Bringing World Peace through the ‘Lotus Sutra’
Through decades of anti-war activism, Nichidatsu Fujii aspired to carry the teachings of Nichiren into the 20th century and realize a pure land on Earth.
Activism
Activism in Buddhism, also called socially engaged Buddhism, applies the dharma and meditation to social justice. Buddhist leaders such as Thich Nhat Hanh have helped to make socially engaged Buddhism widespread. Read articles on how dharma can inform social action by Buddhist activists, meditation teachers, and scholars.
What Do Buddhists Think of Fort Worth’s “Walk for Peace” Monks?
Teachers respond to the viral cross-country trek.
Silent Underground
A twelve-hour meditation protest on the London Underground
Reimagining the Story of Citizenship
Journalist Daisy Hernández discusses how she brings her Buddhist practice to bear on conversations about citizenship and what it means to be an American.
Karma as Active Resistance
A philosopher argues that karma is an exercise of agency that fuels Buddhist social engagement.
Faith Leaders Unite for Call to Action in Minneapolis
A social worker and Zen practitioner reports from the January 23 “ICE Out of Minnesota” general strike and day of action.
What Do Buddhists Think of Fort Worth’s “Walk for Peace” Monks?
Three months into the historic journey, Tricycle talks with teachers and authors about the significance of Walk for Peace 2026.
The Afterlife of Japanese American Wartime Incarceration
Poet Brandon Shimoda explores the ongoing legacies of the US government’s mass incarceration of Japanese immigrants and Japanese Americans during World War II.
Being a ‘Bad’ Buddhist
Scholar Sharon A. Suh discusses why she describes herself as a “bad Buddhist,” as well as what she’s learned from bell hooks about love as an action to end domination.
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