Pew survey: Way more Buddhists than you’d think

Pew survey: Way more Buddhists than you’d think

Pew survey: Way more Buddhists than you’d think

Posted: 20 Jul 2012 08:00 AM PDT

A new study by the Pew Forum on Religious and Public Life estimates that between 1 and 1.3 percent of the United States population—between 3 and 4 million people—identifies as Buddhist, a dramatic increase from a 2007 Pew survey that found only about .7 percent of the population to be Buddhist.

The new study, which focused on religious identity and practices of Asian Americans, also estimated that around two-thirds of American Buddhists are Asian American, about double the proportion found in previous surveys. You can read the full report here.

Maybe The Onion ("America's Finest News Source") was on to something with this 2006 magazine cover.

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Dalai Lama arrives in Ladakh on 20-day visit

Posted: 19 Jul 2012 03:00 PM PDT

Dalai Lama arrives in Ladakh on 20-day visit
July 19th 2012
Leh, Ladakh, J&K, India, 18 July 2012 (Press Trust of India) - Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama arrived here today on a 20-day visit to the region, during which he is scheduled to Zanskar, Durbuk and other places. The Dalai Lama, who was accompanied by state tourism minister Nawang Rigzin Jora, was received by senior officials of Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) Leh at the airport. Religious heads of the region, MLCs and other dignitaries were also present at the airport. From the airport, the Dalai Lama directly headed to Choglamsar, 10 km from Leh, where he is likely to stay for four to five days. According to officials, a gathering of over 35,000 people flocked to the airport to catch a glimpse of the Dalai Lama.
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The September Shambhala Sun is coming soon; What’s inside?

Posted: 19 Jul 2012 10:00 AM PDT

We've just seen the first copies of our new, September Shambhala Sun magazine, and it will be heading off to subscribers soon. So what's inside? The issue features "Real Peace in Times of Stress," a special section on how to find peace, calm, and sanity in our stressed-out world. Contributing authors include Judy Lief, Lori Deschene, Michael Carroll, Sister Chan Khong, and more.

Also inside: an in-depth look at San Francisco Zen Center on its fiftieth anniversary; Andrea Miller profiles Buddhist-inspired novelists Susan Dunlap, Cary Groner, and Kim Stanley Robinson; a new, never-before-published teaching by Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, and much more. To subscribe to the Shambhala Sun—and save—click here.

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