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Arcs in the news about Buddhism from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.
Subject · 44 stories · 161 articles · earliest story we hold Dec 8, 2023
Right nowactive arcs, newest development first
Nothing ongoing.
All arcs0 named arcs in 2025
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No named arcs in 2025 yet.
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every arc in 2025 at its own dates · opens on month
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- Each row is an arc
- A mark is a story, on the day it was first reported
- Who covered it: left, center, right
Coverage over timeindependent sources per week, by side, every year we hold
Earlier years are still being indexed.
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Every week as a table
| Week of | Left | Center | Right | Articles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 2024 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Feb 12, 2024 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 20 |
| Mar 11, 2024 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 19 |
| Mar 18, 2024 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Apr 22, 2024 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Apr 29, 2024 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| May 13, 2024 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 10 |
| Jun 10, 2024 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Jun 17, 2024 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Jun 24, 2024 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Aug 5, 2024 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 17 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Jan 6, 2025 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 63 |
| Mar 24, 2025 | 12 | 24 | 5 | 96 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 60 |
| May 5, 2025 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 35 |
| Jul 14, 2025 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Jul 28, 2025 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Nov 24, 2025 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 29 |
| Feb 2, 2026 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Feb 9, 2026 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 27 |
| Apr 27, 2026 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Jun 29, 2026 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 76 |
| Jul 6, 2026 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Jul 13, 2026 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 18 |
| Jul 20, 2026 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 32 |
| Jul 27, 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Aug 3, 2026 | 10 | 18 | 6 | 91 |
| Aug 10, 2026 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Aug 17, 2026 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 7, 2026 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 17 |
| Sep 14, 2026 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.
Everything else10 stories in 2025 not part of any arc, newest first
Stories about Buddhism that are not part of any arc yet
- Jul 28China investigates Shaolin Temple’s head monk on suspicion of financial and sexual misconduct5 articles · 5 independent sources2 left, 1 center, 0 right
- Jul 16Thai woman accused of seducing and blackmailing Buddhist monks8 articles · 5 independent sources1 left, 2 center, 0 right
- May 6– 7Auction of gems found with Buddha's remains is postponed after India objects8 articles · 8 independent sources1 left, 3 center, 0 right
- Mar 26Centuries-old Buddhist temple destroyed as ‘unprecedented’ South Korea wildfires leave at least 24 dead12 articles · 8 independent sources2 left, 3 center, 0 right
Stories that name Buddhism
- Nov 24– 25Thai woman found alive in coffin before temple cremation30 articles · 17 independent sources1 left, 5 center, 2 right
- Jul 5The Dalai Lama says he hopes to live more than 130 years ahead of 90th birthday9 articles · 5 independent sources0 left, 2 center, 1 right
- Jul 1– 2The Dalai Lama announces plans for a successor, signaling China won't have a say29 articles · 23 independent sources3 left, 7 center, 2 right
- Mar 29– Apr 5UN urges relief efforts in Myanmar as earthquake death toll rises51 articles · 27 independent sources6 left, 11 center, 5 right
- Mar 28– 31Deaths from devastating earthquake in Myanmar climb past 1,700110 articles · 48 independent sources10 left, 25 center, 5 right
- Jan 7– 8Strong earthquake kills at least 95 people in Tibet73 articles · 39 independent sources6 left, 14 center, 5 right