‘The Robe and the Sword’
Journalist, writer, and activist Sonia Faleiro on the role of colonialism in countries grappling with religious extremism
Books
Want to read more books about Buddhism? Explore the best Buddhist books for beginners as well as books for practitioners of any experience level. Peruse book excerpts and book reviews, catch up on the latest in Buddhist publishing, and find out what the Tricycle editors are reading.
The Buddha of Yasnaya Polyana
Looking back at the Buddhist leanings and spiritual scavenging of Leo Tolstoy
US Poet Laureate Ada Limón on the Practice of Startlement
Poet Ada Limón discusses how poetry can help us decenter ourselves and foster curiosity and connection.
Revisiting the Story of the Buddha’s Life
Scholar Donald S. Lopez Jr. lays out a “remythologized” account of the story of the Buddha, highlighting the supernatural elements of his life.
Traveling in Bardo
Writer Ann Tashi Slater discusses the transformative power of between-states and how The Tibetan Book of the Dead can help us live more fully.
Ethical Living in Uncertain Times
Stephen Batchelor discusses what the Buddha and Socrates can teach us about leading just and dignified lives in an unstable, contingent world.
Writing in Exile
Writer and translator Bhuchung D. Sonam discusses why he views writing as an act of resistance—and how literature can help hold and build the idea of Tibet.
IdeasMagazine | Openings, Podcasts
Facing Unreality
An excerpt of a conversation between Ocean Vuong and Tricycle’s editor-in-chief, James Shaheen
CultureMagazine | Book Reviews, Books
Voice for the Voiceless
The Dalai Lama’s new book offers a searing political account of Tibet’s fate—and a vision of compassion-based resistance.
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