Bodhgaya
While travel remains limited for much of the world, author Paolo Coluzzi transports the reader to Lumbini, Bodhgaya, Sarnath, and Kushinagar through his personal stories and historical context.
Magazine | By the Numbers, Openings
Buddhism by the Numbers: Climate Change and Pilgrimage Sites
The percentage of population growth in Bodhgaya, the cost of a Buddhist tour on the Mahaparinirvan Express, and more data around climate change and Buddhist pilgrimage sites.
Buddha Buzz Weekly: Uighurs Face Forced Sterilization
The Uighur population faces what experts call “demographic genocide,” Bodhgaya hotels ban Chinese pilgrims, and there’s a new “pay what you can” mindfulness resource for caregivers and families. Tricycle looks back at the events of this…
Buddha Buzz Weekly: Buddhists Resist Turning Bodhgaya into Quarantine Site
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…
Magazine | Buddha Buzz, Openings
A Pioneering Buddhist Studies Program Turns 40
The Western Buddhist landscape has been shaped in part by generations of alumni of Antioch University’s study abroad program in Bodhgaya, India.
NewsMagazine | Buddha Buzz, Openings
Bodhi Tree in Need of TLC
The Bodhi tree, which marks the spot where the Buddha is said to have attained enlightenment in Bodhgaya, India, is showing signs of struggle.
Ancient Tradition Gets a New Look
Matthew Gindin reviews Hyecho's Journey, which explores how major Buddhist pilgrimage sites might have appeared to an 8th-century Korean monk.
Fun Fact Friday
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Where the Buddha Woke Up
Chaos and Enlightenment in Bodhgaya
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