Did the Buddha Really Have a Wife and Son?
Reconsidering the familiar tale we know about the Buddha’s family
Buddhist History
Lost and Found on the Silk Road
What an ancient Kushan coin can teach us about Buddhist history and art.
This Week in Retreat: Questions on Buddha Nature and Ritual
This week in Rita Gross’s ongoing Tricycle Retreat, Buddhist History for Buddhist Practioners, Rita discusses what parts of the Buddhist teachings were unique ideas of the Buddha, as opposed to ideas that already existed in spiritual…
The Power of Solitude, from the Tricycle e-book
One of the articles we’re featuring from 20 Years, 20 Teachings: The Tricycle 20th Anniversary E-Book is “The Power of Solitude,” an interview with teacher of Tibetan Buddhism Reginald Ray. This e-book, which brings together some…
The Three Universal Characteristics of Existence
In Rita Gross’s Tricycle Retreat, “Buddhist History for Buddhist Practitioners,” we have been discussing what aspects of the Buddha’s teachings already existed in the time of the Buddha and what aspects were unique ideas of the…
Tricycle Retreats: Buddhist History for Buddhist Practitioners begins today!
Today we begin teacher and scholar Rita Gross’s Tricycle Retreat, Buddhist History for Buddhist Practitioners. In her opening talk Rita explains, “Buddhist History for Buddhist Practitioners” is a project I have been working on for about…
Coming Soon! Buddhist History for Buddhist Practitioners
In August, Rita Gross will be leading a Tricycle Retreat titled Buddhist History for Buddhist Practitioners. Gross is an accomplished scholar, renowned for her innovative work on gender and religion, and is also an experienced dharma…
Whose Buddhism is best?
It depends on who you ask. Each school has taken time to assert its superiority by virtue of its “authenticity.” In the last issue, Tricycle editor-at-large Andrew Cooper took a historical look at such claims: Traditionally…
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