buddhism and technology

Do I Really Need This? A Bluetooth Mala

Leap Beads, a new product from Acer, counts how many mantras you recite so that you don’t have to.

By Lauren Krauze

Winter 2018

Magazine Society & Environment

The Grottoes Go High-Tech

The Yungang Grottoes, one of Chinese Buddhism’s most famous World Heritage sites, have been recreated via 3D-printing.

By Gabriel Lefferts

Summer 2018

person wearing a virtual reality headset

Trike Daily Meditation & Practice

Can Virtual Reality Help You Reach Enlightenment?

If games that train and transport your mind are cheating, then so are vast swaths of the Buddhist tradition, according to this meditation teacher.

By Dr. Jay Michaelson

Jul 20, 2017

Trike DailySociety & Environment

Buddhify Your Android Phone

Apps that tap into mindfulness may be promising “liberation at the price of a new attachment.”

By John Tresch

Dec 04, 2015

Special Section: Buddhism & Technology

This August, Tricycle is teaming up with Buddhist Geeks to explore the interplay of Buddhism and technology. We thought there was no better way to prepare for the event than to feature a series of articles exploring the impact of technology on our perceptions of Buddhist art, history, and practice. We begin the section with […]

By Tricycle

Summer 2013

MagazineArts & Culture

The Buddhist Geek

An interview with digital innovator Vincent Horn

By Tricycle, Artwork by Adrián Navarro

Summer 2013

MagazineArts & Culture

My Technology, My Self

When we talk about technology, aren’t we really talking about ourselves?

By Richard Eskow

Summer 2013

All the President's Meng: Chade-Meng Tan with Barack Obama, John McCain, Al Gore, and Bill Clinton

MagazineSociety & Environment

Buddha in the Googleplex

The search engine’s “Jolly Good Fellow” brings the dharma to Silicon Valley

By Joan Duncan Oliver

Summer 2009

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