UC Berkeley Launches First Center for Silk Road Studies in the US
By Shyamal Sinha
The University of California, Berkeley, has launched the first institutionalized center in the United States dedicated to the study of the historical trading networks...
Tibetan Buddhist Monk Offers Drug-free Medical Treatment in Northern India
By Shyamal Sinha
Dr. Yeshi Dhonden was born in Lhoka, Tibet on 15th May 1927 to Mr. Tashi Tsering and Mrs. Metok Dolkar. His family...
New “Ecodharma” Retreat Center to Open in Colorado in June
By Shyamal Sinha
David Robert Loy (born 1947) is an American author and authorized teacher in the Sanbo Zen lineage of Japanese Zen Buddhism..
Loy's main...
South Korean Buddhist Monks Protest THAAD Missile Defense System
By Shyamal Sinha
Wŏn Buddhism is a modernized form of Buddhism that seeks to make enlightenment possible for everyone and applicable to regular life. The scriptures are simplified so that...
Dalai Lama congratulates French President-elect Emmanuel Macron
By Shyamal Sinha
His Holiness the Dalai Lama congratulated the French President-elect Emmanuel Macron following his decisive win in the French presidential polls.
Emmanuel Macron...
Calls to confer Bharat Ratna on the Dalai Lama gaining momentum
By Shyamal Sinha
His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, describes himself as a simple Buddhist monk. He is the spiritual leader of Tibet....
17th Century Buddhist Monk May Offer a Path to Stronger China-Japan Relations
By Shyamal Sinha
Ingen was born on December 7, 1592, in Fuqing, Fujian province, during China's Ming Dynasty. Ingen's father disappeared when he was five....
Vesak Celebration: Vatican’s Message Asks Buddhists and Christians to Promote Peace, Nonviolence
By Shyamal Sinha
On Vesākha Day, Buddhists all over the world commemorate events of significance to Buddhists of all traditions: The birth, enlightenment and the...
Ice Stupas Address Springtime Water Shortage in India’s Far North
By Shyamal Sinha
Water will become an even more precious commodity in regions that are already water-stressed from both social changes and environmental factors.
The Himalayas...
New book by Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorjee launched
By - Shyamal Sinha
His Holiness the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje is the head of the 900 year old Karma Kagyu Lineage and...
