Social Justice
There's no escape from the world anymore—and that's good news.
Q&A with Mahesh Ashok Deokar
Interview with Mahesh Ashok Deokar
In the Spirit of Service
International aid leaders explain how Buddhism's boundless states—lovingkindness, compassion, sympathetic joy, and equanimity—manifest in their work.
Tibetan Buddhist Leader Blazes an Innovative Trail
To his followers, Dorje is the 17th Karmapa—the leader of the Karma Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism and the latest in a line of reincarnated Tibetan teachers, or lamas, stretching back to the 12th century. He’s…
China Asserts Control over Dalai Lama Lineage
According to the Dalai Lama’s autobiography, Mao Zedong, the founder of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), once characterized religion as “poison.” The modern CCP maintains official atheism to this day, but that hasn’t stopped officials from…
Hung Jury
Buddhists aren't as unanimously opposed to the death penalty as you might think.
Not Playing Nice
Buddhist nationalism threatens Myanmar's democratic transition.
The Myth of Religious Violence
Modern society has made a scapegoat of faith.
Buddhist Climate Action Organizations
A resource list of Buddhist climate action organizations
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