A Shiite militia leader’s destroyed statue recalls the Buddhas of Bamiyan, blown up 20 years ago. Plus, China calls for assimilation on the 70th anniversary of the invasion of Tibet, and California wildfires cause two Buddhist…

Plans to open-pit mine the ancient city of Mes Aynak in Afghanistan have been put on hold, but the site is still far from safe.

Nonagenarian Thich Nhat Hanh celebrates a birthday, extradition treaty between China and Nepal is left unsigned, and a museum in Afghanistan restores Buddhist artifacts. Tricycle looks back at the events of this week in the Buddhist…

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