CultureMagazine | Openings, Sacred Sites
Sacred Sites: Memories in Stone
1,200 hand-carved figures set this Kyoto temple apart.
Buddhist pilgrimage
CultureMagazine | Openings, Sacred Sites
Sacred Sites: The Garden of One Thousand Buddhas
A Tibetan Buddhist peace garden is flourishing on a Native American reservation in western Montana.
Becoming Vajrayogini
A New York City–based dance journalist recounts her experience as a Newar Vajrayana Charya Nritya dancer in the holy Kathmandu Valley, where the practice first originated.
Magazine | Openings, Sacred Sites
Sacred Sites: Lawai Valley
Nestled in Kauai's lush forests lies a small-scale replica of Japan's Shikoku Pilgrimage.
Rediscovering Buddhism’s Motherland
A new and first-of-its-kind pilgrimage traces the steps of Mahaprajapati Gautami, the Buddha’s adoptive mother.
Reimagining the Path: Buddhist Séances and Oracles on a Japanese Mountain
A pilgrim to Mount Ontake reflects on the value of ritual and why certain practices have been unfairly dismissed.
New International Airport at Buddhist Pilgrimage Site in Kushinagar, India
The new airport is part of the prime minister’s efforts to promote the country’s Buddhist heritage and encourage tourism. Plus, Myanmar’s military releases, then rearrests, prisoners, and 84000 announces a new app. Tricycle looks back at…
Journey to Buddhism’s Four Most Sacred Sites with the New Book Buddhism and Pilgrimage
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.
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