
Culture

The enfant terrible of ikebana speaks with Tricycle’s Mike Sheffield about free jazz music, Indian lingams, and the connection between flower arranging and the surrender of gassho.

Acceptance and the Tibetan Diaspora On-Screen
An interview with Tibetan Canadian filmmaker Kunsang Kyirong about her debut feature film, 100 Sunset

Sangha Across Time
Following in the footsteps of Michael Dillon

Western Buddhism: The First Wave
Stunning new discoveries reveal Buddhism’s first arrival in the West.

Best of the Haiku Challenge (July 2025)
Announcing the winning poems from Tricycle’s monthly challenge

‘Impermanence’ and Other Poems
Five poems by the late Tibetan writer Chen Metak (1970–2022)

‘Banishment’ and Other Poems
For exiled poet Bhuchung D. Sonam, writing functions as a way of preserving his connection to his homeland.

The Question: “What in Buddhism have you changed your mind about, and why?”
Gen X Buddhists answer

CultureMagazine | By the Numbers, Openings
Buddhism by the Numbers in North Carolina
Buddhist facts from the Tar Heel State

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