Nyingma teacher Dudjom Rinpoche III passes away at 32, shortly after Dobruchen Rinpoche.
Bhutanese Film “Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom” Receives Academy Award Nomination
Filmed in a remote Himalayan village, “Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom,” marks the first Academy Award nominee for Bhutan.
35th Annual Tibet House Benefit to feature Patti Smith, Laurie Anderson, Keanu Reeves
The benefit concert, curated by artistic director Philip Glass, will be held virtually on March 3rd.
Rubin Museum of Art returns two Nepali relics from collection to origin
The Rubin Museum of Art in New York has announced that it will be returning two objects from their collection back to Nepal.
bell hooks, renowned feminist author and activist, dies at 69
Renowned writer, feminist theorist, and cultural critic bell hooks passed away on Dec. 15 at her home in Berea, Kentucky. She was 69.
The BIPOC Youth Justice and Healing Fellowship is calling for nominations
The two-year BIPOC Youth Justice and Healing Fellowship will train and support a cohort of emerging BIPOC youth spiritual activists in their aspirations and community-building work.
84000 Buddhist translation initiative launches mobile app to study Buddhist scripture
84000’s new mobile app, “The Words of the Buddha,” allows users to deepen their study of sutras from the Tibetan Buddhist Canon.
San Francisco Zen Center releases “Suzuki Roshi Audio Archive”
The San Francisco Zen Center has released the Suzuki Roshi Audio Archive, with 29 newly discovered talks from founder Shogaku Shunryu Suzuki Roshi.
“Very alert, present and at peace”— Plum Village shares Thich Nhat Hanh 95th birthday update
Plum Village addresses Thich Nhat Hanh’s 95th birthday and shares an update about his health.
Ven. Bhikkhuni Kusuma, pioneering female Buddhist monastic, dies at 92
In 1996, Ven. Bhikkhuni Kusuma became the first female Buddhist monastic to ordain in Sri Lanka in 10 centuries.