Brooke Schedneck

Brooke Schedneck is an Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee.
Choosing The Next Dalai Lama Will Be More Than A Religious Issue

Choosing The Next Dalai Lama Will Be More Than A Religious Issue

The current dalai lama was enthroned when he was about 4 years old. Today the selection process for the next dalai lama remains uncertain due to claims by China.

How The Dalai Lama Is Chosen And Why China Wants To Appoint Its Own Flickr.com

How The Dalai Lama Is Chosen And Why China Wants To Appoint Its Own

With Tibet’s spiritual leader turning 84, there are questions about whether the traditional process for finding a successor will be followed.

The Buddhist Monk Who Introduced Mindfulness To The West Prepares To Die Wikimedia Commons

The Buddhist Monk Who Introduced Mindfulness To The West Prepares To Die

Thich Nhat Hanh suffered a stroke in 2014 and more recently retired to his home in Vietnam.