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Debating the Buddhist Masters

A Tibetan-Canadian journalist reconnects with his culture and the dharma at a rare debate between lay practitioners and learned monastics.

By Rignam Wangkhang

Sep 18, 2019

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Buddha’s “Theory of Everything”

Many have searched for a universal theory of nature. What does Buddhism have to say about it?

By Jamyang Norbu

Aug 29, 2019

Bird's eye view of crowded street for article on Watsuji Tetsuro

A More Human Nature

How together Eastern and Western philosophical traditions can create a richer map of the self

By Matthew Abrahams

Fall 2019

The Buddhist Roots of Hatha Yoga

Purists discourage mixing traditions, but research reveals that the origins of one of today’s most popular Indian practices aren’t so clear-cut.

By Matthew Gindin, photographs by Francesco Mastalia

Fall 2019

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How a Mother Would Tell the Buddha’s Birth Story

A meditation teacher reimagines the birth of Siddhartha Gautama from Queen Maya’s perspective.

By Anne Cushman

May 10, 2019

University scholars sitting around table with Richard Robinson

The Most Important Scholar of Buddhism You’ve Never Heard Of

A Canadian academic opened the doors to Tibetan scholarship in the US and produced a generation of Buddhist thinkers.

By Wendy Joan Biddlecombe Agsar

Summer 2019

Detained Japanese Americans arrive at an assembly center in Santa Anita, California.

Thus Have I Heard: An American Sutra

With the outbreak of World War II, Japanese Americans were incarcerated by the thousands. Out of the crucible of the camps, a uniquely American Buddhism was born.

By Duncan Ryuken Williams

Spring 2019

illustration depicting religious diversity

Trike DailyHistory & Philosophy

The “Problem” of Religious Diversity

We need a less theological—and more spiritual—defense of religious diversity.

By Rita M. Gross

Jan 17, 2019

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The Moving Mandala: Inside Bhutan’s Sacred Dance Festivals

At the annual events, monks perform cham, choreographed rituals that serve as enlightening visualizations and honor the influential guru who danced them.

By Karen Greenspan

Nov 02, 2018

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Buddha Buzz Weekly: Low-Caste Buddhist Converts Denied Affirmative Action in India

Indian state denies benefits to Dalit Buddhists trying to escape caste discrimination, a bipartisan bill seeks to protect the Dalai Lama’s reincarnation, and an alleged thief ring targeted US temples. Tricycle looks back at the events of this week in the Buddhist world.

By Karen Jensen

Sep 21, 2019

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The Buddhist Traveler in Philadelphia

The City of Brotherly Love is best known for its cheesesteak and the Liberty Bell, but the town’s hidden pockets of tranquility will surprise you.

By Samuel Newhouse

Fall 2019

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How to be Selfless in a Selfish World

Sensei José Shinzan Palma breaks down the false dichotomy between practice in the meditation hall and life “in the real world,” and shows how this realization of practice’s immediacy can transform our lives into a compassionate expression of service.

Sensei José Shinzan Palma

Sep 2019

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History & Philosophy

Trike Daily History & Philosophy

Debating the Buddhist Masters

Trike Daily History & Philosophy

Buddha’s “Theory of Everything”

Magazine History & Philosophy

A More Human Nature

MagazineHistory & Philosophy

The Buddhist Roots of Hatha Yoga

Trike DailyHistory & Philosophy

How a Mother Would Tell the Buddha’s Birth Story

MagazineHistory & Philosophy

The Most Important Scholar of Buddhism You’ve Never Heard Of

MagazineHistory & Philosophy

Thus Have I Heard: An American Sutra

Trike DailyHistory & Philosophy

The “Problem” of Religious Diversity

Trike DailyHistory & Philosophy

The Moving Mandala: Inside Bhutan’s Sacred Dance Festivals