Clay Modeller In Bengal Making 100 Feet Tall Statue Of Lord Buddha. Buddha International Welfare Mission is behind the initiative for installing the giant statue at its temple in Bodhgaya

Pandemic Boosts Interest in Buddhist-Inspired Mindfulness and Meditation Apps. Two of the leading apps being used today are Calm, which features a broad range of teachers and techniques for meditation and stress relief, and Headspace, founded by one-time Buddhist monk Andy Puddicombe, which focuses on courses aimed at cultivating mindfulness

What Is Dream Yoga and How Do You Do It? Buddhist practitioners have understood for centuries that the illusions we encounter in dreams are the same ones we encounter in waking life. Andrew Holecek shows us how to harness the Vajrayana techniques of dream yoga in order to wake up to reality.

Tips from Japanese psychology on developing a consistent practice in an inconsistent life. We strive for consistency, but life itself is often inconsistent. The sun rises consistently, yet we have droughts where there is no rain for weeks. The tides are consistent, yet there is no regular schedule for hurricanes and tornadoes.

Buddhist Bhutan the First Nation to Receive Free COVID-19 Vaccines from India. The Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan earlier this month became the first country to receive a free shipment of COVID-19 vaccines as part of India’s ongoing vaccine diplomacy efforts, receiving a consignment of 150,000 doses on 20 January of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine from India’s domestic production.

Millennial and Gen Z Buddhists created an online forum to explore their identity. While Buddhism played a central role in his life, Matsumoto noticed that depictions of Buddhism in the U.S. rarely include Asian Americans like him or his family. He’s not alone. Though two-thirds of Buddhists in the United States are Asian American, according to the Pew Research Center, Asian Americans are often marginalized in discussions of the religion in academia, mainstream media and Buddhist publications.