Feb 2, 2025 · In celebration of Black History Month, we find inspiration in the lives and practice of six remarkable Black Buddhists. Illustration by Edson Ikê. The sankofa is a mythical bird of the …

Dec 15, 2016 · Dorje, a Black Buddhist monk living in Indianapolis’s Herron-Morton neighborhood, discovered the Buddhist faith in a special way. He was raised a Southern Baptist and in his 20s decided to convert to Catholicism.

Sep 3, 2016 · George Blake may well have been the first ‘African-Caribbean’ man to have ordained as a Buddhist monk, and perhaps was the first ever ‘Black’ Buddhist monk.

Apr 21, 2024 · Lama Rod Owens describes himself as a Black Buddhist Southern Queen. The Harvard Divinity school-educated lama and yoga teacher blends his training in Tibetan Buddhism with experiences from his life as a Black, queer man.

Apr 23, 2024 · A young Buddhist monk convulsing under a trance and waving a sword and bow in a ritual dance has a say in every important decision of the Tibetan exile leadership.

Apr 20, 2024 · Lama Rod Owens is seen as an influential voice in a new generation of Buddhist teachers. He blends his training in the Kagyu School of Tibetan Buddhism with experiences from his life as a...

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Apr 17, 2016 · Dr. Pannavati, a former Christian pastor, is co-founder and co-Abbot of Embracing-Simplicity Hermitage in Hendersonville, NC. A black, female Buddhist monk ordained in the Theravada and...

Sep 1, 2001 · Through the eyes of African-American teachers like Shu Shin priest Joseph Jarman, white Buddhist America is largely blind to the existence of a black sangha. That was driven home to him at last year’s Buddhism in America conference.

Oct 16, 2018 · Simply existing in public space as a black person in America is a precarious prospect. Which is why I —and many others—take refuge in my Buddhist community. Over the past year, I’ve interviewed dozens of other black SGI Buddhists who have shared these feelings.