Kancha Illaiah Not Hindu

The History of Hinduism’s Issues with Beef

Professor Kancha Ilaiah says the Hindu ban on beef is a cultural imposition by past and present political leaders. Prof. Kancha Ilaiah wrote a

Thai Monk Scandal in Bangkok: Corruption in the Temple

A Buddhist temple in Thailand, near Bangkok, is found at the center of a corruption scandal. The case sparked angry cries for the authorities

Drew Barrymore Swastika

Drew Barrymore Shocked Some While Sporting a Swastika

Gyalwang Karmapa Ogyen T Dorje

17th Karmapa Talks Love and Apathy at Harvard University

Buddhist leader 17th Gyalwang Karmapa Ogyen T. Dorje visited the Harvard Divinity School where he discussed the value of love and the problems with

George Takei on Equal Rights, Buddhism, Japanese Internment, and Change

George Takei is widely known as an actor, author, and gay activist. He shared his personal history with Lion’s Roar. George Takei at the age

Sand Mandala Creation

5 Things You Didn’t Know About This Tibetan Art Form Seen in ‘House of Cards’

The Tibetan Sand Mandala is a beautiful, sacred art form. With patience, monks carefully create this work of art, but what they do next

Ruth Ozeki Time Being

Author Ruth Ozeki Weaves Zen Buddhism and Novels

Famed novelist and Zen Buddhist priest, Ruth Ozeki shares one of the main inspirations for her work and life: her 800-year-old spiritual companion, Dogen.

Buddha Poster Sentenced

Three Employees Guilty of Insulting Religion in Myanmar for Buddha Poster Advertising their Bar

The owner and two employees of a Myanmar bar have been found guilty of insulting religion with their poster depicting Buddha wearing headphones. Myanmar

Dalai Lama China

China Demands Control over Dalai Lama’s Reincarnation

As tensions between China and Tibet rise, China demands control over the reincarnation of the Dalai Lama who may simply choose not to reincarnate

Buddhist-Muslim Meeting Pushes for Peace with Yogyakarta Statement

The Muslim and Buddhist leaders of Southeast Asia and South Asia released the Yogyakarta statement to refute the “use of Islam and Buddha in