particularly the Chan school and Buddhist-Confucian interactions. Her monograph, The Power of Patriarchs: Qisong and Lineage in Chinese Buddhism, offers a biography of the Chan monk Qisong (1007-1072) ...

A celebration of Drukpa Kagyued Tradition The ADC is the world’s largest gathering of masters, students, and followers of the Drukpa lineage of Buddhism. Established in 2009 by Gyalwang Drukpa, the ...

Ordaining for ministry in Buddhism is somewhat distinct from the ordination track ... or nun This occurs under the guidance of a teacher and is set within a particular lineage of training, practice ...

It was here that the lineage of the Dalai Lama ... one of the most influential monasteries in Tibet. It is to Tibetan Buddhism what the Vatican is to Catholicism. (singing continues) Tibet ...

He emphasised Bhutan’s deep spiritual connection to the Drukpa lineage, where Mahayana Buddhism is central to its culture and identity. According to Gyalwa Dokhampa, the ADC embodies the enlightened ...

Nevertheless, Chinese Buddhism has emerged as the country’s largest institutionalized religion, while Taoism has experienced its own gradual revival on a smaller scale. Day-to-day practice is diverse ...