monasticism

Yuqi Kang’s A Little Wisdom to Make U.S. Debut at South by Southwest Film Festival

The documentary explores the lives of young novice monks in Lumbini, Nepal

By Lakshmi Gandhi

Jan 31, 2018

This Buddhist Life: Damcho Dyson

A Q&A with the former Tibetan Buddhist nun, PhD candidate, and latex lover

By Emma Varvaloucas

Winter 2017

Letters to the Editor

A selection of letters sent by Tricycle readers

By The Editors

Winter 2017

monk in orange robes. text reads 10 misconceptions about buddhism, zen monks reject conventional buddhism

Trike DailyBuddhism for Beginners

Only the Occasional Brothel

The “unconstrained conduct” of Zen is more literary trope than pervasive practice.

By Robert E. Buswell, Jr., Donald S. Lopez, Jr.

Oct 05, 2017

Watch an Exclusive Clip From Walk with Me, a New Film about Thich Nhat Hanh

Filmed over three years, the film is a meditative look at monastic life in rural France.

By Wendy Joan Biddlecombe

Sep 16, 2017

Trike DailyMeditation & Practice

Taste 1,700 Years of Traditional Buddhist Cooking at New York City’s Korean Cultural Week

This September, Buddhist monks, nuns, and chefs will enlighten New Yorkers about Korean monastic culture and prepare temple cuisine.

By Julia Hirsch

Sep 13, 2017

I Tried the “Buddhist Monk” Diet—And It Worked

But not just for slimming one ex-monks’ waistline

By Matthew Gindin

Sep 05, 2017

Trike DailySociety & Environment

Burmese Journalist Arrested for Defaming the “Buddhist Bin Laden” U Wirathu

U Wirathu has repeatedly been accused of inciting violence against the country’s Muslim population

By Matthew Gindin

Aug 01, 2017

A Burmese Monk’s Lifelong Obsession with Books

Why Ashin Dhamma Nanda began collecting—and nearly lost—his library that has grown to 10,000 titles.

By Joe Freeman

Jan 02, 2017

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Grateful for Nothing

When things are going well, it’s easy to take for granted all of the unfortunate events that didn’t happen.

By Gregg Krech

Jun 19, 2018

Magazine

The Buddhist Review

What Wild Wild Country Missed

In following the “true crime” model, the Netflix documentary sidesteps larger spiritual questions and the historical import of the countercultural movement.

By Curtis White

Dharma Talks

Video teachings and discussions with contemporary Buddhist teachers

Practicing with Zen Koans in Your Everyday Life

Our intellects can help us surmise that one plus one equals two, or that we need a key to start the engine of our car, but in the face of existential questions, ordinary understanding comes to a screeching halt. Master Bon Yeon (Jane Dobisz), the guiding teacher of the Cambridge Zen Center, says that koan practice begins in these “don’t know” spaces—the questions we can’t rationalize or figure out.

Zen Master Bon Yeon

Jun 2018

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Yuqi Kang’s A Little Wisdom to Make U.S. Debut at South by Southwest Film Festival

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This Buddhist Life: Damcho Dyson

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Watch an Exclusive Clip From Walk with Me, a New Film about Thich Nhat Hanh

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Taste 1,700 Years of Traditional Buddhist Cooking at New York City’s Korean Cultural Week

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I Tried the “Buddhist Monk” Diet—And It Worked

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Burmese Journalist Arrested for Defaming the “Buddhist Bin Laden” U Wirathu

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A Burmese Monk’s Lifelong Obsession with Books