Growing Up Ambedkarite
How the service-oriented Buddhist culture of B. R. Ambedkar influenced feminist and Bahujani documentary filmmaker Jyoti Nisha.
Film
Orgyan’s Teeth
A short story about a reincarnate lama from one of Tibet’s most prestigious auteurs
CultureMagazine | Film, Reviews
Perfect Days
Director Wim Wenders on his Oscar-nominated film
The Zen of ‘Dune’
How Frank Herbert’s interest in the dharma went on to inform his best-known work
A Lie That Is Also True: Birth, Death, and Motherhood in ‘The Boy and the Heron’
How lessons from the Mata Sutta show up in the latest film from Studio Ghibli
The Sacred Polyester of Tibetan Khata
Once made from wool, these highly symbolic textiles are now frequently made of polyester—and quickly polluting the planet. Tricycle speaks with anthropologist Huatse Gyal about their various meanings, history, and the conundrum of religious waste.
Animal Liberation in ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’
How the latest Guardians of the Galaxy installment teaches compassion for all beings, even the nonhuman ones
What ‘Barbie’ Teaches Us About Suffering
An exploration of how essential Buddhist teachings find their way into the feminist blockbuster hit
Cormac McCarthy’s Buddhist Inspiration
How No Country for Old Men evolved from a Jataka tale, and the message that endured centuries
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