Light of Buddhadharma Foundation International

07/28/2026

Dear Friends,

Register your spot here:
https://www.tipitakachantingcouncil.co.in/.../01itcc2026

07/09/2026

Gathering beneath the sacred Bodhi Tree with Venerable Sanghasena, President of ITCC India, Madame Sulekha from Maharashtra, the Governor of Bihar, and senior representatives of the Brahma Kumaris, we joined together in offering prayers for peace, compassion, and harmony throughout the world.
May the blessings of this sacred place inspire greater understanding and goodwill among all beings.

05/14/2026

A Very Major Announcement

Today, I am deeply joyful to introduce the launch of Daily Tipitaka Learning — a global offering connected to our collective roadmap toward studying and reciting the first volume of the Abhidhamma together under the Bodhi Tree.

For many months, an extraordinary team of AI developers and dedicated practitioners have worked tirelessly to create a complete daily learning program that allows anyone, anywhere in the world, to study sections of the Abhidhamma step-by-step leading all the way to the great recitation gathering.

This is a major accomplishment that I wish to especially dedicate with gratitude to Ngawang from WeBuddhists and the entire team there, who came forward this past year with the heartfelt aspiration to help Buddhists around the world learn the Tipitaka more deeply.

On this sacred eve of May 14th, we are officially launching Daily Tipitaka in multiple languages, with many more features and learning tools to come for users across the world.
Our aspiration is profound:

To gather 30,000 people beneath the Bodhi Tree, all reciting together the words of the Buddha in Pali — potentially the largest collective recitation in human history.

We warmly invite you to join this extraordinary movement of preservation, learning, and awakening.

Registration can also be found on this link.
Begin today.

Learn one section each day.

Prepare your mind and heart for this historic gathering.
May the Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha flourish throughout the world.

05/10/2026

Happy Mother's Day to all the great female practitioners who are upholding the dharma and supporting the Buddhasasana.
You are my real heroines.

04/22/2026

After months spent in India walking and working in the sacred places of the Buddha, we are honored to be preparing for today’s presentation at University of Chicago.

Our talk traces the early history of Buddhism in India and shares how, through the work of Light of Buddhadharma Foundation International, these ancient traditions and sacred sites are once again being brought to life.

From the footsteps of the Buddha to the living revival of the Dharma today, we look forward to sharing this journey.
I hope you can make it if you are here. Otherwise, you can log onto our zoom link here:

Zoom Meeting:
https://uchicago.zoom.us/j/7850415385...
Meeting ID: 785 041 5385
Passcode: 356076
Thank you Katarina Stanisavljevic for arranging our talk! See you this afternoon. It starts at 3:30 pm (Chicago time) at Swift Hall Common Room.

04/07/2026

Our news from the Foundation:

It is with great joy that we invite you to join us once more for the 21st International Tipitaka Chanting Program, to be held from December 2nd–12th, 2026 in Bodhgaya — ten days of reciting the sacred words of the Buddha in Pali together with thousands from around the world, including for the fi...