Larry Ward, Respected Buddhist Teacher in the Plum Village Tradition, Has Died
The poet, author, and cofounder of the Lotus Institute is remembered as a “lighthouse of love.” Ward was 77.
Obituaries
Ecodharma Leader and Activist Joanna Macy Has Died
For more than half a century, scholar, Buddhist, ecologist, and "awake activist" Joanna Macy, PhD, worked tirelessly for personal, social, and planetary transformation.
Author and Meditation Teacher, Ralph De La Rosa, Has Died
Their latest book, Outshining Trauma, was published last November.
Peter N. Gregory, Scholar of Medieval Chinese Buddhism, Has Died
Scholar Robert E. Buswell Jr. remembers his close colleague.
Anna Douglas, a Founding Teacher of Spirit Rock, Has Died
Meditation teacher Anne Cushman remembers her friend.
Choeje Ayang Rinpoche, a Preeminent Tibetan Buddhist Phowa Master, Has Died
A holder of both Drikung Kagyu and Nyingma lineages, the late lama established numerous monasteries and was widely considered to be the foremost phowa master of his generation.
Hozan Alan Senauke, Abbot and Engaged Buddhist Leader, Has Died
The Berkeley Zen Center abbot and prolific author passed peacefully stemming from complications of a cardiac arrest he suffered in 2023.
Friedgard Lottermoser, Who Made Significant Contributions to the Global Dissemination of Vipassana Meditation, Has Died
An accomplished scholar and author, Lottermoser worked on the books Code of Conduct for Buddhist Nuns and A Critical Pali Dictionary.
Renowned Buddhist Scholar Jeffrey Hopkins, Professor Emeritus at the University of Virginia, Has Died
His groundbreaking Tibetan Buddhism PhD program graduated many of the most esteemed academics in the field today.
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