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Buddhism
India and Sri Lanka in Antiquity
By Akhilesh Pillalamarri
Geographic proximity meant that the histories of India and Sri Lanka were intertwined.
The Mountain Monks of Japan
By Jonathan DeHart
Meet the Yamabushi, a group of alpine ascetics who are opting out of the rat race and reconnecting with nature.
Kagyu Samye Ling: Scotland's Buddhist Monastery
By Bradley Jardine and Sakshi Rai
In 1967, Choje Akong Rinpoche helped found the first Tibetan temple in the West.
The Rupshu Pastoralists
By Sugato Mukherjee
The Changpas hold on to ancient traditions in a fragile, disputed region.
Narrow Road to the North: Religious Sites in Tōhoku
By John W. Traphagan
Every day is a journey, and the journey itself home. Matsuo Bashō
Modi in Mongolia: Cultural Crossroads in the Far East
By Narayani Basu
Modi will be the first Indian PM to visit Mongolia, as he seeks to breathe new life into relations.
Reductio Ad Hitlerum: Who Does the Swastika Belong To?
By Akhilesh Pillalamarri
George Washington University is showing us why the West needs to come to terms with the eastern origins of the Swastika.
New Zealander Jailed in Myanmar for Disrespecting Buddha
By Helen Clark
A bar manager and two colleagues face two years in prison for a photoshopped image.
Meditating in the Golden Triangle
By Brennan O`Connor
A sleepy Burmese town comes alive with color, when thousands of Thai and Burmese monks line the streets to meditate.
Tibet in Sichuan
By Miguel Cano
Traveling the Tibetan plateau in Sichuan Province.
The Rise of Buddhist Nationalism in Sri Lanka
By Sanjay Kumar
Sri Lanka must come to terms with the dangers of majoritarian violence against Muslims.
The Rise of Buddhist Feminism?
By Hanna Hindstrom (text) & Ye Tike (images)
A few Thai women are defying conservative Buddhist tradition to reinstate an ancient order.