Panchen Lama

Tibet Wants China to Return Panchen Lama 20 Years After Disappearance

It has been 20 years since China abducted the 11th Panchen Lama when he was 6 years old, and Tibet is calling for support

Tsz Shan Monastery

Tsz Shan Monastery is an Impressive Buddhist Temple funded by Asia’s Richest Man

Now open in Hong Kong, the impressive Tsz Shan Monastery holds towering statues, magnificent architecture, and even bulletproof windows for VIP rooms. Two minutes

Dalai Lama O Interview

Oprah’s 2001 Interview with The Dalai Lama on Happiness, Gratitude, and Meditation

In a monumental interview published in O, The Oprah Magazine in 2001, Oprah talks to the spiritual leader to get a Buddhist view about

How The Stressed Chinese Millennials Are Taking Solace In Buddhism

In this era, millennial Chinese don’t see Buddhism as a religion, but a culture. The majority of the Chinese millennials are turning towards Buddhism.

Sri Lanka Buddhist Meeting

Sri Lankan and Indian Buddhists Strengthen Cultural Bonds

Buddhist monks from Sri Lanka visited Indian Buddhists in New Delhi in a meeting to strengthen the cultural understanding between the two groups. Last

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.

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