Nation Nov 18 Not your average 18th birthday: Teen Buddhist lama celebrates in the U.S. before joining Himalayan monastery Jalue Dorje grew up like a typical American teen playing football and listening to rap music in a Minneapolis suburb. After graduation, he’ll head to northern India, more than 7,200 miles from home. By Luis Andres Henao, Associated Press
Nation Apr 26 Climate change activist's self-immolation raises questions of faith and protest Last Friday, on Earth Day, a 50-year-old photographer and climate-change activist named Wynn Bruce set himself on fire outside the U.S. Supreme Court. By Colleen Slevin, Deepa Bharath, Associated Press
World Jan 21 Influential Zen Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh dies at 95 The International Plum Village Community of Engaged Buddhism, a monastic governing body that the monk established, said Thich Nhat Hanh, known as Thay, or teacher, to his followers, passed away peacefully at Tu Hieu Temple in Hue, Vietnam. By Associated Press
Arts Aug 20 Afghans restore art shattered by Taliban as peace deal nears Museum workers in Kabul have been trying to reassemble ancient Buddha figurines as a nervous country waits for the Taliban and the U.S. to reach a deal on ending America's longest war. By Cara Anna, Associated Press
Feb 16 Photo: In Thailand, police surround a Buddhist temple By News Desk A woman trying to take her children to school is refused passage due to a police blockade in front of Wat Dhammakaya temple just north of Bangkok on February 16, 2017. Soldiers and police surrounded the Buddhist temple on Bangkok's… Continue reading
Oct 27 Watch 6:37 Meet the Minnesota 9-year-old destined to be a Buddhist spiritual leader By PBS News Hour Like any 4th grade boy, Jalue Dorje enjoys soccer, swimming and Pokemon cards. But unlike most 9-year-olds, he is believed to be -- and confirmed by the Dalai Lama himself -- the reincarnation of an eminent senior lama who died… Continue watching
Nov 09 What Buddhism taught poet G Yamazawa about using 'gay' as a slur By Corinne Segal Growing up Buddhist and Japanese-American in a mostly-white and black community in North Carolina, Yamazawa found an avenue of self-expression in rap and poetry. Continue reading
Oct 27 Watch 6:20 Dalai Lama's American doctor wants more compassion in medicine By PBS News Hour Before he was a personal physician to the Dalai Lama, Dr. Barry Kerzin never imagined that a professional trip to Tibet would lead him down a decades-long path studying Buddhism and meditation. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro talks to… Continue watching
Oct 06 Watch 7:17 Dalai Lama urges universal teaching of compassion By PBS News Hour Continue watching