BGR NEWS + TEACHINGS
BGR Community: A Caring Home for Children in Need in Bangladesh
In rural Bangladesh, two boys from impoverished families thrive at the Bangladesh Buddhist Missionary Society's Orphans' Home Complex.
BGR Community: A Young Mother Grows a Small Business in Kenya
In a community on the periphery of Nairobi, Kenya, a young mother learned container-gardening skills from BGR partner the Ruben Centre.
Foundations of Freedom and Satipațțhāna in Practice, Event 2: Mindfulness of Feeling and Mind
Watch a recording of the event: The Buddha taught Satipaṭṭhāna, the Four Establishments of Mindfulness, as the
Global Compassion Coalition Announces Inaugural ‘Festival of Compassion’
The Global Compassion Coalition (GCC) announces its inaugural Festival of Compassion, to be held in September 2025 in Cape Town, South Africa.
BGR Community: ‘I Can Now Dream Greater’
After his family fled their home following the 2021 coup, a young scholar in Myanmar received both school supplies and hope from BGR partner New Eden Foundation.
Protecting Human Dignity from the Threat of Moral Nihilism
On May 6, 2025, BGR founder and chair Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi gave the keynote address at the UN International Day of Vesak celebration, held in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. We share the prepared text of his address here.
