Personal Reflections Buddhist Chaplaincy
Prison
Lama Droupgyu Wangmo has received a National Medal of Honor for her work developing the Buddhist prison chaplain network in France.
Jarvis Jay Masters Continues His Fight for Freedom
The most famous Buddhist on death row, author of two books and numerous articles, prepares to take his case for exoneration to federal court.
Personal Reflections Buddhist Chaplaincy
Meet Dan Troyak, Australia’s First Full-Time Buddhist Prison Chaplain
Not so long ago, he thought that organized religion “wasn’t for him.”
After Rikers
Five years after becoming the first Buddhist chaplain for the staff at New York City’s notorious corrections facility, a meditation teacher reflects on his work and the institution
Personal ReflectionsMagazine | Feature
The Execution of Daniel Lucas
A Buddhist chaplain tells the story of her friendship with a man on death row.
Personal ReflectionsMagazine | Openings
Vows for Freedom
Three women in prison reflect on their Buddhist practice behind bars.
Personal Reflections Zen Buddhism
A Buddhist Tradition Grows in an Ohio Women’s Prison
Two practitioners became formal Zen students in a ceremony at the Ohio Reformatory for Women, joining an expanding circle of incarcerated Buddhists.
Buddha Buzz Weekly: S. N. Goenka Re-remembered
A belated remembrance for S. N. Goenka, Texas responds to religious equality order for Buddhists by penalizing Christians and Muslims, and Sri Lanka arrests a novelist over story with gay clergy. Tricycle looks back at the…
The Karmic Impact of Mass Incarceration
Morgan Leyenberger, director of Compassion Works for All, on why she fighting for criminal justice reform in Arkansas.
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