Rev. Kenjitsu Nakagaki wants to educate the West about the history of the manji, a counterclockwise swastika that means “good fortune” in Japanese.
Gompa Tibetan Monastery Services provides year-round access to teachings by senior Tibetan lamas and arrangements for pujas and prayers.
Scott Wellenbach, a translator of traditional Buddhist texts, placed third at a poker tournament in the Bahamas, winning $671,240.
The legendary founder of Zen in China famously taught a dictum long-regarded as the taproot of Zen, “Point directly at the human mind, see its nature, and become Buddha.”
In June, Tenzin Dorjee was unanimously elected as chair of the commission.
After 23 years, the meditation center has plans to move into a smaller space.
In the opening editorial of our January 2019 issue, Lion’s Roar‘s editorial assistant Hal Atwood shares how she defines kindness.
In his graphic novel, Dream in Thin Air, Michael Nybrandt explains how he started the Tibet National Football Team to help the Tibetan people showcase their national pride.
The Chinese government has enacted new policies that require Tibetan monastics to promote the Communist Party.
Thich Nhat Hanh in Vietnam in October.On October 26, Thich Nhat Hanh traveled back to his homeland to spend the remainder of his life at the pagoda where he was ordained.
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