

Ven. Yifa's Stay at the Five College Consortium
During the first two weeks of March, Ven. Yifa hosted a public lecture series on Buddhism at the Five College Consortium located in the...

Woodenfish Involvement with Partnership on Religion and Sustainable Development (PaRD)
After gaining Special Consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) in 2016, Woodenfish continues to...


Official Press Release: Launch Platform “Gender Equality and Religion for the Gender Responsive Impl
March 15, 2017 | Launch Platform “Gender Equality and Religion for the Gender Responsive Implementation of the 2030 Agenda for...


Highlights from 2016 in Annual Report
Please check out the 2016 Annual Report to find a full report on our activities over the past year both in the US and in China....


Reflections on the WISE Program by Parish Bracha
Woodenfish’s WISE program has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my life. I came to it with the expectation of experiencing...


Temple of Understanding releases documentary on Eco-Sovereignty- "Roots of Change: Food Soverei
Our friends at the Temple of Understanding recently released an inspiring documentary that we you encourage you to watch. It is...

My Experience with WISE 2016
This program has given me more opportunities than I every expected. I didn’t know anything about China or Chan Buddhism going into this....


Interview with Dylan Pieper, HBMLP '16
What got you interested in doing Woodenfish HBMLP? I became interested in Woodenfish HBMLP when I asked about a couple fliers for study...


A special intensive master class on Tiantai at Yale University
Woodenfish Founder and President, Venerable Dr. Yifa, HBMLP Director and University of Oslo master's student Guttorm Gunderson and other...

WISE Program underway in Ningbo, China
At the end of September, as many Chinese packed their bags to enjoy the Golden week National holidays and take a vacation, a diverse...