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White House extends warm wishes to Buddhists with third annual Vesak celebration
The White House held its third annual celebration in recognition of Vesak hosted by Second Gentleman Mr. Douglas Emhoff on Friday, May 5.
Celebrating Vesak, or “Buddha Day”
Vesak, also known as “Buddha Day,” marks the birth, enlightenment, and death of the historical Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama. This year, it falls on May 5.
Chögyam Trungpa Digital Library at Naropa University launches with catalog of over 170 recorded teachings
The new Chogyam Trungpa Digital Library at Naropa University is offering an online archive of recorded teachings by the late Tibetan Buddhist teacher Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche in both audio, video, and transcript format
Venerable Gyatrul Rinpoche, senior lama in the Nyingma school, has died
Venerable Gyatrul Rinpoche, a senior lama of the Palyul lineage of the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism, died on Saturday April 8.
Watch: New Thich Nhat Hanh documentary “I Have Arrived, I Am Home”
Filmmaker Max Pugh’s new documentary marks the first anniversary of the passing of Thich Nhat Hanh.
New Thich Nhat Hanh documentary “I Have Arrived, I Am Home” premieres January 21
“I Have Arrived, I Am Home” comes from filmmaker Max Pugh and showcases footage of the late Thich Nhat Hanh’s journey home to Vietnam in 2018.
The Dharma of Money
Sending & Taking: A Guide to Tonglen Meditation
Tonglen, or “sending and taking,” is a meditation practice to kindle sympathy. Breathing in, we take in the pain of others and send them relief while breathing out.
Ven. Samu Sunim, founder of the Buddhist Society for Compassionate Wisdom, has died
Venerable Samu Sunim died on August 6, 2022 at Zen Buddhist Temple in Toronto, Ontario, Canada surrounded by his disciples and students.