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Seoul Kimchi Festival Returns and Donates to Elders in Need

Volunteers gathered with Buddhist monks to make and share South Korea’s national dish. Plus, Shambhala Mountain Center announces self-governance, and Phra Maha Praiwan Worawano, popular for his livestream teachings, leaves the monkhood.

By Alison Spiegel, Amanda Lim Patton, and Daniel Ilan Cohen Thin

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Buddha Buzz Weekly: Praying Together, Apart

Buddhist and other religious leaders pray together from a safe distance in Japan, a translation project offers sutras for emotional resilience, and Thai temples face food shortages. Tricycle looks back at the events of this week…

By Emily DeMaioNewton and Karen Jensen

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Dispatch from South Korea

As the Won Buddhist order inaugurates their new head dharma master, a Tricycle editor explores the country’s spiritual landscape.

By Emma Varvaloucas

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