Pilgrimage
A new and first-of-its-kind pilgrimage traces the steps of Mahaprajapati Gautami, the Buddha’s adoptive mother.
Reimagining the Path: Buddhist Séances and Oracles on a Japanese Mountain
A pilgrim to Mount Ontake reflects on the value of ritual and why certain practices have been unfairly dismissed.
Journey to Buddhism’s Four Most Sacred Sites with the New Book Buddhism and Pilgrimage
While travel remains limited for much of the world, author Paolo Coluzzi transports the reader to Lumbini, Bodhgaya, Sarnath, and Kushinagar through his personal stories and historical context.
Two Artists Explore the Sacred Qualities of Pilgrimage at the Rubin Museum of Art
Ghiora Aharoni and Arthur Liou use sculpture and video to share their personal journeys to India and Tibet.
Personal Reflections Pilgrimage
A Pilgrimage Among Friends
Three old buddies encounter the sacred at Kumbh Mela, the largest human gathering in the world.
Personal Reflections Pilgrimage
I And Love And Akhtar
A pilgrimage from the least livable city on Earth
Tricycle Pilgrimage: Young Monks in Bumthang
These young Bhutanese monks, at Thamshing Monastery in Jakar, Bumthang, spent the morning memorizing texts by reciting them aloud. Neither the cold nor a nearby pack of barking dogs seemed to distract them.
Tricycle Pilgrimage: Self-arising talisman
Phalluses are a common sight in Bhutan. They’re thought to ward off evil spirits. They are often nailed to trees or posts, or painted onto the outside walls of houses and shops. At Chimey Lhakang, or…
Tricycle pilgrims make it to the Tiger’s Nest
Tricycle Pilgrims are troopers—most of us made the arduous hike to the Tiger’s Nest, or the Taktsang Palphug Monastery, as the Bhutanese call it. Padmasambhava (Guru Rinpoche), who brought Vajrayana Buddhism to Tibet and Bhutan, is…
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