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Thailand loosens travel restrictions to encourage tourism, but only 42 percent of Thai population is fully vaccinated. Plus, Tibetans will speak at UN climate conference and San Francisco Zen Center releases Suzuki Roshi audio archive. Tricycle looks back at the events of this week in the Buddhist world.
She paved the way for the 3,000 bhikkhunis in Sri Lanka today. Plus, fears mount over ancient Buddhist city Mes Aynak in Afghanistan and non-profit Dharma Relief launches “Healing Race Relations” initiative. Tricycle looks back at the events of this week in the Buddhist world.
The new company aims to democratize mental healthcare. Plus, the biggest Buddha statue in the Western hemisphere goes up in Brazil. Tricycle looks back at the events of this week in the Buddhist world.
Yet again, COVID-19 affects the annual Japanese holiday for honoring ancestors. Plus, the Institute of Buddhist Studies becomes the newest member of the Graduate Theological Union, and the US ambassador to India meets with a representative of the Dalai Lama.
The Niwano Peace Foundation honors the Taiwanese nun. Plus, a chemical-laden cargo ship sinks off the coast of Sri Lanka, and Budapest’s mayor renames a street after the Dalai Lama.
In Sri Lanka, a proposal to close over 1,000 Islamic schools and ban the burqa seeks government approval, monks in Seoul march to support anti-coup protestors in Myanmar, and Japanese monastics and worshippers walk on hot coals to pray for safety from the pandemic. Tricycle looks back at the events of this week in the Buddhist world.
A Christian pastor in Sri Lanka closes his ministry after threats from monks, Cambodian monastics help families in need after devastating floods, and Tricycle contributors win awards for their photography. Tricycle looks back at the events of this week in the Buddhist world.
Over 200 members of India’s Dalit community converted to Buddhism after the brutal rape of a young Dalit woman, Sri Lankan monks oppose an amendment giving the president more power, and the Rubin Museum of Art plans a new space for emotional and social learning. Tricycle looks back at the events of this week in the Buddhist world.
The Sri Lankan government announces an insurance program specifically for Buddhist monks, Buddhist studies professors participate in a scholar strike, and Sea-Tac airport gets a meditation room. Tricycle looks back at the events of this week in the Buddhist world.
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