through the lenses of pioneering photographers James and Lucy Lo.

By Julia Hirsch

Fall 2021

Dharma Talks

Video teachings and discussions with contemporary Buddhist teachers

The Steadying Power of Patience

Patience, one of Buddhism’s ten paramis (perfections), is a steadying force that supports us during times of trial and stress. Insight Meditation teacher Dawn Scott explains how to cultivate this noble and essential attribute and how it can reveal a wealth of meaning in everyday experiences.

Dawn Scott

Jul 2021

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