Maui Buddhist temple faces erosion threat

The Buddhist Channel, 26 Aug 2024

Maui, Hawaii (USA) -- The Zen Buddhist graveyard on Maui's north shore, meant to be a place of eternal rest, is now facing an urgent threat from the sea. Erosion driven by relentless waves has caused the alluvial bluff supporting the cemetery to erode, leading to the loss of dozens of graves.

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Century-Old Japanese Temple Succumbs to Maui Wildfires

The Buddhist Channel, 22 August 2023

Maui, Hawaii — A historic Buddhist temple that stood for over a century as a beacon of spiritual solace for Japanese migrants has tragically fallen victim to the recent wildfires that swept through the picturesque Hawaiian island of Maui. Among the casualties of the flames is the revered Lahaina Jodo Mission, an establishment founded in 1912 on a serene cape in Lahaina, situated on the western coast of Maui.

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What are Buddhists building in Berry Hill? A new temple.

by Holly Meyer, USA TODAY NETWORK, Feb. 8, 2018

Construction is underway on a new Tibetan Buddhist temple in Davidson County.
Berry Hill, TN (USA)
-- The Padmasambhava Buddhist Center of Tennessee is adding the small, 600-square-foot meditation hall called the Yeshe Tsogyal Temple at its Berry Hill location, said Dolly Carlisle, a board member for the the center.

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UBC receives $4.9 million for global Buddhist academic network

by Thandi Fletcher, UBC News, Jan 9, 2018

British Columbia, Canada -- The University of British Columbia will lead an international network of universities to advance the study of Buddhism and East Asian cultures, thanks to a $4.9-million donation from the China-based Liuzu Temple of Chan Buddhism.

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Berkeley part of new international Buddhist Studies network

By Kathleen Maclay, UC Berkeley, January 9, 2018

California, USA -- UC Berkeley’s Center for Buddhist Studies is part of a new international network of universities that is receiving $4.9 million to advance the study of Buddhism and East Asian cultures.

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Buddhist Scholars Illuminate Spirituality Amidst Today's Chaos at Houston Symposium on Tibetan Buddhism

The Buddhist Channel, Oct 10, 2017

HOUSTON, TX (USA) -- Dawn Mountain Center for Tibetan Buddhism hosted their celebratory symposium, Beyond Hard Knocks: Creative Buddhist Voices on Learning from Experience, on September 15 and 16, 2017 to illuminate the art of being mindful amidst today's chaos.

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