Japanese Americans
Buddhist priests replicate a historic ceremony at a former Japanese internment camp to protest the detention of migrant children.
Thus Have I Heard: An American Sutra
With the outbreak of World War II, Japanese Americans were incarcerated by the thousands. Out of the crucible of the camps, a uniquely American Buddhism was born.
IdeasMagazine | Letter from the Editor, The Conversation
A Uniquely American Buddhism
A letter from Tricycle’s editor and publisher kicks off the new Spring 2019 issue
Books in Brief
Covering the latest in Buddhist publishing
How Rinzai Zen Came to America
Ruth Fuller Everett was the first Western woman to experience sudden enlightenment; Sokei-an Sasaki was the first Zen teacher to live and lecture in the United States. Zen Odyssey tells the story of their partnership, which…
Outside Normal Limits
Why the new issue of Tricycle aims to confront the rise of nativism with stories from the past and present.
IdeasMagazine | Special Section
Camp Dharma
The recent talk of a Muslim registry isn’t the first time the United States government has targeted individuals based on their religion. Duncan Ryuken Williams shares the often overlooked stories of Buddhist Japanese Americans who were…
Mountain of Compassion
Dharma in American Internment Camps
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