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A Nation in Flux

A Burmese artist reminds us that the past and the present are not so separate.

Photography by Nge Lay, interview by Joe Freeman

Summer 2021

Forging On

Buryat artist Dashi Namdakov crafts sculptures that reflect his Buddhist and shamanistic heritage.

By Eliza Rockefeller

Spring 2021

Beyond Shangri-la

Foreign photographers have shaped the Western images of Tibet. Now Tibetans are taking control of the camera.

An interview with Clare Harris by Ann Tashi Slater

Winter 2020

A mass of hands painted in the traditional Tibetan style by Tsherin Sherpa

Spirits in Exile

Classically trained painter Tsherin Sherpa envisions the survival of a displaced Tibetan tradition.

By Emily DeMaioNewton

Fall 2019

Woodblock print of The Giant Twelfth- Century Warrior-Priest Benkei Attacking Young Yoshitsune for His Sword on the Gojo Bridge by Yoshitoshi

Anime’s Ancestor

The work of Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, Japan’s last woodblock master, documented the nation’s turbulent transition into the modern era.

By Gabriel Lefferts

Summer 2019

A Martial Arts Ballet

Shaolin monks kick, flip, and dance in a performance both timeless and contemporary.

By Emma Varvaloucas, Choreographed by Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui

Spring 2019

His Holiness: A Life

The 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, through the lens of India’s premier photographer

Photographs by Raghu Rai

Winter 2018

Portfolio: Mayumi Oda

A selection of artworks by “the Matisse of Japan”

By Mayumi Oda

Spring 2018

Larung Gar Five Sciences Buddhist Academy

One of the largest and most influential Tibetan Buddhist academies in the world

By Tricycle

Winter 2013

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A Matter of Life and Death

Thoughts on a classic text about dying and duality from a late Zen teacher

Adapted from a talk by Sojun Mel Weitsman, edited by Hozan Alan Senauke

Summer 2021

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The Threefold Practice of Won Buddhism

In Won Buddhism, the threefold practice—absorption, inquiry, and making mindful choices—maps out the path to spiritual freedom. Rev. Grace Song describes how these principles work together to help us develop a more balanced practice that puts Buddhist wisdom into action in our daily lives.

Rev. Grace Song

Jun 2021

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